Donna Wernecke Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Sharyland ISD
  • Mcallen, TX
  • Early education - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Sharyland ISD: A

Total students

686

Avg. teacher experience

13.8 years

Sharyland ISD: 14 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sharyland ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90%

Donna Wernecke Elementary School is an elementary school in Mcallen, TX, in the Sharyland ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 686 students. 81.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 38.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,428, which is $2,459 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

dwe.sharylandisd.org/

Address

4500 Dove Ave
Mcallen, TX 78504

Office phone number

(956) 928-1063

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Donna Wernecke 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

686

African American

2 (0.3%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

653 (95.2%)

Sharyland ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

23 (3.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.3%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

95.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.4%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

81.6 %

Sharyland ISD: 65.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

70.1 %

Sharyland ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

39.4 %

Sharyland ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

81.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

70.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

39.4%

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

38.6 %

Sharyland ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.6 %

Sharyland ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.2 %

Sharyland ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

38.6%

Gifted and talented

6.6%

Special education

11.2%

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)

A

Sharyland ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Sharyland ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Sharyland ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Sharyland 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

8.3 %

Sharyland ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

8.1 %

Sharyland ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sharyland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13.3 %

Sharyland ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Sharyland ISD: 3.2%

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

47.3

African American

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

42.3 (89.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 83.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5 (10.6%)

Sharyland ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sharyland 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

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

42.4 (89.6%)

Sharyland ISD: 77.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4.9 (10.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

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

14.5

Sharyland ISD: 15.1

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

13.8 years

Sharyland ISD: 14 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

$56,428

Sharyland ISD: $57,750

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,781

Sharyland ISD: $52,239

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,951

Sharyland ISD: $52,760

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,644

Sharyland ISD: $54,624

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,771

Sharyland ISD: $56,987

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,796

Sharyland ISD: $64,876

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,581

Sharyland ISD: $72,968

Statewide: $71,111

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