Thunderbird Elementary School
- Elementary school in Plainview ISD
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
C
Plainview ISD: B
Total students
400
Avg. teacher experience
14 years
Plainview ISD: 11.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Plainview ISD: 94.9%
Statewide: 90%
Thunderbird Elementary School is an elementary school in Texas, in the Plainview ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 400 students. 77.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39.3% 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 $52,014, which is $6,873 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14 years of experience.
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Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Thunderbird Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
400
African American
12 (3%)
Plainview ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.3%)
Plainview ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
357 (89.3%)
Plainview ISD: 80.7%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.3%)
Plainview ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
26 (6.5%)
Plainview ISD: 14.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
3 (0.8%)
Plainview ISD: 0.9%
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
77.8 %
Plainview ISD: 62.3%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
92.5 %
Plainview ISD: 84.4%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
39 %
Plainview ISD: 10%
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
39.3 %
Plainview ISD: 10%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
5.8 %
Plainview ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
7.8 %
Plainview ISD: 11.5%
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)
C
Plainview ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Plainview ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
C
Plainview ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Plainview 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
10.4 %
Plainview ISD: 20.1%
Statewide: 15%
African American
14.3 %
Plainview ISD: 17.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Plainview ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Plainview ISD: 10%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
10.6 %
Plainview ISD: 21.5%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Plainview ISD: Masked
Statewide: 17.9%
White
8 %
Plainview ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Plainview ISD: 23.6%
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
25.7
African American
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
17 (66.2%)
Plainview ISD: 32.4%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
8.7 (33.8%)
Plainview ISD: 58.5%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 2.7%
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%)
Plainview ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
22.7 (88.3%)
Plainview ISD: 73.6%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
3 (11.7%)
Plainview ISD: 23.2%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.3%
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
15.6
Plainview ISD: 14
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
14 years
Plainview ISD: 11.6 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
$52,014
Plainview ISD: $50,263
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$41,750
Plainview ISD: $32,195
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$43,960
Plainview ISD: $43,733
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$47,041
Plainview ISD: $47,394
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$55,153
Plainview ISD: $54,642
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$61,965
Plainview ISD: $63,597
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$69,342
Plainview ISD: $68,188
Statewide: $71,111