Itasca Elementary School
- Elementary school in Itasca ISD
- Itasca, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Itasca ISD: N/A
Total students
282
Avg. teacher experience
10.9 years
Itasca ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Itasca ISD: 80.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Itasca Elementary School is an elementary school in Itasca, TX, in the Itasca ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 282 students. 42.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 17.4% 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 $49,433, which is $13,041 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.
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Website
Address
300 N FilesItasca, TX 76055-2333
Office phone number
Principal
- Holli Merkel
- hmerkel@itascaisd.net
- (254) 687-2922
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Itasca Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
282
African American
13 (4.6%)
Itasca ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Itasca ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Itasca ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
163 (57.8%)
Itasca ISD: 53.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Itasca ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
97 (34.4%)
Itasca ISD: 38.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
9 (3.2%)
Itasca ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
42.9 %
Itasca ISD: 39.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
75.9 %
Itasca ISD: 69.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
17.7 %
Itasca ISD: 18%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
17.4 %
Itasca ISD: 17.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.2 %
Itasca ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.5 %
Itasca ISD: 13.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Itasca ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Itasca ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Itasca ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Itasca 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
6.8 %
Itasca ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
0 %
Itasca ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Itasca ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Itasca ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
8 %
Itasca ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Itasca ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
6.1 %
Itasca ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Itasca ISD: 7.7%
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
23.5
African American
1 (4.3%)
Itasca ISD: 8.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (4.3%)
Itasca ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (4.3%)
Itasca ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (4.3%)
Itasca ISD: 12.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Itasca ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
19.5 (83%)
Itasca ISD: 75%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Itasca 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%)
Itasca ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
18.5 (78.7%)
Itasca ISD: 70.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5 (21.3%)
Itasca ISD: 29%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Itasca ISD: 0.2%
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
12
Itasca ISD: 11.3
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
10.9 years
Itasca ISD: 11.3 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
$49,433
Itasca ISD: $51,073
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$41,250
Itasca ISD: $43,934
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$44,003
Itasca ISD: $45,094
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$47,962
Itasca ISD: $48,391
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$52,229
Itasca ISD: $55,429
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$59,492
Itasca ISD: $59,806
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$60,492
Itasca ISD: $61,463
Statewide: $74,014