Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Happy ISD: A

Total students

125

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Happy ISD: 15.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Happy ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Happy Elementary School is an elementary school in Happy, TX, in the Happy ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 125 students. 31.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,411, which is $7,476 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

400 N W 3rd
Happy, TX 79042-0458

Office phone number

(806) 558-2561

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Happy Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

125

African American

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

12 (9.6%)

Happy ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

111 (88.8%)

Happy ISD: 83.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (1.6%)

Happy ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

9.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

88.8%

Two or more races

1.6%

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

31.2 %

Happy ISD: 32%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

34.4 %

Happy ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.2 %

Happy ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

31.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

34.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.2%

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

3.2 %

Happy ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.8 %

Happy ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.2 %

Happy ISD: 12%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.2%

Gifted and talented

4.8%

Special education

15.2%

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)

C

Happy ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Happy ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Happy ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Happy 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

0.9 %

Happy ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Happy ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Happy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Happy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

0 %

Happy ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Happy ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.1 %

Happy ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Happy 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

10.7

African American

0.5 (5%)

Happy ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10.2 (95%)

Happy ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Happy 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%)

Happy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

10.7 (100%)

Happy ISD: 86.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

0 (0%)

Happy ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Happy 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

11.6

Happy ISD: 10.1

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

12.4 years

Happy ISD: 15.2 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

$51,411

Happy ISD: $53,870

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Happy ISD: N/A

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$40,054

Happy ISD: $39,490

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$45,820

Happy ISD: $45,430

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,172

Happy ISD: $52,220

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,457

Happy ISD: $61,322

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Happy ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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