Tony Gonzalez Elementary School
- Elementary school in Santa Maria ISD
- Santa Maria, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Santa Maria ISD: B
Total students
255
Avg. teacher experience
6 years
Santa Maria ISD: 6.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: 92.2%
Statewide: 90%
Tony Gonzalez Elementary School is an elementary school in Santa Maria, TX, in the Santa Maria ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 255 students. 56.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 45.5% 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 $49,587, which is $9,300 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6 years of experience.
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Website
Address
11142 Military RdSanta Maria, TX 78592-0448
Office phone number
Principal
- Jacob M Camacho
- jacobcamacho@smisd.net
- (956) 565-5348
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Tony Gonzalez 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
255
African American
1 (0.4%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
253 (99.2%)
Santa Maria ISD: 99.1%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1 (0.4%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0.4%
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
56.1 %
Santa Maria ISD: 66.9%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
99.6 %
Santa Maria ISD: 99.6%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
47.5 %
Santa Maria ISD: 39.8%
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
45.5 %
Santa Maria ISD: 37.9%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
3.9 %
Santa Maria ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
6.3 %
Santa Maria ISD: 8.3%
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
Santa Maria ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Santa Maria ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Santa Maria ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
B
Santa Maria 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
7.3 %
Santa Maria ISD: 15%
Statewide: 15%
African American
Masked
Santa Maria ISD: Masked
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: N/A
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: N/A
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
7.3 %
Santa Maria ISD: 14.8%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: Masked
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: Masked
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
21.8
African American
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
21.8 (100%)
Santa Maria ISD: 95%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 0%
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%)
Santa Maria ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
18 (82.5%)
Santa Maria ISD: 78.5%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
3.8 (17.5%)
Santa Maria ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Santa Maria ISD: 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
11.7
Santa Maria ISD: 9.1
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
6 years
Santa Maria ISD: 6.1 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
$49,587
Santa Maria ISD: $49,268
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$47,498
Santa Maria ISD: $45,953
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$45,020
Santa Maria ISD: $46,749
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: $50,192
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$55,387
Santa Maria ISD: $55,753
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$45,270
Santa Maria ISD: $53,525
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Santa Maria ISD: $60,530
Statewide: $71,111