Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Neches ISD: A

Total students

238

Avg. teacher experience

15.3 years

Neches ISD: 14.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Neches ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 90%

Neches Elementary School is an elementary school in Palestine, TX, in the Neches ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 238 students. 40.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,068, which is $4,819 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.nechesisd.com

Address

3055 Fm 2574
Palestine, TX 75803

Office phone number

(903) 584-3401

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Neches Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

238

African American

19 (8%)

Neches ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Neches ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.4%)

Neches ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

34 (14.3%)

Neches ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

175 (73.5%)

Neches ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (3.4%)

Neches ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

8.0%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

14.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

73.5%

Two or more races

3.4%

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

40.8 %

Neches ISD: 38.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

56.7 %

Neches ISD: 54.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1.7 %

Neches ISD: 2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

40.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

56.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.7%

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

1.7 %

Neches ISD: 2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.6 %

Neches ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Neches ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.7%

Gifted and talented

4.6%

Special education

10.1%

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)

A

Neches ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Neches ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Neches ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Neches ISD: A

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

9.1 %

Neches ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

5.6 %

Neches ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Neches ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Neches ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

11.5 %

Neches ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Neches ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.6 %

Neches ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Neches ISD: 18.2%

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

21.5

African American

1 (4.8%)

Neches ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

20.5 (95.2%)

Neches ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

19.5 (90.6%)

Neches ISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (9.4%)

Neches ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Neches ISD: 0%

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

11.1

Neches ISD: 11.3

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

15.3 years

Neches ISD: 14.8 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

$54,068

Neches ISD: $55,346

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Neches ISD: N/A

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$41,573

Neches ISD: $48,836

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$46,415

Neches ISD: $46,205

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,151

Neches ISD: $59,396

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,319

Neches ISD: $61,848

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,368

Neches ISD: $61,414

Statewide: $71,111

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