Woodroe Petty Elementary School
- Elementary school in Taft ISD
- Taft, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Taft ISD: N/A
Total students
383
Avg. teacher experience
10.2 years
Taft ISD: 11.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Taft ISD: 89.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Woodroe Petty Elementary School is an elementary school in Taft, TX, in the Taft ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 383 students. 59.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.3% 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 $54,733, which is $7,741 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
401 Peach StreeetTaft, TX 78390-3016
Office phone number
Principal
- Melissa Sue Pittman
- melissa.pittman@taftisd.net
- (361) 528-2636
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Woodroe Petty Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
383
African American
6 (1.6%)
Taft ISD: 1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.5%)
Taft ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
304 (79.4%)
Taft ISD: 83.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
70 (18.3%)
Taft ISD: 15%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (0.3%)
Taft ISD: 0.4%
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
59.3 %
Taft ISD: 65.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
88.8 %
Taft ISD: 84.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
1.3 %
Taft ISD: 2.6%
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
1.3 %
Taft ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
1.8 %
Taft ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.7 %
Taft ISD: 14.5%
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
Taft ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Taft ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Taft ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Taft 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
29.2 %
Taft ISD: 29.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Taft ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Taft ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Taft ISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
29.5 %
Taft ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Taft ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
24 %
Taft ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Taft 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
25.3
African American
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
14 (55.3%)
Taft ISD: 59.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
11.3 (44.7%)
Taft ISD: 40.3%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Taft 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%)
Taft ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
24.3 (96.1%)
Taft ISD: 84.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1 (3.9%)
Taft ISD: 14%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Taft 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
15.1
Taft 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
10.2 years
Taft ISD: 11.8 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
$54,733
Taft ISD: $56,736
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,250
Taft ISD: $50,750
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$50,273
Taft ISD: $51,471
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$53,058
Taft ISD: $53,348
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,134
Taft ISD: $60,652
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$64,882
Taft ISD: $66,607
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$63,695
Taft ISD: $64,302
Statewide: $74,014