Karnes City Primary School

  • Elementary school in Karnes City ISD
  • Karnes City, TX
  • Early education - 1st grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Karnes City ISD: B

Total students

204

Avg. teacher experience

13.6 years

Karnes City ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Karnes City ISD: 76%

Statewide: 90%

Karnes City Primary School is an elementary school in Karnes City, TX, in the Karnes City ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 204 students. 76.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,127, which is $2,760 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kcisd.net/index.php?pageID=114138_2

Address

203 E Mayfield
Karnes City, TX 78118-2912

Office phone number

(830) 780-2321

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Karnes City Primary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

204

African American

4 (2%)

Karnes City ISD: 2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (1.5%)

Karnes City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

168 (82.4%)

Karnes City ISD: 75.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

28 (13.7%)

Karnes City ISD: 21%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.5%)

Karnes City ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.5%

Hispanic

82.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

13.7%

Two or more races

0.5%

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

76.5 %

Karnes City ISD: 62.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

75.5 %

Karnes City ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

4.4 %

Karnes City ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

76.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.4%

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

3.9 %

Karnes City ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Karnes City ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.2 %

Karnes City ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.9%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

14.2%

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)

C

Karnes City ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Karnes City ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Karnes City ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Karnes City 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

48.1 %

Karnes City ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

68.2 %

Karnes City ISD: 83.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Karnes City ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Karnes City ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.6 %

Karnes City ISD: 47.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

63.4 %

Karnes City ISD: 70.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Karnes City ISD: 80.2%

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

15.3

African American

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.3 (41.2%)

Karnes City ISD: 40.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

9 (58.8%)

Karnes City ISD: 56.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 2.3%

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 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

12.2 (79.3%)

Karnes City ISD: 79.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.2 (20.7%)

Karnes City ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

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

13.3

Karnes City ISD: 12.1

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

13.6 years

Karnes City ISD: 11.5 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

$56,127

Karnes City ISD: $55,851

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,602

Karnes City ISD: $47,703

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,659

Karnes City ISD: $49,634

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,737

Karnes City ISD: $54,351

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,741

Karnes City ISD: $58,300

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,654

Karnes City ISD: $64,191

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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