Sweetwater Intermediate School

  • Elementary school in Sweetwater ISD
  • Sweetwater, TX
  • 3rd grade - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Sweetwater ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

405

Avg. teacher experience

13.4 years

Sweetwater ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 90%

Sweetwater Intermediate School is an elementary school in Sweetwater, TX, in the Sweetwater ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 405 students. 44.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.7% 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 $51,621, which is $7,266 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sweetwaterisd.net

Address

705 E 3rd
Sweetwater, TX 79556-4646

Office phone number

(325) 235-3491

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sweetwater Intermediate 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

405

African American

27 (6.7%)

Sweetwater ISD: 6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

200 (49.4%)

Sweetwater ISD: 53.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

161 (39.8%)

Sweetwater ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (4%)

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

49.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

39.8%

Two or more races

4.0%

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

44.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 54.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74.3 %

Sweetwater ISD: 72.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

1.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

44.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.7%

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

1.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

23.7 %

Sweetwater ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

1.7%

Gifted and talented

7.2%

Special education

23.7%

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)

C

Sweetwater ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Sweetwater ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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

10.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

15.8 %

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

9 %

Sweetwater ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sweetwater ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.2 %

Sweetwater ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

18.2 %

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

33.2

African American

1 (3%)

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

4 (12.1%)

Sweetwater ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sweetwater ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

28.2 (84.9%)

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

30.2 (91%)

Sweetwater ISD: 85.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (6%)

Sweetwater ISD: 14%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (3%)

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

12.2

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

13.4 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

$51,621

Sweetwater ISD: $53,993

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,500

Sweetwater ISD: $43,843

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$45,071

Sweetwater ISD: $50,160

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,400

Sweetwater ISD: $50,049

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,286

Sweetwater ISD: $57,104

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,000

Sweetwater ISD: $63,001

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,037

Sweetwater ISD: $63,916

Statewide: $71,111

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