Tony Gonzalez Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Santa Maria ISD
  • Santa Maria, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: N/A

Total students

233

Avg. teacher experience

8 years

Santa Maria ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: 96.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Tony Gonzalez Elementary School is an elementary school in Santa Maria, TX, in the Santa Maria ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 233 students. 66.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 46.8% 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 $51,440, which is $11,034 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.smisd.net

Address

11142 Military Rd
Santa Maria, TX 78592-0448

Office phone number

(956) 565-5348

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tony Gonzalez 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

233

African American

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

230 (98.7%)

Santa Maria ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

3 (1.3%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.3%

Two or more races

0%

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

66.5 %

Santa Maria ISD: 66.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

99.6 %

Santa Maria ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

49.8 %

Santa Maria ISD: 47.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

66.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

99.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

49.8%

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

46.8 %

Santa Maria ISD: 45.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.9 %

Santa Maria ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12 %

Santa Maria ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

46.8%

Gifted and talented

3.9%

Special education

12.0%

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

Santa Maria ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Santa Maria 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

3.7 %

Santa Maria ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Santa Maria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

3.8 %

Santa Maria ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Santa Maria ISD: 20%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Santa Maria 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

19.6

African American

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

19.6 (100%)

Santa Maria ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Santa Maria ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Santa Maria 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%)

Santa Maria ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

17.6 (89.8%)

Santa Maria ISD: 84.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2 (10.2%)

Santa Maria ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Santa Maria 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

11.9

Santa Maria ISD: 9.6

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

8 years

Santa Maria ISD: 10 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

$51,440

Santa Maria ISD: $51,116

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$52,540

Santa Maria ISD: $46,869

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$47,343

Santa Maria ISD: $46,175

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$49,950

Santa Maria ISD: $50,458

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$56,912

Santa Maria ISD: $57,002

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$62,729

Santa Maria ISD: $63,773

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Santa Maria ISD: $66,111

Statewide: $74,014

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