Barrow Elementary School

Accountability rating

F

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

Total students

549

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 10.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 90%

Barrow Elementary School is an elementary school in West Columbia, TX, in the Columbia-Brazoria ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 549 students. The school received an accountability rating of F. 56.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

An average teacher's salary was $53,543, which is $579 less than the state average.

Contact information

Website

www.cbisd.com

Address

P O Box 158
West Columbia, TX 77486-0158

Office phone number

(979) 799-1700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Barrow Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Total students

549

African American

35 (6.4%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.4%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.5%

Hispanic

190 (34.6%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 52.6%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

300 (54.6%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 57%

Statewide: 27.4%

Two or more races

20 (3.6%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

6.4%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

54.6%

Two or more races

3.6%

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

56.8 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 53%

Statewide: 50.1%

Economically disadvantaged

64.7 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 50.6%

Statewide: 60.6%

Limited English proficiency

10.7 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 7%

Statewide: 19.5%

At-risk students

56.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

64.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.6 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 19.7%

Career and Technical

0 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Gifted and Talented

2.4 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 8.1%

Special Education

11.8 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 9.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.6%

Career and technical

N/A

Gifted and talented

2.4%

Special education

11.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Overall

F

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

Student achievement

D

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

School progress

D

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

Closing the gaps

F

Columbia-Brazoria 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 2019 Accountability Manual.

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

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

Total teacher FTEs

39.3

African American

1 (2.5%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 10.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.7%

Hispanic

9 (22.9%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 12%

Statewide: 27.7%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

29.3 (74.6%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 79%

Statewide: 58.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.1%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1 (2.5%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

35.3 (89.7%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 81.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Master's

3.1 (7.8%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.

Students per teacher

14

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 15.2

Statewide: 15.1

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2018-2019 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

10 years

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 10.8 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

$53,543

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $54,183

Statewide: $54,122

Beginner

$50,137

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $51,668

Statewide: $47,218

1 to 5 years

$51,882

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $52,061

Statewide: $50,408

6 to 10 years

$53,554

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $52,875

Statewide: $52,786

11 to 20 years

$53,989

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $54,684

Statewide: $56,041

20+ years

$58,029

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $59,811

Statewide: $62,039

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