W M Pearce Primary School

  • Elementary school in Southside ISD
  • San Antonio, TX
  • 1st grade - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

F

Southside ISD: C

Total students

435

Avg. teacher experience

9.7 years

Southside ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Southside ISD: 92.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

W M Pearce Primary School is an elementary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Southside ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 435 students. 81.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 25.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of F for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,870, which is $3,229 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.southsideisd.org/

Address

1460 Martinez Losoya Rd
San Antonio, TX 78221-9648

Office phone number

(210) 882-1605

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in W M Pearce Primary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

435

African American

3 (0.7%)

Southside ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Southside ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.9%)

Southside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

394 (90.6%)

Southside ISD: 90.3%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southside ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

32 (7.4%)

Southside ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

1 (0.2%)

Southside ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

90.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

7.4%

Two or more races

0.2%

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

81.4 %

Southside ISD: 71.1%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

86.2 %

Southside ISD: 86.9%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

22.8 %

Southside ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

81.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

25.1 %

Southside ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

8.3 %

Southside ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

14 %

Southside ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

25.1%

Gifted and talented

8.3%

Special education

14.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

F

Southside ISD: C

Student achievement (2018-2019)

F

Southside ISD: C

School progress (2018-2019)

D

Southside ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

F

Southside 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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.3 %

Southside ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

N/A

Southside ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

0 %

Southside ISD: 3%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Southside ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

7.8 %

Southside ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Southside ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.2%

White

0 %

Southside ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Southside ISD: 10%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

31.6

African American

0 (0%)

Southside ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Southside ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Southside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

20.6 (65.2%)

Southside ISD: 66.2%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Southside ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

11 (34.8%)

Southside ISD: 29%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Southside ISD: 0.3%

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%)

Southside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

29.6 (93.7%)

Southside ISD: 75.5%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

2 (6.3%)

Southside ISD: 24%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Southside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

13.7

Southside ISD: 14.9

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

9.7 years

Southside ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$60,870

Southside ISD: $61,663

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$56,135

Southside ISD: $56,469

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$57,573

Southside ISD: $57,871

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$59,662

Southside ISD: $60,224

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$63,324

Southside ISD: $64,178

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$69,325

Southside ISD: $69,016

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

N/A

Southside ISD: $77,042

Statewide: $69,974

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