Castro Elementary School
- Elementary school in Mission CISD
- Mission, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Mission CISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Total students
351
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Mission CISD: 13.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Mission CISD: 95.9%
Statewide: 90%
Castro Elementary School is an elementary school in Mission, TX, in the Mission CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 351 students. 92.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 50.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,469, which is $5,582 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Araceli Escalona
- aescal03@mcisd.org
- (956) 323-6800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Castro Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
351
African American
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
351 (100%)
Mission CISD: 99.1%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
92.9 %
Mission CISD: 73.2%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
96.6 %
Mission CISD: 86%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
50.7 %
Mission CISD: 38.6%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
50.7 %
Mission CISD: 38%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
5.1 %
Mission CISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
14.5 %
Mission CISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Mission CISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Mission CISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Mission CISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Mission CISD: 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
10.9 %
Mission CISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 15%
African American
N/A
Mission CISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Mission CISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
10.8 %
Mission CISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
Masked
Mission CISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
N/A
Mission CISD: 20%
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
22.9
African American
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (4.4%)
Mission CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
20.9 (91.3%)
Mission CISD: 93%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
1 (4.4%)
Mission CISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
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%)
Mission CISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
19.9 (86.9%)
Mission CISD: 76.8%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
3 (13.1%)
Mission CISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 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
15.3
Mission CISD: 14.6
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
11.4 years
Mission CISD: 13.2 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
$64,469
Mission CISD: $63,192
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
N/A
Mission CISD: $59,313
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$62,028
Mission CISD: $59,409
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$72,089
Mission CISD: $59,019
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$62,078
Mission CISD: $64,336
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$67,120
Mission CISD: $68,668
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Mission CISD: $77,063
Statewide: $71,111