Tarkington Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Tarkington ISD
  • Cleveland, TX
  • 1st grade - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Tarkington ISD: N/A

Total students

779

Avg. teacher experience

8.6 years

Tarkington ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Tarkington ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Tarkington Elementary School is an elementary school in Cleveland, TX, in the Tarkington ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 779 students. 45.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.7% 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 $59,469, which is $3,005 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.tarkingtonisd.net

Address

2770 Fm 163
Cleveland, TX 77327

Office phone number

(281) 592-6134

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tarkington Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. 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 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

779

African American

7 (0.9%)

Tarkington ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Tarkington ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Tarkington ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

122 (15.7%)

Tarkington ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tarkington ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

618 (79.3%)

Tarkington ISD: 76.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

29 (3.7%)

Tarkington ISD: 4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.9%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

15.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

79.3%

Two or more races

3.7%

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

45.6 %

Tarkington ISD: 35.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

61.4 %

Tarkington ISD: 59.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

6.7 %

Tarkington ISD: 6%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

45.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.7%

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

6.7 %

Tarkington ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6 %

Tarkington ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

18.4 %

Tarkington ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

6.7%

Gifted and talented

6.0%

Special education

18.4%

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

Tarkington ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Tarkington ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Tarkington ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Tarkington 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

11.8 %

Tarkington ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

12.5 %

Tarkington ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Tarkington ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Tarkington ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

15.2 %

Tarkington ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Tarkington ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

11.1 %

Tarkington ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

18.5 %

Tarkington ISD: 16.9%

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

49

African American

1.9 (3.9%)

Tarkington ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Tarkington ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Tarkington ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Tarkington ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tarkington ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

47.1 (96.1%)

Tarkington ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Tarkington 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

2.9 (5.9%)

Tarkington ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

40.5 (82.6%)

Tarkington ISD: 78.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5.7 (11.6%)

Tarkington ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Tarkington 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

15.9

Tarkington ISD: 16.3

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

8.6 years

Tarkington ISD: 10.5 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

$59,469

Tarkington ISD: $62,256

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$51,889

Tarkington ISD: $50,977

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$56,410

Tarkington ISD: $57,104

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$61,140

Tarkington ISD: $63,506

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,114

Tarkington ISD: $65,818

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$75,514

Tarkington ISD: $75,601

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$70,830

Tarkington ISD: $79,748

Statewide: $74,014

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