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South Elementary

Summary:

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Breckenridge, Texas, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Breckenridge Independent School District, which is ranked 364 out of 968 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Elementary has seen a gradual increase in racial diversity, with the percentage of Hispanic students growing from 30.47% to 37.72% over the past few years. However, the school's academic performance has been mixed, with some grade levels and subjects performing better than the state average, while others underperform. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, but white and special education students struggling. Additionally, South Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

Compared to the nearby East Elementary, South Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio and a slightly lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, East Elementary serves a younger student population (grades PK-2), which may have different academic and resource needs. Overall, South Elementary faces several challenges, including declining statewide rankings, inconsistent academic performance, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which will require targeted interventions and support to address.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 1001 W Elliott St
       Breckenridge, TX  76424-4204

(254) 212-4691

District: Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1848th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,405 Help


Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Breckenridge J H
High:    Breckenridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  298

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.4%
Hispanic:
36.6%
Two or more races:
4.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.1% Help


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Compare Details South Elementary ranks better than 60.5% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.32. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.4%), Hispanic (36.6%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Elementary is 13.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Elementary is $10,405.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Elementary 1848th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See South Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd) 364th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.75 2182nd 3465 37.0%
2005 37.74 2562nd 3475 26.3%
2006 45.21 2273rd 3476 34.6%
2007 36.20 2837th 3724 23.8%
2008 38.82 2728th 3768 27.6%
2009 49.20 2289th 3884 41.1%
2010 48.29 2418th 3937 38.6%
2011 50.41 2378th 4095 41.9%
2012 50.45 2245th 4206 46.6%
2013 59.55 1754th 4221 58.4%
2014 50.45 2305th 4260 45.9%
2015 59.52 1818th 4320 57.9%
2016 38.16 2920th 4286 31.9%
2017 44.95 2240th 4329 48.3%
2018 37.19 2737th 4359 37.2%
2019 30.04 3341st 4479 25.4%
2021 44.15 2342nd 4578 48.8%
2022 40.63 2698th 4581 41.1%
2023 53.36 1981st 4647 57.4%
2024 55.32 1848th 4675 60.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.10 2097th 3226 35.0%
2019 52.48 1433rd 3333 57.0%
2021 58.28 1068th 3446 69.0%
2022 57.71 1217th 3487 65.1%
2023 41.07 2196th 3556 38.2%
2024 58.99 1210th 3638 66.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.78 1911th 3558 46.3%
2019 37.80 2222nd 3684 39.7%
2021 30.44 2772nd 3799 27.0%
2022 31.43 2917th 3952 26.2%
2023 41.22 2206th 4086 46.0%
2024 54.59 1596th 4261 62.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.55 2377th 4264 44.3%
2019 31.91 3337th 4309 22.6%
2021 46.51 2282nd 4451 48.7%
2022 47.12 2349th 4477 47.5%
2023 59.13 1576th 4521 65.1%
2024 65.27 1182nd 4560 74.1%
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Rank History for Female students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.06 2681st 4306 37.7%
2019 33.56 3090th 4348 28.9%
2021 44.96 2300th 4499 48.9%
2022 37.36 2941st 4561 35.5%
2023 60.39 1551st 4588 66.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.57 2202nd 3184 30.8%
2021 57.62 1500th 3006 50.1%
2022 43.64 2096th 2958 29.1%
2023 64.06 1227th 2980 58.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.97 3245th 4240 23.5%
2019 35.87 2975th 4295 30.7%
2021 40.18 2551st 4331 41.1%
2022 26.16 3725th 4461 16.5%
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Rank History for Male students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.26 2751st 4319 36.3%
2019 28.77 3372nd 4357 22.6%
2021 44.66 2282nd 4498 49.3%
2022 47.64 2303rd 4563 49.5%
2023 51.44 2069th 4585 54.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.89 2209th 4168 47.0%
2019 31.53 3190th 4188 23.8%
2021 46.71 2144th 4329 50.5%
2022 55.85 1709th 4376 60.9%
2023 61.38 1396th 4401 68.3%
2024 66.25 1125th 4431 74.6%
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Rank History for White students at South Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.16 2712th 3127 13.3%
2019 17.93 2866th 3142 8.8%
2021 25.19 2546th 3082 17.4%
2022 21.10 2701st 3082 12.4%
2023 35.30 2181st 3106 29.8%
2024 40.00 1990th 3078 35.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for South Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 391 13 5 59 3 n/a n/a 0 471
1989 369 9 4 56 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1990 365 14 3 57 1 n/a n/a 0 440
1991 343 14 1 47 2 n/a n/a 0 407
1992 356 15 2 68 3 n/a n/a 0 444
1993 355 13 1 70 3 n/a n/a 0 442
1994 378 10 1 80 5 n/a n/a 0 474
1995 356 7 3 100 2 n/a n/a 0 468
1996 356 7 3 100 2 n/a n/a 0 468
1997 341 3 3 87 1 n/a n/a 0 435
1998 306 6 5 97 1 n/a n/a 0 415
1999 309 8 2 80 4 n/a n/a 0 403
2000 297 10 4 82 4 n/a n/a 0 397
2001 292 13 2 101 4 n/a n/a 0 412
2002 258 9 2 107 3 n/a n/a 0 379
2003 258 9 2 107 3 n/a n/a 0 379
2004 250 8 2 97 2 n/a n/a 0 359
2005 235 2 3 106 2 n/a n/a 0 348
2006 229 5 0 101 3 n/a n/a 0 338
2007 231 10 0 106 3 n/a n/a 0 350
2008 220 16 0 96 2 n/a n/a 0 334
2009 202 13 1 104 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2010 209 14 2 115 2 n/a n/a 0 342
2011 212 6 1 119 1 0 5 0 344
2012 193 9 0 137 2 0 3 0 344
2013 188 6 2 116 7 0 6 0 325
2014 208 6 3 96 10 1 7 0 331
2015 211 2 2 93 13 1 6 0 328
2016 231 2 1 105 10 1 6 0 356
2017 212 4 1 125 6 0 7 0 355
2018 211 5 1 129 5 0 6 0 357
2019 212 3 1 119 3 0 4 0 342
2020 211 6 0 99 4 0 6 0 326
2021 181 5 2 85 3 0 3 0 279
2022 167 5 1 95 2 0 3 0 273
2023 156 5 4 106 3 0 7 0 281
2024 165 5 4 109 3 0 12 0 298

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 471 23.0 20.4 n/a
1989 438 n/a n/a n/a
1990 440 24.0 18.3 n/a
1991 407 24.0 16.9 n/a
1992 444 26.3 16.8 36.3
1993 442 28.0 15.8 44.1
1994 474 28.5 16.6 40.7
1995 468 26.7 17.5 37.6
1996 468 26.7 17.5 37.6
1997 435 27.3 15.9 43
1998 415 26.9 15.4 43.1
1999 403 26.1 15.4 51.6
2000 397 24.2 16.4 49.6
2001 412 25.0 16.5 55.3
2002 379 25.8 14.7 53.8
2003 379 25.8 14.7 53.8
2004 359 23.9 15.0 63.2
2005 348 23.8 14.6 65.5
2006 338 23.5 14.4 65.1
2007 350 26.2 13.4 64
2008 334 26.0 12.8 62.3
2009 320 25.6 12.5 58.8
2010 342 28.2 12.1 65.5
2011 344 29.0 11.8 65.1
2012 344 28.9 11.8 66.6
2013 325 25.1 12.9 68.3
2014 331 26.1 12.6 69.8
2015 328 25.0 13.1 70.1
2016 356 24.0 14.8 70.2
2017 355 24.8 14.2 67.9
2018 357 23.4 15.1 61.6
2019 342 22.7 15.0 64.3
2020 326 21.6 15.0 65.6
2021 279 21.5 12.9 66.7
2022 273 20.8 13.1 70
2023 281 20.2 13.8 69.8
2024 298 21.6 13.7 71.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 471 23.0 20.4 n/a
1989 438 n/a n/a n/a
1990 440 24.0 18.3 n/a
1991 407 24.0 16.9 n/a
1992 444 26.3 16.8 36.3
1993 442 28.0 15.8 44.1
1994 474 28.5 16.6 40.7
1995 468 26.7 17.5 37.6
1996 468 26.7 17.5 37.6
1997 435 27.3 15.9 43
1998 415 26.9 15.4 43.1
1999 403 26.1 15.4 51.6
2000 397 24.2 16.4 49.6
2001 412 25.0 16.5 55.3
2002 379 25.8 14.7 53.8
2003 379 25.8 14.7 53.8
2004 359 23.9 15.0 63.2
2005 348 23.8 14.6 65.5
2006 338 23.5 14.4 65.1
2007 350 26.2 13.4 64
2008 334 26.0 12.8 62.3
2009 320 25.6 12.5 58.8
2010 342 28.2 12.1 65.5
2011 344 29.0 11.8 65.1
2012 344 28.9 11.8 66.6
2013 325 25.1 12.9 68.3
2014 331 26.1 12.6 69.8
2015 328 25.0 13.1 70.1
2016 356 24.0 14.8 70.2
2017 355 24.8 14.2 67.9
2018 357 23.4 15.1 61.6
2019 342 22.7 15.0 64.3
2020 326 21.6 15.0 65.6
2021 279 21.5 12.9 66.7
2022 273 20.8 13.1 70
2023 281 20.2 13.8 69.8
2024 298 21.6 13.7 71.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,178 (14.8%) $6,768 (85.2%) $7,946
2020 $1,425 (17.1%) $6,903 (82.9%) $8,327
2021 $1,696 (16.3%) $8,709 (83.7%) $10,405

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 3341st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1981st of 4647 Elementary schools
 32%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
4th Grade Reading (South Elementary)3051
 21%
   4th Grade Reading (Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd))3051
 21%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Elementary)3250
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd))3250
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (South Elementary)3547
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd))3547
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Elementary)2946
 17%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd))2946
 17%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (South Elementary)3636
   5th Grade Science (Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd))3636
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students342281
 17.8%
African American35
 66.7%
American Indian33
Asian14
 300%
Hispanic119106
 10.9%
Pacific Islander00
White212156
 26.4%
Two or More Races47
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.3%69.8%
 5.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

Students at South Elementary are 55% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Breckenridge J H
High : Breckenridge High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 298 students attended South Elementary.

South Elementary ranks 1848th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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