Big Country Elementary School
- Elementary school in Southwest ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating
Met standard
Southwest ISD: C
Total students
662
Avg. teacher experience
11.2 years
Southwest ISD: 10.6 years
Statewide: 10.9 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Southwest ISD: 93.8%
Statewide: 89.7%
Big Country Elementary School is an elementary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Southwest ISD school district. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 662 students. The school received an accountability rating of Met standard. 72.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $57,252, which is $3,918 more than the state average.
Contact information
Principal
- Wendy Quillin
- wquillin@swisd.net
- (210) 645-7560
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Big Country Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2006 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
662
African American
32 (4.8%)
Southwest ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (0.3%)
Southwest ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
3 (0.5%)
Southwest ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 4.4%
Hispanic
548 (82.8%)
Southwest ISD: 90.5%
Statewide: 52.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
60 (9.1%)
Southwest ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
17 (2.6%)
Southwest ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.3%
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
72.1 %
Southwest ISD: 70%
Statewide: 50.8%
Economically disadvantaged
73.7 %
Southwest ISD: 82.4%
Statewide: 58.8%
Limited English proficiency
18.7 %
Southwest ISD: 16%
Statewide: 18.8%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2017-2018 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
18.6 %
Southwest ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 18.9%
Career and Technical
0 %
Southwest ISD: 23.2%
Statewide: 25.8%
Gifted and Talented
7.4 %
Southwest ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 7.9%
Special Education
10.9 %
Southwest ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 9.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system. In 2017-18, Texas gave school districts with more than one campus a letter grade from A to F. The state did not give grades to campuses and instead gave them ratings based on the previous system, such as "met standard" or "improvement required." Some districts did not receive ratings for a variety of reasons, including being impacted by Hurricane Harvey, being annexed by another district, or having compromised data.
Overall
Met standard
Southwest ISD: C
Student achievement
N/A
Southwest ISD: C
School progress
N/A
Southwest ISD: C
Closing the gaps
N/A
Southwest 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 2018 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
45
African American
1 (2.2%)
Southwest ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 10.4%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.6%
Hispanic
23 (51.1%)
Southwest ISD: 63.4%
Statewide: 27.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.4%
White
21 (46.7%)
Southwest ISD: 32.4%
Statewide: 58.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
32 (71.1%)
Southwest ISD: 68.3%
Statewide: 74.1%
Master's
13 (28.9%)
Southwest ISD: 31.1%
Statewide: 23.8%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2017-2018.
Students per teacher
14.7
Southwest ISD: 15.2
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2017-2018 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
11.2 years
Southwest ISD: 10.6 years
Statewide: 10.9 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
$57,252
Southwest ISD: $57,242
Statewide: $53,334
Beginner
$53,725
Southwest ISD: $53,013
Statewide: $47,667
1 to 5 years
$53,419
Southwest ISD: $53,329
Statewide: $49,663
6 to 10 years
$53,957
Southwest ISD: $55,194
Statewide: $52,056
11 to 20 years
$59,301
Southwest ISD: $58,951
Statewide: $55,246
20+ years
$66,557
Southwest ISD: $66,980
Statewide: $61,428