Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Roma ISD: A

Total students

429

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Roma ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Roma ISD: 92.1%

Statewide: 90%

Veterans Memorial Elementary School is an elementary school in Roma, TX, in the Roma ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 429 students. 91.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 91.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,314, which is $1,573 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

vme.romaisd.com

Address

4772 E Hwy 83
Roma, TX 78584

Office phone number

(956) 849-1717

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Veterans Memorial Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. 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 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

429

African American

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

429 (100%)

Roma ISD: 99.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0%

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

91.4 %

Roma ISD: 86.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

92.3 %

Roma ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

91.1 %

Roma ISD: 81.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

91.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

91.1%

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

91.1 %

Roma ISD: 81.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.7 %

Roma ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10 %

Roma ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

91.1%

Gifted and talented

4.7%

Special education

10.0%

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)

C

Roma ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Roma ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Roma ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Roma 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

12.8 %

Roma ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Roma ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Roma ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Roma ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.8 %

Roma ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Roma ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Roma ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Roma ISD: Masked

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

34.9

African American

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

33.9 (97.1%)

Roma ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (2.9%)

Roma ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0.2%

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%)

Roma ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.4 (70%)

Roma ISD: 77.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.5 (30%)

Roma ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Roma ISD: 0.2%

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

12.3

Roma ISD: 13.4

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

11.3 years

Roma ISD: 11.9 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

$57,314

Roma ISD: $56,886

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,436

Roma ISD: $45,138

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,843

Roma ISD: $51,732

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,137

Roma ISD: $54,491

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,678

Roma ISD: $59,601

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,908

Roma ISD: $65,499

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Roma ISD: $73,869

Statewide: $71,111

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