Central Elementary Primary School
1001 5th St Palacios TX, 77465, Matagorda County Phone: 361-972-2911 Ranking:  (2,755 out of 6,018, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Palacios Independent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 522 | 515 | 513 | 502 | 517 | 517 | 511 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 69 | 13.2% | 83 | 16.1% | 83 | 16.2% | 76 | 15.1% | 90 | 17.4% | 84 | 16.2% | 54 | 10.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 119 | 22.8% | 102 | 19.8% | 117 | 22.8% | 114 | 22.7% | 108 | 20.9% | 94 | 18.2% | 111 | 21.7% |
| Grade 1: | 118 | 22.6% | 116 | 22.5% | 116 | 22.6% | 112 | 22.3% | 100 | 19.3% | 119 | 23.0% | 118 | 23.1% |
| Grade 2: | 109 | 20.9% | 115 | 22.3% | 101 | 19.7% | 91 | 18.1% | 114 | 22.1% | 108 | 20.9% | 108 | 21.1% |
| Grade 3: | 107 | 20.5% | 99 | 19.2% | 96 | 18.7% | 109 | 21.7% | 105 | 20.3% | 112 | 21.7% | 120 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 260 | 49.8% | 269 | 52.2% | 279 | 54.4% | 278 | 55.4% | 276 | 53.4% | 286 | 55.3% | 261 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 262 | 50.2% | 246 | 47.8% | 234 | 45.6% | 224 | 44.6% | 233 | 45.1% | 223 | 43.1% | 246 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 36 | 6.9% | 43 | 8.3% | 47 | 9.2% | 49 | 9.8% | 55 | 10.6% | 60 | 11.6% | 70 | 13.7% |
| Hispanic: | 356 | 68.2% | 346 | 67.2% | 345 | 67.3% | 344 | 68.5% | 322 | 62.3% | 324 | 62.7% | 303 | 59.3% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 20 | 3.9% | 14 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.1% |
| White: | 112 | 21.5% | 103 | 20.0% | 100 | 19.5% | 94 | 18.7% | 120 | 23.2% | 119 | 23.0% | 121 | 23.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 328 | 62.8% | 458 | 88.9% | 332 | 64.7% | 330 | 65.7% | 332 | 64.2% | 322 | 62.3% | 339 | 66.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 8.2% | 40 | 7.8% | 46 | 9.0% | 43 | 8.6% | 47 | 9.1% | 62 | 12.0% | 38 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.03 | 15.90 | 14.25 | 13.57 | 13.88 | 13.60 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 13.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,158.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,221.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,363.0 |
* Central Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.