Derry Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Point Isabel ISD
  • Port Isabel, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Total students

406

Avg. teacher experience

13.8 years

Point Isabel ISD: 13.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Derry Elementary School is an elementary school in Port Isabel, TX, in the Point Isabel ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 406 students. 58.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 41.9% 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 $60,062, which is $2,412 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1702 2nd St
Port Isabel, TX 78578-2433

Office phone number

(956) 943-0070

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Derry 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

406

African American

1 (0.2%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.5%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

364 (89.7%)

Point Isabel ISD: 91.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

36 (8.9%)

Point Isabel ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (0.5%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

89.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

8.9%

Two or more races

0.5%

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

58.4 %

Point Isabel ISD: 68.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

84.5 %

Point Isabel ISD: 86.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

35.5 %

Point Isabel ISD: 40.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

58.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

35.5%

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

41.9 %

Point Isabel ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

5.4 %

Point Isabel ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.8 %

Point Isabel ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

41.9%

Gifted and talented

5.4%

Special education

11.8%

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

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Point Isabel 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

18.1 %

Point Isabel ISD: 19%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

17.5 %

Point Isabel ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

25.9 %

Point Isabel ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Point Isabel ISD: 10%

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

28.8

African American

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

22.8 (79.2%)

Point Isabel ISD: 83.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6 (20.8%)

Point Isabel ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Point Isabel 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%)

Point Isabel ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

24 (83.2%)

Point Isabel ISD: 73%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

4.8 (16.8%)

Point Isabel ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Point Isabel ISD: 0.7%

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

14.1

Point Isabel 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

13.8 years

Point Isabel ISD: 13.2 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

$60,062

Point Isabel ISD: $59,146

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Point Isabel ISD: $53,200

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$54,079

Point Isabel ISD: $54,036

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,770

Point Isabel ISD: $55,807

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,073

Point Isabel ISD: $59,776

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,101

Point Isabel ISD: $66,993

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$76,266

Point Isabel ISD: $72,872

Statewide: $74,014

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