Roberto Garate Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Monte Alto ISD
  • Monte Alto, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

Total students

359

Avg. teacher experience

8 years

Monte Alto ISD: 8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Roberto Garate Elementary School is an elementary school in Monte Alto, TX, in the Monte Alto ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 359 students. 64.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39% 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 $53,814, which is $8,660 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.montealtoisd.org

Address

25149 First St
Monte Alto, TX 78538-9719

Office phone number

(956) 262-1601

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Roberto Garate Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. 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 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

359

African American

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

358 (99.7%)

Monte Alto ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.3%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.3%

Two or more races

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

64.3 %

Monte Alto ISD: 60.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

92.8 %

Monte Alto ISD: 90.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

36.5 %

Monte Alto ISD: 36%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

64.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.5%

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

39 %

Monte Alto ISD: 36.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0.3 %

Monte Alto ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

6.4 %

Monte Alto ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

39.0%

Gifted and talented

0.3%

Special education

6.4%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Monte Alto 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

19.7 %

Monte Alto ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

20 %

Monte Alto ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

0 %

Monte Alto ISD: 25%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: Masked

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

21.1

African American

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

21.1 (100%)

Monte Alto ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Monte Alto ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Monte Alto 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%)

Monte Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

17.1 (81%)

Monte Alto ISD: 86.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4 (19%)

Monte Alto ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Monte Alto 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

17

Monte Alto ISD: 13.4

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

8 years

Monte Alto ISD: 8 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

$53,814

Monte Alto ISD: $54,159

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$48,254

Monte Alto ISD: $48,376

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$50,193

Monte Alto ISD: $50,774

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,014

Monte Alto ISD: $53,649

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,503

Monte Alto ISD: $59,885

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,386

Monte Alto ISD: $65,661

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Monte Alto ISD: $70,264

Statewide: $74,014

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