Effie Morris Early Learning Academy
- Elementary school in Lake Worth ISD
- Lake Worth, TX
- Early education - Kindergarten
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: N/A
Total students
355
Avg. teacher experience
11.1 years
Lake Worth ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 88%
Statewide: 90.3%
Effie Morris Early Learning Academy is an elementary school in Lake Worth, TX, in the Lake Worth ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 355 students. 66.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.8% 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 $66,233, which is $3,759 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.
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Website
Address
3801 Merrett DrLake Worth, TX 76135-3505
Office phone number
Principal
- Robbin Church
- rchurch@lwisd.org
- (817) 306-4260
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Effie Morris Early Learning Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
355
African American
105 (29.6%)
Lake Worth ISD: 25.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.3%)
Lake Worth ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (0.8%)
Lake Worth ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
174 (49%)
Lake Worth ISD: 53.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lake Worth ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
55 (15.5%)
Lake Worth ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
17 (4.8%)
Lake Worth ISD: 4.1%
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
66.2 %
Lake Worth ISD: 70.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
85.6 %
Lake Worth ISD: 87.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
27 %
Lake Worth ISD: 28.6%
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
26.8 %
Lake Worth ISD: 27.8%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Lake Worth ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.3 %
Lake Worth ISD: 14.1%
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
Lake Worth ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Worth 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
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 33%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 37.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 20%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 62.5%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 32.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Lake Worth ISD: 39.1%
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
27.2
African American
1 (3.7%)
Lake Worth ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lake Worth ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Lake Worth ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
5.4 (20%)
Lake Worth ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lake Worth ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
20.7 (76.3%)
Lake Worth ISD: 68.5%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Lake Worth ISD: 1.6%
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%)
Lake Worth ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
20.2 (74.3%)
Lake Worth ISD: 71.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (25.7%)
Lake Worth ISD: 25.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Lake Worth ISD: 0.4%
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
13.1
Lake Worth ISD: 13
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
11.1 years
Lake Worth ISD: 10.2 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
$66,233
Lake Worth ISD: $65,466
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$61,000
Lake Worth ISD: $58,382
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,767
Lake Worth ISD: $62,282
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,058
Lake Worth ISD: $64,053
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$74,548
Lake Worth ISD: $69,016
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$71,280
Lake Worth ISD: $72,686
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$66,650
Lake Worth ISD: $75,335
Statewide: $74,014