Northside Primary School
- Elementary school in Palestine ISD
- Palestine, TX
- Kindergarten - 1st grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Palestine ISD: N/A
Total students
440
Avg. teacher experience
12.9 years
Palestine ISD: 12.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Palestine ISD: 96.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Northside Primary School is an elementary school in Palestine, TX, in the Palestine ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 440 students. 31.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12% 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 $55,079, which is $7,395 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2509 Hwy 155 NPalestine, TX 75801-9999
Office phone number
Principal
- Traci Pridgen
- tpridgen@palestineschools.org
- (903) 731-8020
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Northside Primary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
440
African American
105 (23.9%)
Palestine ISD: 24.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Palestine ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
7 (1.6%)
Palestine ISD: 1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
182 (41.4%)
Palestine ISD: 43.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Palestine ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
113 (25.7%)
Palestine ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
31 (7%)
Palestine ISD: 4.3%
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
31.1 %
Palestine ISD: 51.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
82 %
Palestine ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
13 %
Palestine ISD: 17.8%
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
12 %
Palestine ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0.5 %
Palestine ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.1 %
Palestine ISD: 15.9%
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
Palestine ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Palestine ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Palestine ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Palestine 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
14.4 %
Palestine ISD: 11.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
14.8 %
Palestine ISD: 10.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Palestine ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Palestine ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11.7 %
Palestine ISD: 9.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Palestine ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
18.8 %
Palestine ISD: 13%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
0 %
Palestine ISD: 19.8%
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
26.4
African American
0 (0%)
Palestine ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Palestine ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Palestine ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3.7 (14.1%)
Palestine ISD: 17.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Palestine ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
22.7 (85.9%)
Palestine ISD: 73.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Palestine ISD: 1.2%
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%)
Palestine ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
24.6 (93.1%)
Palestine ISD: 83.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1.8 (6.9%)
Palestine ISD: 13.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Palestine 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
16.6
Palestine ISD: 14.2
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
12.9 years
Palestine ISD: 12.9 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
$55,079
Palestine ISD: $55,167
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$44,062
Palestine ISD: $40,237
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$44,729
Palestine ISD: $46,735
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$51,719
Palestine ISD: $51,411
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$61,695
Palestine ISD: $60,381
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,704
Palestine ISD: $65,094
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$68,462
Palestine ISD: $68,357
Statewide: $74,014