Buell Central DAEP
- High school in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
- Pharr, TX
- 7th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
Not rated
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: B
Total students
28
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 12 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 96.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Buell Central DAEP is a high school in Pharr, TX, in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 28 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 60.7% 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 Not rated for the 2018-2019 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,995, which is $1,354 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Luis Villarreal
- luis.villarreal@psjaisd.us
- (956) 354-2500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Buell Central DAEP are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
28
African American
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
28 (100%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 99.1%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
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
100 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 73.9%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
85.7 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 91.7%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
60.7 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 41.3%
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
60.7 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 46.1%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
17.9 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 9.4%
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)
Not rated
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
Not rated
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: B
School progress (2018-2019)
Not rated
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
Not rated
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: B
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.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 96.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 96.9%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.2%
White
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 94.1%
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 91.1%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
0 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 1.5%
White
Masked
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.5%
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
18.4 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 6%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
18.1 %
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 6%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.2%
White
Masked
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 6.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.
All students
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 22%
African American
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 62.5%
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 25.8%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 59%
African American
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 40%
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A
Statewide: 58.9%
White
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked
Statewide: 69.1%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 957
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 17.4
Statewide: 20.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.
Reading
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 50.4%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 42.3%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 43.2%
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
16
African American
1 (6.3%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
1 (6.3%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
13 (81.2%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 94.6%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1 (6.3%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1.3 (8.2%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
11.7 (73.1%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 77.9%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
3 (18.8%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 18.9%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
1.8
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 14.4
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
11 years
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 12 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
$58,995
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $59,028
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $52,539
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$53,381
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $53,803
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$55,450
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $56,058
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$59,820
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $60,361
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$67,194
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $67,950
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
N/A
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $74,816
Statewide: $69,974