Venus Primary School

  • Elementary school in Venus ISD
  • Venus, TX
  • Early education - 1st grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

D

Venus ISD: B

Total students

377

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Venus ISD: 9.3 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Venus ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Venus Primary School is an elementary school in Venus, TX, in the Venus ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 377 students. 30.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 27.3% 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 $51,786, which is $5,855 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

vps.venusisd.net/

Address

101 Student Dr
Venus, TX 76084-0364

Office phone number

(972) 366-3268

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Venus Primary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

377

African American

6 (1.6%)

Venus ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

2 (0.5%)

Venus ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (1.1%)

Venus ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

237 (62.9%)

Venus ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Venus ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

115 (30.5%)

Venus ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

12 (3.2%)

Venus ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

1.6%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

62.9%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

30.5%

Two or more races

3.2%

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

30.5 %

Venus ISD: 43%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

74.5 %

Venus ISD: 72.3%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

27.3 %

Venus ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

30.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.3%

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

27.3 %

Venus ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Venus ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

11.4 %

Venus ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

27.3%

Gifted and talented

N/A

Special education

11.4%

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

Venus ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Venus ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Venus ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Venus 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

4.2 %

Venus ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Venus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

0 %

Venus ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Venus ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

3 %

Venus ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Venus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.2%

White

7.1 %

Venus ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Venus ISD: 2.8%

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

31.2

African American

1 (3.2%)

Venus ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Venus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3.2%)

Venus ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

4 (12.8%)

Venus ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Venus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

25.2 (80.8%)

Venus ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Venus ISD: 1.8%

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%)

Venus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

30.2 (96.8%)

Venus ISD: 77.6%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

1 (3.2%)

Venus ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Venus ISD: 1.2%

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

12.1

Venus ISD: 13.3

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

11.3 years

Venus ISD: 9.3 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

$51,786

Venus ISD: $50,180

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$42,500

Venus ISD: $43,367

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$44,454

Venus ISD: $43,925

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$50,292

Venus ISD: $49,131

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$54,805

Venus ISD: $55,308

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$62,750

Venus ISD: $62,830

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$63,373

Venus ISD: $63,706

Statewide: $69,974

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