Barbara Fasken Elementary School
- Elementary school in United ISD
- Laredo, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
Total students
723
Avg. teacher experience
19.7 years
United ISD: 14.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
United ISD: 96.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Barbara Fasken Elementary School is an elementary school in Laredo, TX, in the United ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 723 students. 67.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 59.8% 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 $64,346, which is $1,872 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 19.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Liliana Barragan
- lbarra54@uisd.net
- (956) 473-4700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Barbara Fasken 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
723
African American
2 (0.3%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
6 (0.8%)
United ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
702 (97.1%)
United ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
9 (1.2%)
United ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
3 (0.4%)
United ISD: 0.1%
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
67.4 %
United ISD: 62%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
73 %
United ISD: 77.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
60 %
United ISD: 42.9%
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
59.8 %
United ISD: 43.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7.6 %
United ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.3 %
United ISD: 15.1%
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
United ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
United ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
United 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
10.6 %
United ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
United ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
United ISD: 75%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
40 %
United ISD: 10%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
10.4 %
United ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
United ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
0 %
United ISD: 15.5%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
United ISD: 10%
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
44.8
African American
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
43.8 (97.8%)
United ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
1 (2.2%)
United ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.1%
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%)
United ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
39.8 (88.8%)
United ISD: 73.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5 (11.2%)
United ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
United ISD: 0.3%
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
16.1
United ISD: 16
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
19.7 years
United ISD: 14.6 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
$64,346
United ISD: $61,559
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
United ISD: $52,785
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,050
United ISD: $54,524
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$57,650
United ISD: $58,300
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,548
United ISD: $62,854
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,987
United ISD: $66,438
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$77,137
United ISD: $73,466
Statewide: $74,014