Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Lovejoy ISD: A

Total students

662

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Lovejoy ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lovejoy ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Robert L Puster Elementary School is an elementary school in Fairview, TX, in the Lovejoy ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 662 students. 12.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,263, which is $624 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.

Click or tap the map to enable panning and zooming.

Contact information

Address

856 Stoddard Rd
Fairview, TX 75069

Office phone number

(469) 742-8300

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Robert L Puster 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

662

African American

14 (2.1%)

Lovejoy ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Lovejoy ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

89 (13.4%)

Lovejoy ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

74 (11.2%)

Lovejoy ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lovejoy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

446 (67.4%)

Lovejoy ISD: 72%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

37 (5.6%)

Lovejoy ISD: 5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.1%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

13.4%

Hispanic

11.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

67.4%

Two or more races

5.6%

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

12.4 %

Lovejoy ISD: 13%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

3 %

Lovejoy ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.7 %

Lovejoy ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

12.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

3.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.7%

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

2.7 %

Lovejoy ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

11.6 %

Lovejoy ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.9 %

Lovejoy ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.7%

Gifted and talented

11.6%

Special education

11.9%

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)

A

Lovejoy ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Lovejoy ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Lovejoy ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Lovejoy 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 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

1.4 %

Lovejoy ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Lovejoy ISD: 7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Lovejoy ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Lovejoy ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.4 %

Lovejoy ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lovejoy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.7 %

Lovejoy ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Lovejoy ISD: 8.9%

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

44.4

African American

0 (0%)

Lovejoy ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lovejoy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (4.5%)

Lovejoy ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Lovejoy ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lovejoy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

42.4 (95.5%)

Lovejoy ISD: 88.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Lovejoy ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1 (2.2%)

Lovejoy ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30.9 (69.6%)

Lovejoy ISD: 65.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.5 (28.2%)

Lovejoy ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Lovejoy 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 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.9

Lovejoy ISD: 15.2

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

12.8 years

Lovejoy ISD: 12 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

$58,263

Lovejoy ISD: $58,349

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,288

Lovejoy ISD: $46,691

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,237

Lovejoy ISD: $55,034

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,537

Lovejoy ISD: $57,338

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,060

Lovejoy ISD: $60,551

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,822

Lovejoy ISD: $65,924

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,044

Lovejoy ISD: $40,378

Statewide: $71,111

Latest public education stories in The Texas Tribune