W M Pearce Pri

Summary:

W M Pearce Pri is an elementary school located in San Antonio, Texas, serving grades 1-5 with a student population of 466 and is part of the Southside Independent School District.

W M Pearce Pri has a predominantly Hispanic student population, making up around 91-92% of the student body, with White students accounting for 6-8% and other racial groups making up the remaining 1-2%. The school has shown improvement in STAAR test scores over the past few years, outperforming the Southside ISD district and sometimes the state average in certain subjects and grade levels, particularly in STAAR Spanish assessments where it ranks in the top 400 Texas elementary schools for English Language Learner students. However, the school's performance for its Hispanic and White student subgroups is more average, with rankings in the middle to lower range of Texas elementary schools. W M Pearce Pri has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84-89% over the past 3 years, and spends around $11,994 per student, which is higher than the state average.

Among the nearby schools, W M Pearce Pri generally outperforms the other Southside ISD schools, such as Julian C Gallardo Elementary and Freedom Elementary, in terms of STAAR test scores and SchoolDigger rankings. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in other districts, such as Heritage Elementary in the Southside ISD and S/Sgt Michael P Barrera Veterans Elementary in the Somerset ISD, which have stronger academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 19190 Hwy 281 S 3
       San Antonio, TX  78221-9648


(210) 882-1605

District: Southside Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1713th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,994 Help


Students who attend W M Pearce Pri usually attend:

Middle:    Losoya Middle
High:    Southside High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  466

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.8%
White:
6.7%
Asian:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.5% Help


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Compare Details W M Pearce Pri ranks better than 63.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Southside Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.37. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details W M Pearce Pri has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Southside Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.8%), White (6.7%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at W M Pearce Pri is 14.5. 2 elementary schools in the Southside Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at W M Pearce Pri is $11,994. 2 elementary schools in the Southside Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

W M Pearce Pri was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Southside Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Southside Independent School District (Isd) 576th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for W M Pearce Pri

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Rank History for all students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 27.98 2926th 3476 15.8%
2007 30.29 3061st 3724 17.8%
2008 45.27 2404th 3768 36.2%
2009 35.38 2966th 3884 23.6%
2010 51.81 2234th 3937 43.3%
2011 39.72 2965th 4095 27.6%
2012 43.08 2709th 4206 35.6%
2013 41.91 2759th 4221 34.6%
2014 53.49 2126th 4260 50.1%
2015 40.29 2834th 4320 34.4%
2016 21.60 3660th 4286 14.6%
2017 25.90 3418th 4329 21.0%
2018 18.45 3885th 4359 10.9%
2019 11.48 4299th 4479 4.0%
2021 20.18 3851st 4578 15.9%
2022 37.28 2916th 4581 36.3%
2023 54.25 1932nd 4647 58.4%
2024 57.37 1713th 4675 63.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.16 2388th 3333 28.4%
2021 47.89 1586th 3446 54.0%
2022 78.86 393rd 3487 88.7%
2023 80.96 364th 3556 89.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.80 1771st 3558 50.2%
2019 18.04 3555th 3684 3.5%
2021 41.65 1918th 3799 49.5%
2022 36.47 2538th 3952 35.8%
2023 67.03 799th 4086 80.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.18 3714th 4264 12.9%
2019 15.33 4129th 4309 4.2%
2021 23.76 3802nd 4451 14.6%
2022 41.62 2714th 4477 39.4%
2023 61.32 1426th 4521 68.5%
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Rank History for Female students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.65 3807th 4306 11.6%
2019 12.09 4195th 4348 3.5%
2021 16.67 4106th 4499 8.7%
2022 37.30 2948th 4561 35.4%
2023 57.12 1735th 4588 62.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.17 3075th 3106 1.0%
2019 16.90 2984th 3184 6.3%
2021 19.60 2613th 3006 13.1%
2022 34.15 2381st 2958 19.5%
2023 63.40 1268th 2980 57.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.26 4082nd 4240 3.7%
2019 18.99 4035th 4295 6.1%
2021 34.66 3006th 4331 30.6%
2022 42.25 2653rd 4461 40.5%
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Rank History for Male students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.57 3799th 4319 12.0%
2019 13.16 4153rd 4357 4.7%
2021 25.18 3516th 4498 21.8%
2022 36.60 2951st 4563 35.3%
2023 49.99 2155th 4585 53.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.72 3770th 4168 9.5%
2019 12.26 4087th 4188 2.4%
2021 20.93 3843rd 4329 11.2%
2022 40.52 2718th 4376 37.9%
2023 58.18 1579th 4401 64.1%
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Rank History for White students at W M Pearce Pri

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.12 2396th 3127 23.4%
2019 34.19 2294th 3142 27.0%
2021 29.41 2379th 3082 22.8%
2022 44.57 1828th 3082 40.7%
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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 W M Pearce Pri

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 177 5 3 581 1 n/a n/a 0 767
1989 177 1 2 630 0 n/a n/a 0 810
1990 184 2 2 633 0 n/a n/a 0 821
1991 197 4 3 631 0 n/a n/a 0 835
1992 199 3 1 642 0 n/a n/a 0 845
1993 193 3 0 686 0 n/a n/a 0 882
1994 183 5 1 692 0 n/a n/a 0 881
1995 181 6 1 696 1 n/a n/a 0 885
1996 181 6 1 696 1 n/a n/a 0 885
1997 180 9 8 768 3 n/a n/a 0 968
1998 194 5 3 827 0 n/a n/a 0 1029
1999 179 6 7 832 0 n/a n/a 0 1024
2000 135 7 15 823 1 n/a n/a 0 981
2001 144 13 10 921 1 n/a n/a 0 1089
2002 107 15 8 939 0 n/a n/a 0 1069
2003 107 15 8 939 0 n/a n/a 0 1069
2004 70 8 3 776 0 n/a n/a 0 857
2005 69 11 3 783 0 n/a n/a 0 866
2006 28 0 5 400 0 n/a n/a 0 433
2007 29 2 3 418 0 n/a n/a 0 452
2008 29 7 4 476 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2009 39 7 2 504 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2010 34 4 3 524 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2011 37 2 4 526 1 0 0 0 570
2012 37 3 3 492 0 0 0 0 535
2013 35 1 2 469 0 0 1 0 508
2014 47 2 2 463 1 0 2 0 517
2015 36 0 3 496 1 0 3 0 539
2016 45 3 2 477 1 0 3 0 531
2017 40 4 3 520 1 0 2 0 570
2018 41 3 2 480 1 0 2 0 529
2019 31 3 2 423 1 0 3 0 463
2020 30 6 2 416 0 0 2 0 456
2021 32 3 4 394 1 0 1 0 435
2022 35 1 3 380 1 0 1 0 421
2023 31 1 3 428 1 0 2 0 466

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 W M Pearce Pri

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 767 48.0 15.9 n/a
1989 810 n/a n/a n/a
1990 821 51.0 16.0 n/a
1991 835 51.4 16.2 n/a
1992 845 56.9 14.8 72.1
1993 882 58.0 15.2 86.4
1994 881 60.8 14.5 78.9
1995 885 60.8 14.6 73.7
1996 885 60.8 14.6 73.7
1997 968 63.0 15.4 73.3
1998 1029 66.8 15.4 75
1999 1024 66.0 15.5 84.9
2000 981 58.8 16.7 88.3
2001 1089 67.8 16.1 90
2002 1069 66.6 16.1 88.9
2003 1069 66.6 16.1 88.9
2004 857 54.0 15.9 88.7
2005 866 54.7 15.8 86
2006 433 33.0 13.1 95.2
2007 452 31.5 14.3 79
2008 516 35.1 14.7 77.5
2009 552 35.3 15.6 92.9
2010 565 36.1 15.6 82.8
2011 570 36.7 15.5 85.3
2012 535 33.0 16.2 82.1
2013 508 32.9 15.4 86.2
2014 517 32.2 16.0 84.1
2015 539 36.0 14.9 82.7
2016 531 34.0 15.6 82.1
2017 570 35.5 16.0 82.1
2018 529 36.6 14.4 83.4
2019 463 31.0 14.9 84
2020 456 28.8 15.7 84
2021 435 31.6 13.7 86.2
2022 421 33.1 12.6 84.3
2023 466 32.1 14.5 89.5

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 W M Pearce Pri

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 767 48.0 15.9 n/a
1989 810 n/a n/a n/a
1990 821 51.0 16.0 n/a
1991 835 51.4 16.2 n/a
1992 845 56.9 14.8 72.1
1993 882 58.0 15.2 86.4
1994 881 60.8 14.5 78.9
1995 885 60.8 14.6 73.7
1996 885 60.8 14.6 73.7
1997 968 63.0 15.4 73.3
1998 1029 66.8 15.4 75
1999 1024 66.0 15.5 84.9
2000 981 58.8 16.7 88.3
2001 1089 67.8 16.1 90
2002 1069 66.6 16.1 88.9
2003 1069 66.6 16.1 88.9
2004 857 54.0 15.9 88.7
2005 866 54.7 15.8 86
2006 433 33.0 13.1 95.2
2007 452 31.5 14.3 79
2008 516 35.1 14.7 77.5
2009 552 35.3 15.6 92.9
2010 565 36.1 15.6 82.8
2011 570 36.7 15.5 85.3
2012 535 33.0 16.2 82.1
2013 508 32.9 15.4 86.2
2014 517 32.2 16.0 84.1
2015 539 36.0 14.9 82.7
2016 531 34.0 15.6 82.1
2017 570 35.5 16.0 82.1
2018 529 36.6 14.4 83.4
2019 463 31.0 14.9 84
2020 456 28.8 15.7 84
2021 435 31.6 13.7 86.2
2022 421 33.1 12.6 84.3
2023 466 32.1 14.5 89.5

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 W M Pearce Pri

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,566 (14.9%) $8,940 (85.1%) $10,506
2020 $1,450 (14.1%) $8,805 (85.9%) $10,254
2021 $1,930 (16.1%) $10,065 (83.9%) $11,994

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

Impact of COVID-19 on W M Pearce Pri

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4299th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1932nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 54.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (W M Pearce Pri)1842
 24%
   3rd Grade Reading (Southside Independent School District (Isd))2637
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (W M Pearce Pri)3239
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Southside Independent School District (Isd))3139
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (W M Pearce Pri)3048
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Southside Independent School District (Isd))2131
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (W M Pearce Pri)5057
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Southside Independent School District (Isd))3035
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (W M Pearce Pri)2239
 17%
   4th Grade Reading (Southside Independent School District (Isd))2041
 21%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (W M Pearce Pri)3064
 34%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Southside Independent School District (Isd))3156
 25%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (W M Pearce Pri)750
 43%
   4th Grade Reading (Southside Independent School District (Isd))3241
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (W M Pearce Pri)2049
 29%
   5th Grade Reading (Southside Independent School District (Isd))2349
 26%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (W M Pearce Pri)2153
 32%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Southside Independent School District (Isd))2755
 28%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (W M Pearce Pri)1838
 20%
   5th Grade Science (Southside Independent School District (Isd))1635
 19%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (W M Pearce Pri)5921
 38%
   5th Grade Reading (Southside Independent School District (Isd))4338
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students463466
 0.6%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian11
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic423428
 1.2%
Pacific Islander00
White3131
Two or More Races32
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84%89.5%
 5.5%


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Students who attend W M Pearce Pri usually go on to attend:

Middle : Losoya Middle
High : Southside High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 466 students attended W M Pearce Pri.

Students at W M Pearce Pri are 92% Hispanic, 7% White.

W M Pearce Pri ranks 1713th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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