Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Valley View ISD: A

Total students

404

Avg. teacher experience

15.7 years

Valley View ISD: 13.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Valley View ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 90%

Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is an elementary school in Pharr, TX, in the Valley View ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 404 students. 88.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 79.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,190, which is $1,303 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.vviewisd.net

Address

1300 N Mccoll Rd
Pharr, TX 78577

Office phone number

(956) 340-1700

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wilbur E Lucas 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

404

African American

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

403 (99.8%)

Valley View ISD: 99.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.2%)

Valley View ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.2%

Two or more races

0%

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

88.9 %

Valley View ISD: 81.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

94.6 %

Valley View ISD: 96.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

80 %

Valley View ISD: 70%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

88.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

80.0%

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

79.7 %

Valley View ISD: 69.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.2 %

Valley View ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.9 %

Valley View ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

79.7%

Gifted and talented

9.2%

Special education

11.9%

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)

A

Valley View ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Valley View ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Valley View ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Valley View 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

5.1 %

Valley View ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Valley View ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Valley View ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Valley View ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5.1 %

Valley View ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Valley View ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Valley View ISD: N/A

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

25.9

African American

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

25.9 (100%)

Valley View ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Valley View 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%)

Valley View ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.9 (96.1%)

Valley View ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (3.9%)

Valley View ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Valley View ISD: 0.4%

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

15.6

Valley View ISD: 15.7

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

15.7 years

Valley View ISD: 13.6 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

$60,190

Valley View ISD: $58,507

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Valley View ISD: $46,498

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,350

Valley View ISD: $48,792

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,988

Valley View ISD: $54,531

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,753

Valley View ISD: $59,147

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,196

Valley View ISD: $68,933

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Valley View ISD: $77,857

Statewide: $71,111

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