Zue S Bales Intermediate School
- Elementary school in Friendswood ISD
- Friendswood, TX
- 3rd grade - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
A
Friendswood ISD: A
Total students
599
Avg. teacher experience
14.6 years
Friendswood ISD: 13.5 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Friendswood ISD: 99.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Zue S Bales Intermediate School is an elementary school in Friendswood, TX, in the Friendswood ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 599 students. 24% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,251, which is $4,610 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.6 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- James Patton
- (281) 482-8255
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Zue S Bales Intermediate School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
599
African American
12 (2%)
Friendswood ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
18 (3%)
Friendswood ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
152 (25.4%)
Friendswood ISD: 19.7%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
402 (67.1%)
Friendswood ISD: 67.7%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
15 (2.5%)
Friendswood ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
24 %
Friendswood ISD: 19.9%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
17.7 %
Friendswood ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
4.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
12 %
Friendswood ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
16.9 %
Friendswood ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
A
Friendswood ISD: A
Student achievement (2018-2019)
A
Friendswood ISD: A
School progress (2018-2019)
B
Friendswood ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
A
Friendswood ISD: 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 2021 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
1.4 %
Friendswood ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Friendswood ISD: 31.3%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 3%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
1.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
1.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 6.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
40.8
African American
1 (2.4%)
Friendswood ISD: 1%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
1 (2.4%)
Friendswood ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
38.8 (95.1%)
Friendswood ISD: 89.4%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 1%
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%)
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
29.9 (73.1%)
Friendswood ISD: 70.4%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
11 (26.9%)
Friendswood ISD: 29.3%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
14.7
Friendswood ISD: 15.9
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 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
14.6 years
Friendswood ISD: 13.5 years
Statewide: 11.2 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
$62,251
Friendswood ISD: $61,821
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$55,688
Friendswood ISD: $56,088
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$56,805
Friendswood ISD: $56,769
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$57,877
Friendswood ISD: $58,581
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$62,150
Friendswood ISD: $62,352
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$68,142
Friendswood ISD: $67,271
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$78,542
Friendswood ISD: $75,877
Statewide: $69,974