South Elementary School
- Elementary school in Plainview ISD
- Plainview, TX
- Early education - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Plainview ISD: N/A
Total students
464
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
Plainview ISD: 11.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Plainview ISD: 94.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
South Elementary School is an elementary school in Plainview, TX, in the Plainview ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 464 students. 57.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5% 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 $53,556, which is $8,918 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.
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Principal
- Susie Garcia
- SEPrincipal@plainviewisd.org
- (806) 293-6055
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in South Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
464
African American
24 (5.2%)
Plainview ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4 (0.9%)
Plainview ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
376 (81%)
Plainview ISD: 82.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
58 (12.5%)
Plainview ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
2 (0.4%)
Plainview ISD: 0.9%
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
57.1 %
Plainview ISD: 66%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
86.6 %
Plainview ISD: 82.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
4.7 %
Plainview ISD: 12.7%
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
5 %
Plainview ISD: 14%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.1 %
Plainview ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.8 %
Plainview ISD: 13.4%
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
Plainview ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Plainview ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Plainview ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Plainview 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
25.1 %
Plainview ISD: 29.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
27.8 %
Plainview ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Plainview ISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Plainview ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
28.7 %
Plainview ISD: 31.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Plainview ISD: 20%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
13 %
Plainview ISD: 20.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Plainview ISD: 35.7%
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
30
African American
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 6.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
15.5 (51.6%)
Plainview ISD: 36.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
14.5 (48.4%)
Plainview ISD: 54%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
2.9 (9.7%)
Plainview ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
24.2 (80.6%)
Plainview ISD: 69.2%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
2.9 (9.7%)
Plainview ISD: 23.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Plainview ISD: 0.6%
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
15.5
Plainview ISD: 13.8
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
11 years
Plainview ISD: 11.2 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
$53,556
Plainview ISD: $55,574
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$29,918
Plainview ISD: $37,433
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$49,954
Plainview ISD: $49,352
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$53,015
Plainview ISD: $53,504
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$59,495
Plainview ISD: $61,505
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$61,314
Plainview ISD: $67,522
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$74,222
Plainview ISD: $74,982
Statewide: $74,014