Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Prosper ISD: A

Total students

928

Avg. teacher experience

9.3 years

Prosper ISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Prosper ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 90%

Light Farms Elementary School is an elementary school in Celina, TX, in the Prosper ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 928 students. 20.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.5% 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 $59,700, which is $813 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.prosper-isd.net

Address

1100 Cypress Creek Way
Celina, TX 75009

Office phone number

(469) 219-2140

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Light Farms 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

928

African American

29 (3.1%)

Prosper ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

63 (6.8%)

Prosper ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

83 (8.9%)

Prosper ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

685 (73.8%)

Prosper ISD: 53%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

68 (7.3%)

Prosper ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

6.8%

Hispanic

8.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

73.8%

Two or more races

7.3%

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

20.7 %

Prosper ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

3.4 %

Prosper ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.7 %

Prosper ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

20.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

3.4%

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

2.5 %

Prosper ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.8 %

Prosper ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.9 %

Prosper ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.5%

Gifted and talented

5.8%

Special education

12.9%

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)

B

Prosper ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Prosper ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Prosper ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Prosper 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

1.6 %

Prosper ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

4.8 %

Prosper ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Prosper ISD: 2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Prosper ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4.2 %

Prosper ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Prosper ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.4 %

Prosper ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Prosper ISD: 4.3%

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

54.2

African American

2 (3.7%)

Prosper ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (3.7%)

Prosper ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

50.2 (92.6%)

Prosper ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Prosper ISD: 1.4%

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%)

Prosper ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

32.7 (60.3%)

Prosper ISD: 66.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

21.5 (39.7%)

Prosper ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Prosper 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

17.1

Prosper 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

9.3 years

Prosper ISD: 10.7 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

$59,700

Prosper ISD: $61,844

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,499

Prosper ISD: $55,920

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,447

Prosper ISD: $56,920

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,693

Prosper ISD: $59,227

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,409

Prosper ISD: $64,280

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,900

Prosper ISD: $72,089

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,300

Prosper ISD: $76,131

Statewide: $71,111

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