Zellars Early Childhood Learning Center
- Elementary school in Little Elm ISD
- Little Elm, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - Pre-kindergarten
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Little Elm ISD: N/A
Total students
163
Avg. teacher experience
13.2 years
Little Elm ISD: 10.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 89.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Zellars Early Childhood Learning Center is an elementary school in Little Elm, TX, in the Little Elm ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 163 students. 67.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 63.8% 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 $64,980, which is $2,506 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
300 Lobo LnLittle Elm, TX 75068
Office phone number
Principal
- Howard Higginbotham
- hhigginbotham@littleelmisd.net
- (972) 947-9340
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Zellars Early Childhood Learning Center 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
163
African American
32 (19.6%)
Little Elm ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.6%)
Little Elm ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
21 (12.9%)
Little Elm ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
86 (52.8%)
Little Elm ISD: 38.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Little Elm ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
15 (9.2%)
Little Elm ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (4.9%)
Little Elm ISD: 5.8%
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
67.5 %
Little Elm ISD: 52.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
81.6 %
Little Elm ISD: 49.5%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
63.8 %
Little Elm ISD: 22.6%
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
63.8 %
Little Elm ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Little Elm ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8 %
Little Elm ISD: 13.1%
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
Little Elm ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Little Elm ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Little Elm ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Little Elm 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
Little Elm ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Little Elm ISD: 17.9%
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
9.9
African American
1 (10.1%)
Little Elm ISD: 10%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Little Elm ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Little Elm ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4.9 (49.5%)
Little Elm ISD: 17.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Little Elm ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4 (40.4%)
Little Elm ISD: 68.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Little Elm 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%)
Little Elm ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
6.9 (69.7%)
Little Elm ISD: 72.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3 (30.3%)
Little Elm ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Little Elm ISD: 0%
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
16.5
Little Elm ISD: 15.6
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
13.2 years
Little Elm ISD: 10.3 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
$64,980
Little Elm ISD: $63,818
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$58,285
Little Elm ISD: $58,631
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,729
Little Elm ISD: $61,056
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,290
Little Elm ISD: $62,733
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,701
Little Elm ISD: $66,088
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,324
Little Elm ISD: $70,063
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Little Elm ISD: $73,555
Statewide: $74,014