Somerville Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Somerville ISD
  • Somerville, TX
  • Early education - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Somerville ISD: B

Total students

239

Avg. teacher experience

7.6 years

Somerville ISD: 9.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Somerville ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 90%

Somerville Elementary School is an elementary school in Somerville, TX, in the Somerville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 239 students. 55.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,212, which is $7,675 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

somervilleisd.org

Address

700 8th St
Somerville, TX 77879-0997

Office phone number

(979) 596-1502

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Somerville Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

239

African American

36 (15.1%)

Somerville ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.4%)

Somerville ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

85 (35.6%)

Somerville ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

97 (40.6%)

Somerville ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (8.4%)

Somerville ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

15.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

35.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

40.6%

Two or more races

8.4%

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

55.2 %

Somerville ISD: 59.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

76.2 %

Somerville ISD: 72.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.2 %

Somerville ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

55.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.2%

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

9.6 %

Somerville ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0.4 %

Somerville ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10 %

Somerville ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.6%

Gifted and talented

0.4%

Special education

10.0%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Somerville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Somerville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Somerville ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Somerville 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

9.2 %

Somerville ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

13.8 %

Somerville ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Somerville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

1.8 %

Somerville ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Somerville ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.5 %

Somerville ISD: 18%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.2 %

Somerville ISD: 17.2%

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

16.3

African American

2.4 (14.7%)

Somerville ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0.4 (2.5%)

Somerville ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13.5 (82.8%)

Somerville ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Somerville 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%)

Somerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

15.3 (93.9%)

Somerville ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (6.1%)

Somerville ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Somerville 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

14.6

Somerville ISD: 10.6

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

7.6 years

Somerville ISD: 9.1 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

$51,212

Somerville ISD: $53,895

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,502

Somerville ISD: $47,447

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,572

Somerville ISD: $48,460

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,322

Somerville ISD: $52,662

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,737

Somerville ISD: $61,973

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,250

Somerville ISD: $66,483

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,750

Somerville ISD: $65,959

Statewide: $71,111

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