Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Palacios ISD: B

Total students

283

Avg. teacher experience

9.4 years

Palacios ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Palacios ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 90%

East Side Intermediate School is an elementary school in Palacios, TX, in the Palacios ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 283 students. 36.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.7% 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 $54,496, which is $4,391 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.palaciosisd.org

Address

901 2nd St
Palacios, TX 77465-4413

Office phone number

(361) 972-2544

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in East Side Intermediate School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. 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 03.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

283

African American

2 (0.7%)

Palacios ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Palacios ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

12 (4.2%)

Palacios ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

207 (73.1%)

Palacios ISD: 72.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Palacios ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

59 (20.8%)

Palacios ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (1.1%)

Palacios ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

4.2%

Hispanic

73.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

20.8%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

36.4 %

Palacios ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

71 %

Palacios ISD: 70.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

24 %

Palacios ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

36.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

24.0%

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

23.7 %

Palacios ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.7 %

Palacios ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.9 %

Palacios ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

23.7%

Gifted and talented

5.7%

Special education

15.9%

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

Palacios ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Palacios ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Palacios ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Palacios 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

6.8 %

Palacios ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Palacios ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Palacios ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Palacios ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

6.7 %

Palacios ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Palacios ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.2 %

Palacios ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Palacios ISD: 0%

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

21.9

African American

0 (0%)

Palacios ISD: 1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Palacios ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Palacios ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.9 (31.6%)

Palacios ISD: 24.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Palacios ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15 (68.4%)

Palacios ISD: 73.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Palacios 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%)

Palacios ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

18.9 (86.3%)

Palacios ISD: 83.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (13.7%)

Palacios ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Palacios 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

12.9

Palacios ISD: 13.5

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

9.4 years

Palacios ISD: 11.8 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

$54,496

Palacios ISD: $57,358

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,389

Palacios ISD: $49,293

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,547

Palacios ISD: $51,590

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,265

Palacios ISD: $52,709

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,838

Palacios ISD: $60,894

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,260

Palacios ISD: $69,363

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$33,553

Palacios ISD: $58,948

Statewide: $71,111

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