Dr Bruce Wood Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Terrell ISD
  • Terrell, TX
  • Kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Terrell ISD: B

Total students

565

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Terrell ISD: 9.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Terrell ISD: 90.8%

Statewide: 90%

Dr Bruce Wood Elementary School is an elementary school in Terrell, TX, in the Terrell ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 565 students. 43.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,030, which is $1,143 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.terrellisd.org/woodelementaryschool

Address

121 Poetry Rd
Terrell, TX 75160

Office phone number

(972) 563-3750

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Dr Bruce Wood Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

565

African American

120 (21.2%)

Terrell ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

295 (52.2%)

Terrell ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

116 (20.5%)

Terrell ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

34 (6%)

Terrell ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

52.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

20.5%

Two or more races

6.0%

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

43.7 %

Terrell ISD: 60.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.8 %

Terrell ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

28.8 %

Terrell ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

43.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

28.8%

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

28.3 %

Terrell ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.1 %

Terrell ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11 %

Terrell ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

28.3%

Gifted and talented

1.1%

Special education

11.0%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Terrell ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Terrell ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Terrell ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Terrell 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

19.2 %

Terrell ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

19.6 %

Terrell ISD: 33%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Terrell ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Terrell ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19.4 %

Terrell ISD: 28%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Terrell ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15.6 %

Terrell ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

34.6 %

Terrell ISD: 32.2%

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

35.7

African American

4 (11.2%)

Terrell ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (2.8%)

Terrell ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

30.7 (86%)

Terrell ISD: 71.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0.8%

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%)

Terrell ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26.2 (73.4%)

Terrell ISD: 69.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.5 (26.6%)

Terrell ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Terrell ISD: 0.3%

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

15.8

Terrell ISD: 16.5

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

11.8 years

Terrell ISD: 9.4 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

$60,030

Terrell ISD: $59,246

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,399

Terrell ISD: $54,261

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,097

Terrell ISD: $55,890

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,287

Terrell ISD: $59,200

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,091

Terrell ISD: $63,314

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,319

Terrell ISD: $65,003

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Terrell ISD: $67,722

Statewide: $71,111

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