William Lee Hastings Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Duncanville ISD
  • Duncanville, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Duncanville ISD: B

Total students

522

Avg. teacher experience

5.4 years

Duncanville ISD: 9.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

William Lee Hastings Elementary School is an elementary school in Duncanville, TX, in the Duncanville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 522 students. 73.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,815, which is $5,072 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

602 W Center St
Duncanville, TX 75116-3102

Office phone number

(972) 708-2800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in William Lee Hastings Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

522

African American

216 (41.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 40%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

275 (52.7%)

Duncanville ISD: 54.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

17 (3.3%)

Duncanville ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

11 (2.1%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

41.4%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

52.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.3%

Two or more races

2.1%

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

73.4 %

Duncanville ISD: 75.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

83.1 %

Duncanville ISD: 77.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

30.5 %

Duncanville ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

73.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

30.5%

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

29.5 %

Duncanville ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

4.8 %

Duncanville ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.5%

Gifted and talented

1.3%

Special education

4.8%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Duncanville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Duncanville ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Duncanville ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Duncanville 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

22.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

28.4 %

Duncanville ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Duncanville ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Duncanville ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Duncanville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.7 %

Duncanville ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Duncanville ISD: 20.7%

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

32.3

African American

12.9 (40%)

Duncanville ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.5 (29.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

2 (6.2%)

Duncanville ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7.9 (24.4%)

Duncanville ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.3 (1%)

Duncanville ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26 (80.5%)

Duncanville ISD: 65.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (18.5%)

Duncanville ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Duncanville ISD: 0.6%

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

16.2

Duncanville ISD: 14.8

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

5.4 years

Duncanville ISD: 9.6 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

$53,815

Duncanville ISD: $57,901

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,107

Duncanville ISD: $52,182

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,625

Duncanville ISD: $54,793

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,663

Duncanville ISD: $59,567

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$44,311

Duncanville ISD: $58,102

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,417

Duncanville ISD: $64,125

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,800

Duncanville ISD: $74,331

Statewide: $71,111

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