Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Forsan ISD: A

Total students

366

Avg. teacher experience

14.4 years

Forsan ISD: 15.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Forsan ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

Forsan Elementary School is an elementary school in Big Spring, TX, in the Forsan ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 366 students. 42.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,793, which is $3,094 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.forsan.esc18.net

Address

500 W Main St
Big Spring, TX 79733

Office phone number

(432) 457-0091

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Forsan Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 18.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

366

African American

4 (1.1%)

Forsan ISD: 1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1.9%)

Forsan ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

139 (38%)

Forsan ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

209 (57.1%)

Forsan ISD: 60.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1.9%)

Forsan ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.9%

Hispanic

38.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

57.1%

Two or more races

1.9%

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

42.3 %

Forsan ISD: 41.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

40.4 %

Forsan ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3 %

Forsan ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

42.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

40.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3 %

Forsan ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.3 %

Forsan ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.2 %

Forsan ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.0%

Gifted and talented

3.3%

Special education

8.2%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Forsan ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Forsan ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Forsan ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Forsan ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3.8 %

Forsan ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Forsan ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

2.6 %

Forsan ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Forsan ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5 %

Forsan ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

23.8

African American

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (4.2%)

Forsan ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.8 (95.8%)

Forsan ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

21.9 (92%)

Forsan ISD: 83.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1.9 (8%)

Forsan ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Forsan ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.4

Forsan ISD: 13.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

14.4 years

Forsan ISD: 15.4 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

$55,793

Forsan ISD: $56,701

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Forsan ISD: N/A

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,255

Forsan ISD: $49,107

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$51,463

Forsan ISD: $52,946

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,615

Forsan ISD: $55,957

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,179

Forsan ISD: $63,806

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,953

Forsan ISD: $65,600

Statewide: $71,111

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