East Ridge Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Sweetwater ISD
  • Sweetwater, TX
  • 1st grade - 2nd grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Sweetwater ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

254

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Sweetwater ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

East Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school in Sweetwater, TX, in the Sweetwater ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 254 students. 58.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,419, which is $9,468 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sweetwaterisd.net

Address

1700 E 12th St
Sweetwater, TX 79556-3541

Office phone number

(325) 235-5282

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in East Ridge Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

254

African American

11 (4.3%)

Sweetwater ISD: 6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.8%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.8%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

131 (51.6%)

Sweetwater ISD: 53.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

102 (40.2%)

Sweetwater ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (2.4%)

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.3%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

51.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

40.2%

Two or more races

2.4%

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

58.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 54.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 72.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

58.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.9%

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

3.9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.4 %

Sweetwater ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.9%

Gifted and talented

2.4%

Special education

18.1%

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)

B

Sweetwater ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Sweetwater ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Sweetwater ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Sweetwater 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

13.8 %

Sweetwater ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

15 %

Sweetwater ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

23.1 %

Sweetwater ISD: 28.3%

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

23.2

African American

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3 (12.9%)

Sweetwater ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

20.2 (87.1%)

Sweetwater ISD: 80.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sweetwater 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%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.2 (95.7%)

Sweetwater ISD: 85.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (4.3%)

Sweetwater ISD: 14%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

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

11

Sweetwater ISD: 13.2

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

11.3 years

Sweetwater ISD: 11.9 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

$49,419

Sweetwater ISD: $53,993

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,500

Sweetwater ISD: $43,843

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$45,643

Sweetwater ISD: $50,160

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,375

Sweetwater ISD: $50,049

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$50,036

Sweetwater ISD: $57,104

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,333

Sweetwater ISD: $63,001

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,482

Sweetwater ISD: $63,916

Statewide: $71,111

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