Somerset Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Somerset ISD
  • Somerset, TX
  • 1st grade - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Somerset ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

680

Avg. teacher experience

11.5 years

Somerset ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Somerset ISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 90%

Somerset Elementary School is an elementary school in Somerset, TX, in the Somerset ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 680 students. 49.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 27.1% 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 $57,958, which is $929 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sisdk12.net/o/ses

Address

7840 6th St
Somerset, TX 78069-0279

Office phone number

(210) 750-8961

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Somerset Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

680

African American

3 (0.4%)

Somerset ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Somerset ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

638 (93.8%)

Somerset ISD: 91.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

34 (5%)

Somerset ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (0.6%)

Somerset ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

93.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

5.0%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

49.4 %

Somerset ISD: 56.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.5 %

Somerset ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

28.4 %

Somerset ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

28.4%

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

27.1 %

Somerset ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.5 %

Somerset ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.4 %

Somerset ISD: 11%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

27.1%

Gifted and talented

2.5%

Special education

9.4%

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

Somerset ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Somerset ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Somerset ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Somerset 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 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

14.6 %

Somerset ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Somerset ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Somerset ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.3 %

Somerset ISD: 19%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerset ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.7 %

Somerset ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Somerset ISD: 10.7%

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

42.2

African American

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

28.7 (68%)

Somerset ISD: 63.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Somerset ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

12.5 (29.6%)

Somerset ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Somerset ISD: 0.8%

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%)

Somerset ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

35.8 (84.8%)

Somerset ISD: 76.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (14.2%)

Somerset ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.4 (1%)

Somerset ISD: 0.5%

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

16.1

Somerset ISD: 15.3

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

11.5 years

Somerset ISD: 10.6 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

$57,958

Somerset ISD: $58,175

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,310

Somerset ISD: $48,216

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,058

Somerset ISD: $55,730

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,461

Somerset ISD: $57,239

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,380

Somerset ISD: $60,331

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,881

Somerset ISD: $68,259

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,488

Somerset ISD: $56,372

Statewide: $71,111

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