Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Penelope ISD: B

Total students

198

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Penelope ISD: 13 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Penelope ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Penelope School is an elementary/secondary school in Penelope, TX, in the Penelope ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 198 students. 30.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.6% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Penelope School was 965 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,656, which is $9,231 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.penelopeisd.org

Address

309 Ave D
Penelope, TX 76676-0068

Office phone number

(254) 533-2215

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Penelope School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

198

African American

5 (2.5%)

Penelope ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

64 (32.3%)

Penelope ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

129 (65.2%)

Penelope ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

32.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

65.2%

Two or more races

0%

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

30.8 %

Penelope ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

57.6 %

Penelope ISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.6 %

Penelope ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

30.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.6%

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

9.6 %

Penelope ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.5 %

Penelope ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.2 %

Penelope ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.6%

Gifted and talented

1.5%

Special education

18.2%

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

Penelope ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Penelope ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Penelope ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Penelope ISD: C

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Penelope ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Penelope ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Penelope ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Penelope ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2%

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

4.3 %

Penelope ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Penelope ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5.9 %

Penelope ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.4 %

Penelope ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Penelope ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

965

Penelope ISD: 965

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Penelope ISD: N/A

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

35.3 %

Penelope ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

23.5 %

Penelope ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

23.5 %

Penelope ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

35.3%

Math

23.5%

Reading + Math

23.5%

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

20

African American

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (10%)

Penelope ISD: 10%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

18 (90%)

Penelope ISD: 90%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Penelope 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%)

Penelope ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

18 (90%)

Penelope ISD: 90%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (10%)

Penelope ISD: 10%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Penelope 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

9.9

Penelope ISD: 9.9

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

13 years

Penelope ISD: 13 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

$49,656

Penelope ISD: $49,656

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$35,160

Penelope ISD: $35,160

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$38,505

Penelope ISD: $38,505

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$44,615

Penelope ISD: $44,615

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,476

Penelope ISD: $55,476

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,739

Penelope ISD: $63,739

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$58,000

Penelope ISD: $58,000

Statewide: $71,111

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