Bess Race Elementary School
- Elementary school in Crowley ISD
- Crowley, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Crowley ISD: N/A
Total students
672
Avg. teacher experience
10.9 years
Crowley ISD: 8.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Crowley ISD: 91.5%
Statewide: 90.3%
Bess Race Elementary School is an elementary school in Crowley, TX, in the Crowley ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 672 students. 40% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,629, which is $4,155 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
537 S Heights DrCrowley, TX 76036-3197
Office phone number
Principal
- Shaunda Garrison
- enrollment.data@crowley.k12.tx.us
- (817) 297-5080
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Bess Race Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
672
African American
340 (50.6%)
Crowley ISD: 49.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Crowley ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
6 (0.9%)
Crowley ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
175 (26%)
Crowley ISD: 32.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.3%)
Crowley ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
114 (17%)
Crowley ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
35 (5.2%)
Crowley ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
40 %
Crowley ISD: 62.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
81.7 %
Crowley ISD: 78.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
7.7 %
Crowley ISD: 18%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
7.6 %
Crowley ISD: 17.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7.4 %
Crowley ISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.2 %
Crowley ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Crowley ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Crowley ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Crowley ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Crowley ISD: N/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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
18.4 %
Crowley ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
18.1 %
Crowley ISD: 29.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Crowley ISD: 34.8%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
16.7 %
Crowley ISD: 9%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
22.6 %
Crowley ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Crowley ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
12.3 %
Crowley ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
24.1 %
Crowley ISD: 29.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
44.6
African American
11 (24.7%)
Crowley ISD: 42.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Crowley ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (4.5%)
Crowley ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
6 (13.4%)
Crowley ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Crowley ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
25.6 (57.4%)
Crowley ISD: 39.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Crowley ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Crowley ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
30.3 (68%)
Crowley ISD: 63.2%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
14.3 (32%)
Crowley ISD: 34.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Crowley ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.1
Crowley ISD: 13.4
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
10.9 years
Crowley ISD: 8.9 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
$66,629
Crowley ISD: $68,202
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Crowley ISD: $58,610
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$62,878
Crowley ISD: $65,661
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,626
Crowley ISD: $68,588
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$68,623
Crowley ISD: $71,791
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,255
Crowley ISD: $75,797
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$85,679
Crowley ISD: $83,845
Statewide: $74,014