Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Sonora ISD: A

Total students

371

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Sonora ISD: 13.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sonora ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Sonora Elementary School is an elementary school in Sonora, TX, in the Sonora ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 371 students. 55.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.2% 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 $50,836, which is $8,051 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

907 S Concho Ave
Sonora, TX 76950

Office phone number

(325) 387-6940

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sonora Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 15. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 15.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

371

African American

0 (0%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.5%)

Sonora ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

286 (77.1%)

Sonora ISD: 78.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

82 (22.1%)

Sonora ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.3%)

Sonora ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

77.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

22.1%

Two or more races

0.3%

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

55.3 %

Sonora ISD: 63.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

55.5 %

Sonora ISD: 50.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

23.2 %

Sonora ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

55.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

55.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

23.2%

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

23.2 %

Sonora ISD: 17%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Sonora ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.1 %

Sonora ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

23.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

12.1%

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

Sonora ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Sonora ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Sonora ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Sonora 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

8.8 %

Sonora ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Sonora ISD: N/A

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Sonora ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Sonora ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

9 %

Sonora ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sonora ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.2 %

Sonora ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Sonora 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

29.8

African American

0 (0%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9 (30.3%)

Sonora ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

20.8 (69.7%)

Sonora ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sonora 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%)

Sonora ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26.8 (89.9%)

Sonora ISD: 83.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (10.1%)

Sonora ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sonora 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

12.5

Sonora ISD: 10.3

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

11.2 years

Sonora ISD: 13.8 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

$50,836

Sonora ISD: $53,031

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,660

Sonora ISD: $40,060

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,862

Sonora ISD: $43,293

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,627

Sonora ISD: $49,450

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,352

Sonora ISD: $56,848

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,790

Sonora ISD: $62,862

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,040

Sonora ISD: $64,297

Statewide: $71,111

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