Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Galveston ISD: B

Total students

473

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Galveston ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Galveston ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 90%

Parker Elementary School is an elementary school in Galveston, TX, in the Galveston ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 473 students. 40% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,203, which is $684 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.gisd.org

Address

6802 Jones Dr
Galveston, TX 77551-1899

Office phone number

(409) 761-6600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Parker Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

473

African American

173 (36.6%)

Galveston ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (1.1%)

Galveston ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

158 (33.4%)

Galveston ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

117 (24.7%)

Galveston ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (4.2%)

Galveston ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

36.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

33.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

24.7%

Two or more races

4.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

40 %

Galveston ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

89 %

Galveston ISD: 79.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

4.2 %

Galveston ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

40.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3.8 %

Galveston ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.9 %

Galveston ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.2 %

Galveston ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.8%

Gifted and talented

1.9%

Special education

14.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Galveston ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Galveston ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Galveston ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Galveston ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15.8 %

Galveston ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20.9 %

Galveston ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Galveston ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Galveston ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.7 %

Galveston ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galveston ISD: 40%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.5 %

Galveston ISD: 19%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Galveston ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

41.7

African American

5 (12%)

Galveston ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.4%)

Galveston ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7.7 (18.5%)

Galveston ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26.5 (63.6%)

Galveston ISD: 58.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.5 (3.5%)

Galveston ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1.5 (3.6%)

Galveston ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.2 (79.6%)

Galveston ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7 (16.8%)

Galveston ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Galveston ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

11.4

Galveston ISD: 13.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Galveston ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$58,203

Galveston ISD: $57,178

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,000

Galveston ISD: $47,594

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,844

Galveston ISD: $53,316

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,337

Galveston ISD: $57,603

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,180

Galveston ISD: $60,110

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,818

Galveston ISD: $63,308

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$59,825

Galveston ISD: $72,326

Statewide: $71,111

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