Panhandle Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Panhandle ISD
  • Panhandle, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Total students

293

Avg. teacher experience

15.1 years

Panhandle ISD: 14.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Panhandle ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Panhandle Elementary School is an elementary school in Panhandle, TX, in the Panhandle ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 293 students. 22.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.7% 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 $52,027, which is $10,447 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

panhandleisd.net

Address

106 W 9th St
Panhandle, TX 79068-1030

Office phone number

(806) 537-3579

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Panhandle Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

293

African American

1 (0.3%)

Panhandle ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Panhandle ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

41 (14%)

Panhandle ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

235 (80.2%)

Panhandle ISD: 80%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

15 (5.1%)

Panhandle ISD: 5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

14.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

80.2%

Two or more races

5.1%

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

22.9 %

Panhandle ISD: 27%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

26.6 %

Panhandle ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

1.7 %

Panhandle ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

22.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

26.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.7%

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

1.7 %

Panhandle ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

1 %

Panhandle ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

18.8 %

Panhandle ISD: 17%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

1.7%

Gifted and talented

1.0%

Special education

18.8%

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

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Panhandle 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

10.4 %

Panhandle ISD: 11%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Panhandle ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

6.3 %

Panhandle ISD: 13%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Panhandle ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

10.8 %

Panhandle ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Panhandle ISD: 15.8%

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

22.8

African American

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Panhandle ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.8 (100%)

Panhandle ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Panhandle 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%)

Panhandle ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

20.8 (91.3%)

Panhandle ISD: 76.9%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2 (8.7%)

Panhandle ISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Panhandle 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

12.9

Panhandle ISD: 10.8

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

15.1 years

Panhandle ISD: 14.8 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

$52,027

Panhandle ISD: $53,127

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Panhandle ISD: $38,158

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$40,418

Panhandle ISD: $43,566

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$45,842

Panhandle ISD: $46,554

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$54,202

Panhandle ISD: $57,920

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$60,139

Panhandle ISD: $61,161

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$65,345

Panhandle ISD: $65,345

Statewide: $74,014

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