T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                                  Section I-1
District Name: COTULLA ISD                    Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 142901                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  6
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
__________
                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Grd. 3 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                64.9%    53.5%    39.2%      -      34.2%    61.1%      -      27.1%     9.5%     0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     1.1%     2.1%      -       0.0%    11.1%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    78.8%    60.4%      -      55.1%    83.3%      -      50.7%    20.0%    20.0%
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    39.5%    26.0%      -      17.9%    61.1%      -      15.9%     5.0%     0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    61.1%    43.8%      -      39.7%    61.1%      -      30.4%     9.5%    20.0%
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     2.4%     3.1%      -       0.0%    16.7%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    82.9%    73.2%      -      67.1%   100.0%      -      64.3%    23.8%    42.9%
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    23.9%    17.5%      -      12.7%    38.9%      -      10.0%     4.8%     0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    44.3%    12.6%      -       9.2%    31.3%      -       6.4%     0.0%      *
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     1.6%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      *
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    62.1%    28.4%      -      20.9%    68.8%      -      19.5%     0.0%      *
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    27.3%     9.8%      -       4.7%    37.5%      -       2.6%     0.0%      *
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    75.7%    38.0%      -      36.5%    46.7%      -      31.6%     0.0%      *
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     3.8%     1.0%      -       0.0%     6.7%      -       0.0%     0.0%      *
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    52.3%    16.5%      -      12.6%    37.5%      -      10.3%     0.0%      *
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    12.7%     2.9%      -       1.1%    12.5%      -       0.0%     0.0%      *
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    38.2%    22.8%      -      20.5%    50.0%      -      15.1%      *      16.7%
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     1.2%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%      *       0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    51.4%    28.9%      -      27.1%    50.0%      -      21.6%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    14.3%     7.9%      -       8.6%     0.0%      -       5.9%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    68.3%    54.7%      -      54.3%    60.0%      -      47.1%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     3.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    52.4%    34.2%      -      32.9%    50.0%      -      28.0%      *      16.7%
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%     9.6%     2.6%      -       2.9%     0.0%      -       2.0%      *       0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    49.0%    20.0%      -      13.7%    36.8%      -      15.9%     0.0%     0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     0.6%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    75.5%    62.7%      -      52.1%    89.5%      -      53.7%    40.0%    33.3%
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    25.0%    10.4%      -       8.3%    15.8%      -       7.3%     0.0%     0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    70.6%    29.4%      -      28.0%    33.3%      -      27.9%    16.7%     0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     2.5%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    56.5%    36.8%      -      24.0%    72.2%      -      25.6%     0.0%    16.7%
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%     7.9%     1.5%      -       0.0%     5.6%      -       0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
 
                                           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                                  Section I-2
District Name: COTULLA ISD                    Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 142901                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  6
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
__________
                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Exit  (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                65.7%    61.2%    43.9%      -      40.9%    53.8%      -      39.4%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     0.8%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%      *        *
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    84.8%    69.6%      -      67.4%    76.9%      -      62.5%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    28.1%    21.4%      -      18.6%    30.8%      -      15.6%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    84.9%    58.2%      -      53.5%    75.0%      -      45.2%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     1.8%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    68.2%    57.9%      -      56.8%    61.5%      -      51.5%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    12.8%     7.0%      -       9.1%     0.0%      -       6.1%      *        *
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    96.2%    96.8%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     3.2%     1.7%      *       1.8%     1.4%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     3.8%     1.5%      *       1.9%      -        *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     2.6%     0.8%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Expected Graduation Rate
  ________________________              98.9%   100.0%   100.0%      -     100.0%   100.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%    27.9%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      827       *        -        *        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    19.5%      *        -        *        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    22.6%     8.7%      -       4.9%    40.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      844      883       -        *       877       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    18.8%    18.8%      -        *      20.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    21.3%    22.5%      -       2.2%    60.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     18.5     16.1       -      16.0       *        *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%     8.1%     5.6%      -       7.1%      *        *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    43.5%    39.1%      -      34.1%    60.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    61.1%    42.9%      *        *      60.0%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: COTULLA ISD             T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 1
     County Name: LA SALLE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 142901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 6                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                         1,271          n/a               136,929           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                0           -                   0.3%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                        44         3.5%                  2.9%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                           103         8.1%                  7.2%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                           637        50.1%                 48.5%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                           195        15.3%                 15.3%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                          292        23.0%                 25.7%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                  184        14.5%                 37.6%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                             1,087        85.5%                 49.2%               33.9%
              African American                                         0           -                  12.9%               14.4%
              Other                                                    0           -                   0.3%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                     21         5.2% (a)             17.5% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                  945        74.4%                 57.4%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                            330        26.0%                 12.2%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                         17        2,024       55,159           17.6         20.3        20.4
         Secondary: English                               28        2,983       67,224           15.5         18.4        20.1
                    Foreign Language                       6          556       12,935           14.8         19.2        20.6
                    Mathematics                           32        2,122       45,021           14.4         18.8        20.7
                    Science                               26        2,262       47,382           16.0         19.1        20.9
                    Social Studies                        34        2,631       53,438           14.9         19.7        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.080                $1.098              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $0.948                $0.909              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.046                $0.195              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $0.994                $1.104              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                   $141,224,624       $12,628,298,616    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                $111,113               $92,225            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       20.6%                 32.9%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    15.6%                 34.2%               41.5%
                 Land                                                           40.9%                 24.1%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                    22.2%                  7.8%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           0.7%                  0.9%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: COTULLA ISD             T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 2
     County Name: LA SALLE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 142901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 6                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                               $5,878,233          $557,701,850     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $4,625                $4,073              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    24.4%                 24.6%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    0.9%                  4.0%                5.0%
                   State                                                        60.1%                 60.8%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                      14.6%                 10.5%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                           $5,577,508          $558,064,452     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $4,388                $4,076              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  53.9%                 52.7%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                  2.3%                  1.4%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         5.3%                  4.6%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        7.8%                  6.6%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       6.4%                  4.4%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                                8.8%                  8.7%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        11.9%                 11.5%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  1.4%                  5.0%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                1.6%                  4.9%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                            0.6%                  0.2%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      77.1%                 71.4%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              19.9%                 18.7%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                   3.0%                  9.9%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                       $5,377,898          $501,573,695     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $4,231                $3,663              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                         $3,006,648          $294,318,291      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $2,366                $2,149              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                          $0            $1,809,756         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                                      $0           $14,518,290      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                                    $0              $255,499          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0              $281,457          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: COTULLA ISD             T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 3
     County Name: LA SALLE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 142901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 6                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       106.1        55.5%                 60.8%               62.6%
              Teachers                                              89.6        46.8%                 51.7%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                   7.5         3.9%                  4.3%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                  6.0         3.1%                  2.9%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                 3.0         1.6%                  2.0%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                         34.9        18.2%                 11.9%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                           50.4        26.3%                 27.2%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                         191.3          n/a              17,066.8           390,203.5
              White Male                                            32.6        17.1%                 14.9%               14.8%
              White Female                                          52.8        27.6%                 47.6%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                         33.0        17.3%                  9.3%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                       72.8        38.1%                 20.4%               14.6%
              African American Male                                  0.0           -                   2.2%                3.0%
              African American Female                                0.0           -                   5.4%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.1%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           0.0           -                   0.1%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              1.0         1.1%                  1.1%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                             72.3        80.6%                 75.2%               67.5%
              Masters                                               16.3        18.2%                 23.5%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              0.0           -                   0.1%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                    10.0        11.2%                  6.9%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                  19.5        21.8%                 25.6%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                 21.3        23.8%                 20.8%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                                25.9        28.9%                 31.8%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                              13.0        14.5%                 14.9%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        14.2                  15.5                16.4
 
 
     District Name: COTULLA ISD             T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 4
     County Name: LA SALLE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 142901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 6                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          10.5                  11.1                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             5.9                   7.0                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $18,583               $18,715             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $20,986               $21,313             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $24,895               $24,592             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $26,378               $27,591             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $30,175               $30,349             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $24,532               $25,162             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $30,325               $29,861             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $35,950               $37,958             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $42,718               $42,919             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              3                   115               1,718
              Emergency                                                              2                   305               2,685
              Other                                                                  4                   203               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                          2                   454               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                         50                 3,891              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                         11                 3,195              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                  45                 3,524              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                  4                 1,227              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             28.3%                 16.0%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: COTULLA ISD             T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 5
     County Name: LA SALLE                    Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 142901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 6                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                      113         8.9%                 10.3%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                    83         6.5%                 15.6%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                306        24.1%                  9.8%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          112         8.8%                  5.8%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                     70.1        78.3%                 69.8%               72.1%
              Special Education                                      4.5         5.0%                  8.3%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                 1.0         1.1%                 10.1%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                   1.9         2.1%                  5.1%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                               10.5        11.7%                  4.3%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          1.6         1.8%                  1.2%                2.1%
              Other                                                  0.0           -                   1.2%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                               $1,830,162        60.9%                 65.2%               70.9%
              Special Education                                 $218,880         7.3%                  8.4%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                            $399,052        13.3%                 16.4%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                               $91,328         3.0%                  5.7%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                           $402,016        13.4%                  2.9%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                      $65,210         2.2%                  1.2%                1.7%
              Other                                                   $0           -                   0.2%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0                57.6                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                11.1                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.0                88.3                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                              $0         $16,254,010          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0          $1,427,757          $10,746,778
                State                                                               $0          $7,340,473          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                             $0          $7,485,780          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                          $0         $18,378,894         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                           $0         $17,687,815          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                       $0            $691,079           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                                  $0          $9,577,908          $55,663,349
 
 
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