Donna Wernecke Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Sharyland ISD
  • Mcallen, TX
  • Early education - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Total students

672

Avg. teacher experience

17.1 years

Sharyland ISD: 14.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sharyland ISD: 97.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Donna Wernecke Elementary School is an elementary school in Mcallen, TX, in the Sharyland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 672 students. 65.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39.1% 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 $58,936, which is $3,538 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 17.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

dwe.sharylandisd.org/

Address

4500 Dove Ave
Mcallen, TX 78504

Office phone number

(956) 928-1063

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Donna Wernecke 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

672

African American

2 (0.3%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

637 (94.8%)

Sharyland ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

26 (3.9%)

Sharyland ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

4 (0.6%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.3%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

94.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.9%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

65.9 %

Sharyland ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

65.8 %

Sharyland ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

39.9 %

Sharyland ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

65.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

65.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

39.9%

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

39.1 %

Sharyland ISD: 38%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

8.6 %

Sharyland ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

15 %

Sharyland ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

39.1%

Gifted and talented

8.6%

Special education

15.0%

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

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Sharyland 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

9.9 %

Sharyland ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

9.2 %

Sharyland ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sharyland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

19 %

Sharyland ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Sharyland ISD: 13.8%

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

42

African American

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

37 (88%)

Sharyland ISD: 85.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sharyland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.1 (12%)

Sharyland ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sharyland 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%)

Sharyland ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

35.9 (85.6%)

Sharyland ISD: 72%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

6.1 (14.4%)

Sharyland ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sharyland 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

16

Sharyland ISD: 15.5

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

17.1 years

Sharyland ISD: 14.4 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

$58,936

Sharyland ISD: $59,162

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Sharyland ISD: $54,217

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,387

Sharyland ISD: $54,244

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$54,333

Sharyland ISD: $55,953

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,757

Sharyland ISD: $58,863

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,135

Sharyland ISD: $64,943

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$75,981

Sharyland ISD: $74,735

Statewide: $74,014

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