Barrow Elementary School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

Total students

388

Avg. teacher experience

10.8 years

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 12.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 98.2%

Statewide: 90%

Barrow Elementary School is an elementary school in Brazoria, TX, in the Columbia-Brazoria ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 388 students. 54.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.1% 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 $57,043, which is $1,844 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cbisd.com

Address

112 Gaines
Brazoria, TX 77422

Office phone number

(979) 799-1700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Barrow Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. 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 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

388

African American

14 (3.6%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (1%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

119 (30.7%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

233 (60.1%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 61.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (4.4%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

30.7%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

60.1%

Two or more races

4.4%

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

54.9 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.9 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

54.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.9%

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

10.1 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.2 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

20.4 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 15%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.1%

Gifted and talented

7.2%

Special education

20.4%

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

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Columbia-Brazoria 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

16 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 10%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.1 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.7 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

30 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 17.4%

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

26.8

African American

2 (7.5%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (14.9%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

20.8 (77.6%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 82.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria 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%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

25.8 (96.3%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 84.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (3.7%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria 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

14.5

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 15.1

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

10.8 years

Columbia-Brazoria 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

$57,043

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $58,774

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,419

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $57,494

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,836

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $54,388

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,790

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $56,268

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,679

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $58,486

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,019

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $62,937

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $67,192

Statewide: $71,111

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