Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

Total students

454

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 9.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 91%

Statewide: 90.3%

Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary School is an elementary school in Edcouch, TX, in the Edcouch-Elsa ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 454 students. 71.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,873, which is $6,601 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1302 W Santa Rosa
Edcouch, TX 78538

Office phone number

(956) 262-6062

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ruben C Rodriguez 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

454

African American

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

453 (99.8%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 99.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0%

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

71.4 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 71.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

90.1 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 93.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

18.5 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 27%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

71.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

19.2 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

8.4 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.5 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

19.2%

Gifted and talented

8.4%

Special education

16.5%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

34.9 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: Masked

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

34.6 %

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

28.4

African American

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

28.4 (100%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

25.4 (89.4%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (10.6%)

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Edcouch-Elsa 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 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

8.7 years

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: 9.2 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

$55,873

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $56,170

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$51,665

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $52,536

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,829

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $53,715

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,642

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $54,946

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$56,825

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $58,190

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $64,451

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$72,184

Edcouch-Elsa ISD: $66,773

Statewide: $74,014

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