Sweeny Elementary School
- Elementary school in Sweeny ISD
- Sweeny, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
D
Sweeny ISD: B
Total students
829
Avg. teacher experience
12.4 years
Sweeny ISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Sweeny ISD: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
Sweeny Elementary School is an elementary school in Sweeny, TX, in the Sweeny ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 829 students. 33.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.5% 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 D for the 2018-2019 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,019, which is $378 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
1310 N Elm StSweeny, TX 77480-1399
Office phone number
Principal
- Denise Papillion
- DPAPILLION@sweenyisd.org
- (979) 491-8300
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Sweeny Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
829
African American
75 (9%)
Sweeny ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sweeny ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4 (0.5%)
Sweeny ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
215 (25.9%)
Sweeny ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sweeny ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
492 (59.3%)
Sweeny ISD: 57.2%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
43 (5.2%)
Sweeny ISD: 5.6%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
33.3 %
Sweeny ISD: 41.4%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
66.6 %
Sweeny ISD: 57.2%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
2.8 %
Sweeny ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 20.7%
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
2.5 %
Sweeny ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
1.3 %
Sweeny ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
11.6 %
Sweeny ISD: 10.8%
Statewide: 11.1%
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)
D
Sweeny ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
C
Sweeny ISD: B
School progress (2018-2019)
D
Sweeny ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
F
Sweeny 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
3.5 %
Sweeny ISD: 6%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Sweeny ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
3 %
Sweeny ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
Masked
Sweeny ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
3.1 %
Sweeny ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sweeny ISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.2%
White
3.8 %
Sweeny ISD: 6.2%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
2.1 %
Sweeny ISD: 5.6%
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
56.8
African American
5 (8.8%)
Sweeny ISD: 6.6%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sweeny ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sweeny ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
4 (7%)
Sweeny ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sweeny ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
47.8 (84.2%)
Sweeny ISD: 81.1%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Sweeny ISD: 0.7%
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%)
Sweeny ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
51.8 (91.2%)
Sweeny ISD: 84.2%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
5 (8.8%)
Sweeny ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Sweeny ISD: 0%
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
14.6
Sweeny ISD: 13.6
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
12.4 years
Sweeny ISD: 12.5 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
$58,019
Sweeny ISD: $59,111
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$48,255
Sweeny ISD: $54,948
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$54,140
Sweeny ISD: $55,316
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$56,104
Sweeny ISD: $56,777
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$59,517
Sweeny ISD: $59,971
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$64,729
Sweeny ISD: $64,742
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$64,272
Sweeny ISD: $66,371
Statewide: $69,974