Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Prosper ISD: A

Total students

712

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Prosper ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Prosper ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 90%

R Steve Folsom Elementary School is an elementary school in Prosper, TX, in the Prosper ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 712 students. 24% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.7% 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 $62,179, which is $3,292 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.prosper-isd.net

Address

800 Somerville Dr
Prosper, TX 75078

Office phone number

(469) 219-2110

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in R Steve Folsom Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

712

African American

43 (6%)

Prosper ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Prosper ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

67 (9.4%)

Prosper ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

75 (10.5%)

Prosper ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Prosper ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

455 (63.9%)

Prosper ISD: 53%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

70 (9.8%)

Prosper ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.0%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

9.4%

Hispanic

10.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

63.9%

Two or more races

9.8%

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

24 %

Prosper ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

7.3 %

Prosper ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.7 %

Prosper ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

24.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

7.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.7%

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

2.7 %

Prosper ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.3 %

Prosper ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.9 %

Prosper ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.7%

Gifted and talented

8.3%

Special education

16.9%

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)

B

Prosper ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Prosper ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Prosper ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Prosper 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

2.7 %

Prosper ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

4.5 %

Prosper ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Prosper ISD: 2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Prosper ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.4 %

Prosper ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Prosper ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.7 %

Prosper ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

5.3 %

Prosper ISD: 4.3%

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

53

African American

2 (3.8%)

Prosper ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

51 (96.2%)

Prosper ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 1.4%

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%)

Prosper ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.5 (63.2%)

Prosper ISD: 66.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

19.5 (36.8%)

Prosper ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 0.3%

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

13.4

Prosper ISD: 15.2

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

11.4 years

Prosper ISD: 10.7 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

$62,179

Prosper ISD: $61,844

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,404

Prosper ISD: $55,920

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,460

Prosper ISD: $56,920

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,348

Prosper ISD: $59,227

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,636

Prosper ISD: $64,280

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,983

Prosper ISD: $72,089

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Prosper ISD: $76,131

Statewide: $71,111

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