Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Lamar CISD: A

Total students

480

Avg. teacher experience

9.6 years

Lamar CISD: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lamar CISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90%

William Velasquez is an elementary school in Richmond, TX, in the Lamar CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 480 students. 49.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.2% 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 $66,129, which is $7,242 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.lcisd.org/campuses/velasquez/home

Address

402 Macek Rd
Richmond, TX 77469-3174

Office phone number

(832) 223-2600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in William Velasquez 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

480

African American

98 (20.4%)

Lamar CISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.6%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

21 (4.4%)

Lamar CISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

212 (44.2%)

Lamar CISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.4%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

120 (25%)

Lamar CISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

24 (5%)

Lamar CISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

20.4%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

4.4%

Hispanic

44.2%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

25.0%

Two or more races

5.0%

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

49.4 %

Lamar CISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

58.3 %

Lamar CISD: 49.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

16 %

Lamar CISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

58.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

16.0%

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

15.2 %

Lamar CISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.3 %

Lamar CISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.3 %

Lamar CISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

15.2%

Gifted and talented

6.3%

Special education

16.3%

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

Lamar CISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Lamar CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Lamar CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Lamar CISD: 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 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

8.1 %

Lamar CISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.6 %

Lamar CISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Lamar CISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Lamar CISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

8.3 %

Lamar CISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Lamar CISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

8.9 %

Lamar CISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Lamar CISD: 5.8%

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

37.1

African American

9 (24.3%)

Lamar CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (8.1%)

Lamar CISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.6 (17.9%)

Lamar CISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

18.4 (49.7%)

Lamar CISD: 58.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 1.1%

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%)

Lamar CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30 (80.9%)

Lamar CISD: 75.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.1 (19.1%)

Lamar CISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Lamar CISD: 0.8%

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

12.9

Lamar CISD: 16.3

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

9.6 years

Lamar CISD: 10.7 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

$66,129

Lamar CISD: $65,178

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$60,333

Lamar CISD: $59,769

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$61,212

Lamar CISD: $61,815

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$69,750

Lamar CISD: $63,836

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,661

Lamar CISD: $67,118

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,249

Lamar CISD: $72,155

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$75,600

Lamar CISD: $77,436

Statewide: $71,111

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