Zapata South Elementary School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Zapata County ISD: B

Total students

467

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Zapata County ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Zapata County ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 90%

Zapata South Elementary School is an elementary school in Zapata, TX, in the Zapata County ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 467 students. 58.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.6% 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 $54,718, which is $4,169 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

500 Delmar St
Zapata, TX 78076

Office phone number

(956) 765-4332

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Zapata South Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

467

African American

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

465 (99.6%)

Zapata County ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (0.4%)

Zapata County ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.4%

Two or more races

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

58.5 %

Zapata County ISD: 65.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.7 %

Zapata County ISD: 88.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

26.6 %

Zapata County ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

58.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

26.6%

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

26.6 %

Zapata County ISD: 31%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.2 %

Zapata County ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.9 %

Zapata County ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

26.6%

Gifted and talented

6.2%

Special education

13.9%

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

Zapata County ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Zapata County ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Zapata County ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Zapata County 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

23.5 %

Zapata County ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Zapata County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Zapata County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Zapata County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.6 %

Zapata County ISD: 26%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Zapata County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Zapata County ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Zapata County ISD: Masked

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

34.1

African American

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

34.1 (100%)

Zapata County ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.5 (1.6%)

Zapata County ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31.5 (92.5%)

Zapata County ISD: 80.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (5.9%)

Zapata County ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Zapata County ISD: 0%

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

13.7

Zapata County ISD: 14.3

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

13.3 years

Zapata County ISD: 12.5 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

$54,718

Zapata County ISD: $54,608

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,900

Zapata County ISD: $47,197

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$48,570

Zapata County ISD: $48,806

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,480

Zapata County ISD: $51,717

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,710

Zapata County ISD: $56,115

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,960

Zapata County ISD: $62,725

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$66,085

Zapata County ISD: $66,085

Statewide: $71,111

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