John F Kennedy Elementary School
- Elementary school in La Joya ISD
- Penitas, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating
Met standard
La Joya ISD: B
Total students
812
Avg. teacher experience
12.4 years
La Joya ISD: 11.5 years
Statewide: 10.9 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
La Joya ISD: 89.1%
Statewide: 89.7%
John F Kennedy Elementary School is an elementary school in Penitas, TX, in the La Joya ISD school district. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 812 students. The school received an accountability rating of Met standard. 67% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $55,361, which is $2,027 more than the state average.
Contact information
Principal
- Maria Guerra
- M.GUERRA2@LAJOYAISD.NET
- (956) 323-2330
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in John F Kennedy Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
812
African American
1 (0.1%)
La Joya ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0%
Statewide: 4.4%
Hispanic
811 (99.9%)
La Joya ISD: 99.6%
Statewide: 52.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
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
67 %
La Joya ISD: 77.7%
Statewide: 50.8%
Economically disadvantaged
77.6 %
La Joya ISD: 93.4%
Statewide: 58.8%
Limited English proficiency
37.9 %
La Joya ISD: 53.6%
Statewide: 18.8%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2017-2018 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
33.9 %
La Joya ISD: 52.1%
Statewide: 18.9%
Career and Technical
0 %
La Joya ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 25.8%
Gifted and Talented
5.5 %
La Joya ISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 7.9%
Special Education
6.7 %
La Joya ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 9.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system. In 2017-18, Texas gave school districts with more than one campus a letter grade from A to F. The state did not give grades to campuses and instead gave them ratings based on the previous system, such as "met standard" or "improvement required." Some districts did not receive ratings for a variety of reasons, including being impacted by Hurricane Harvey, being annexed by another district, or having compromised data.
Overall
Met standard
La Joya ISD: B
Student achievement
N/A
La Joya ISD: C
School progress
N/A
La Joya ISD: B
Closing the gaps
N/A
La Joya ISD: B
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 2018 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
47.4
African American
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 10.4%
American Indian
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.6%
Hispanic
47.4 (100%)
La Joya ISD: 96.9%
Statewide: 27.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.4%
White
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 58.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
39.2 (82.8%)
La Joya ISD: 81.1%
Statewide: 74.1%
Master's
8.2 (17.2%)
La Joya ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 23.8%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
La Joya ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2017-2018.
Students per teacher
17.1
La Joya ISD: 15.2
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2017-2018 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
12.4 years
La Joya ISD: 11.5 years
Statewide: 10.9 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
$55,361
La Joya ISD: $55,303
Statewide: $53,334
Beginner
N/A
La Joya ISD: $49,191
Statewide: $47,667
1 to 5 years
$49,889
La Joya ISD: $49,981
Statewide: $49,663
6 to 10 years
$51,888
La Joya ISD: $52,620
Statewide: $52,056
11 to 20 years
$56,722
La Joya ISD: $57,050
Statewide: $55,246
20+ years
$68,498
La Joya ISD: $68,137
Statewide: $61,428