Barbara Bush Primary School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

Total students

319

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Sulphur Springs ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Barbara Bush Primary School is an elementary school in Sulphur Springs, TX, in the Sulphur Springs ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 319 students. 31% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.5% 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 $53,505, which is $8,969 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ssisd.net

Address

390 N Hillcrest
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

Office phone number

(903) 439-6170

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Barbara Bush Primary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

319

African American

46 (14.4%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (1.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

72 (22.6%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

170 (53.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 51.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

26 (8.2%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

14.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.3%

Hispanic

22.6%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

53.3%

Two or more races

8.2%

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

31 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

71.8 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 63%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

7.5 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

31.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.5%

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

7.5 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

5.3 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

20.1 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

7.5%

Gifted and talented

5.3%

Special education

20.1%

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

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Sulphur Springs 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

13.2 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

10 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Sulphur Springs ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Sulphur Springs ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

15.3 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: 20%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

13.6 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

10 %

Sulphur Springs ISD: 19%

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

26.6

African American

1.6 (5.9%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (15.1%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

21 (79.1%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.6 (2.1%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

23 (86.6%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 78.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3 (11.3%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Sulphur Springs ISD: 0.6%

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

12

Sulphur Springs ISD: 12.6

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

11.7 years

Sulphur Springs ISD: 12 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

$53,505

Sulphur Springs ISD: $54,216

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Sulphur Springs ISD: $52,649

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$48,469

Sulphur Springs ISD: $49,415

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$50,075

Sulphur Springs ISD: $51,045

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$57,217

Sulphur Springs ISD: $55,984

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$61,400

Sulphur Springs ISD: $62,165

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$62,800

Sulphur Springs ISD: $64,011

Statewide: $74,014

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