Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: N/A

Total students

220

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Port Arthur ISD: 8.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: 85.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Dequeen Elementary School is an elementary school in Port Arthur, TX, in the Port Arthur ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 220 students. 34.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.2% 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 $55,990, which is $6,484 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.paisd.org/schools/dequeen/home.htm

Address

740 Dequeen Blvd
Port Arthur, TX 77640-6205

Office phone number

(409) 984-8900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Dequeen Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

220

African American

140 (63.6%)

Port Arthur ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (1.4%)

Port Arthur ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.9%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

71 (32.3%)

Port Arthur ISD: 52.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.5%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.5%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (0.9%)

Port Arthur ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

63.6%

American Indian

1.4%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

32.3%

Pacific Islander

0.5%

White

0.5%

Two or more races

0.9%

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

34.5 %

Port Arthur ISD: 45.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

87.7 %

Port Arthur ISD: 86.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

27.7 %

Port Arthur ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

34.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

87.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.7%

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

28.2 %

Port Arthur ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.6 %

Port Arthur ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.4 %

Port Arthur ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

28.2%

Gifted and talented

3.6%

Special education

16.4%

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

Port Arthur ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Port Arthur 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

29.7 %

Port Arthur ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

31.7 %

Port Arthur ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Port Arthur ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Port Arthur ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

24.3 %

Port Arthur ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Port Arthur ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Port Arthur ISD: 43.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Port Arthur ISD: 25.5%

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

16.2 (76.8%)

Port Arthur ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1.7 (8.1%)

Port Arthur ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

3.2 (15.1%)

Port Arthur ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (4.7%)

Port Arthur ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

13.5 (64%)

Port Arthur ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

6.6 (31.3%)

Port Arthur ISD: 22%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%

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

10.4

Port Arthur ISD: 14.7

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

12.1 years

Port Arthur ISD: 8.2 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

$55,990

Port Arthur ISD: $55,858

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$45,868

Port Arthur ISD: $49,535

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$50,898

Port Arthur ISD: $54,244

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$56,728

Port Arthur ISD: $57,493

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,410

Port Arthur ISD: $60,196

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$62,423

Port Arthur ISD: $64,542

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$56,232

Port Arthur ISD: $66,593

Statewide: $74,014

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