Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Socorro ISD: B

Total students

947

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Socorro ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Socorro ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90%

James P Butler Elementary School is an elementary school in El Paso, TX, in the Socorro ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 947 students. 48.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.5% 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 $56,121, which is $2,766 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sisd.net

Address

14251 Ralph Seitsinger Dr
El Paso, TX 79938

Office phone number

(915) 937-8900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in James P Butler Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

947

African American

33 (3.5%)

Socorro ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Socorro ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (0.6%)

Socorro ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

818 (86.4%)

Socorro ISD: 92%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Socorro ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

74 (7.8%)

Socorro ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (1.4%)

Socorro ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.5%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

86.4%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

7.8%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

48.3 %

Socorro ISD: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

57.1 %

Socorro ISD: 70.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

19.6 %

Socorro ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

48.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

57.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

19.6%

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

20.5 %

Socorro ISD: 28%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.9 %

Socorro ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9 %

Socorro ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.5%

Gifted and talented

4.9%

Special education

9.0%

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)

B

Socorro ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Socorro ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Socorro ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Socorro 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

6.6 %

Socorro ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

2.7 %

Socorro ISD: 4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Socorro ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Socorro ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.2 %

Socorro ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Socorro ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.5 %

Socorro ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.2 %

Socorro ISD: 4.9%

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

52.8

African American

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

50.8 (96.2%)

Socorro ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2 (3.8%)

Socorro ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1.9 (3.7%)

Socorro ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

37 (70%)

Socorro ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

13.9 (26.3%)

Socorro ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.7%

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

17.9

Socorro ISD: 16.2

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

9.5 years

Socorro ISD: 11.6 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

$56,121

Socorro ISD: $58,852

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,831

Socorro ISD: $46,888

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,163

Socorro ISD: $54,658

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,947

Socorro ISD: $57,899

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,060

Socorro ISD: $60,855

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,081

Socorro ISD: $65,462

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Socorro ISD: $72,520

Statewide: $71,111

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