Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School
- Elementary school in Roma ISD
- Roma, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Roma ISD: N/A
Total students
515
Avg. teacher experience
11.1 years
Roma ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Roma ISD: 93.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School is an elementary school in Roma, TX, in the Roma ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 515 students. 92% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 98.6% 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 $60,625, which is $1,849 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.
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Principal
- Odette E Garcia
- oegarcia@romaisd.com
- (956) 849-7230
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Roel A & Celia R Saenz 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
515
African American
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
513 (99.6%)
Roma ISD: 99.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
2 (0.4%)
Roma ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
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
92 %
Roma ISD: 87.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
86.8 %
Roma ISD: 86.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
90.9 %
Roma ISD: 84.7%
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
98.6 %
Roma ISD: 90%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5.8 %
Roma ISD: 10.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8.9 %
Roma ISD: 10.4%
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
Roma ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Roma ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Roma ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Roma 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
16.5 %
Roma ISD: 20.1%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Roma ISD: N/A
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Roma ISD: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Roma ISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
16.3 %
Roma ISD: 20.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Roma ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
Masked
Roma ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Roma ISD: Masked
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
39
African American
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
39 (100%)
Roma ISD: 98.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Roma ISD: 0.2%
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%)
Roma ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
29.5 (75.6%)
Roma ISD: 77.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
8.5 (21.8%)
Roma ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (2.6%)
Roma 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
13.2
Roma ISD: 13.2
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
11.1 years
Roma ISD: 11.1 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
$60,625
Roma ISD: $59,916
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$55,024
Roma ISD: $50,326
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,559
Roma ISD: $53,749
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$57,235
Roma ISD: $57,934
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,481
Roma ISD: $63,342
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,402
Roma ISD: $69,287
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Roma ISD: $78,256
Statewide: $74,014