Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Taft ISD: B

Total students

394

Avg. teacher experience

7 years

Taft ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Taft ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

Woodroe Petty Elementary School is an elementary school in Taft, TX, in the Taft ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 394 students. 72.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.8% 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 $51,396, which is $7,491 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.taftisd.net

Address

401 Peach Streeet
Taft, TX 78390-3016

Office phone number

(361) 528-2636

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Woodroe Petty Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

394

African American

3 (0.8%)

Taft ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Taft ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

359 (91.1%)

Taft ISD: 89%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Taft ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

27 (6.9%)

Taft ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.8%)

Taft ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

91.1%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

6.9%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

72.6 %

Taft ISD: 71.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

90.9 %

Taft ISD: 89.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1.8 %

Taft ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

72.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.8%

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

1.8 %

Taft ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.8 %

Taft ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.2 %

Taft ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.8%

Gifted and talented

1.8%

Special education

15.2%

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

Taft ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Taft ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Taft ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Taft 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.

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

26.3 %

Taft ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.1 %

Taft ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

31.6 %

Taft ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Taft ISD: 33.3%

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

23.5

African American

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12.5 (53.2%)

Taft ISD: 44.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10 (42.5%)

Taft ISD: 53.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (4.3%)

Taft 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%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.5 (95.7%)

Taft ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (4.3%)

Taft ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 1.4%

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

16.8

Taft ISD: 12.5

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

7 years

Taft 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

$51,396

Taft ISD: $55,736

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,013

Taft ISD: $47,116

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,382

Taft ISD: $52,430

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,562

Taft ISD: $57,167

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,250

Taft ISD: $57,744

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,570

Taft ISD: $68,854

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,195

Taft ISD: $50,259

Statewide: $71,111

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