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Somerset Independent School District, Texas

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Somerset Independent School District
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Somerset, Texas
District details
Superintendent: José H. Moreno
# of school board members: 7
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Somerset Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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José H. Moreno is the superintendent of the Somerset Independent School District. Moreno was appointed superintendent in January 2023. Moreno's previous career experience includes serving as superintendent for the Robstown ISD and La Vernia ISD. He has also served as an assistant superintendent, senior executive director, principal, and teacher.[1]

Past superintendent

  • Saul Hinojosa was the superintendent of the Somerset Independent School District from 2007 until 2023.[2] Hinojosa's previous career experience includes working as a junior high principal in the district.[3]

School board

The Somerset Independent School District school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms.[4]

Elections

See also: Somerset Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the Somerset Independent School District school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.

Three seats on the Somerset Independent School District school board in Texas were scheduled to be up for general election on November 5, 2024, but only one seat was on the ballot. The other two seats were uncontested and canceled. The filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2024.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Somerset Independent School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,604,000 $1,891 14%
Local: $9,014,000 $2,242 16%
State: $38,640,000 $9,610 70%
Total: $55,258,000 $13,742
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $55,191,000 $13,725
Total Current Expenditures: $44,408,000 $11,044
Instructional Expenditures: $25,053,000 $6,230 45%
Student and Staff Support: $5,422,000 $1,348 10%
Administration: $4,788,000 $1,190 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,145,000 $2,274 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,113,000 $2,017
Construction: $7,345,000 $1,826
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $168,000 $41
Interest on Debt: $2,320,000 $576


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[7] $58,520 $76,832

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 PS <50 40 >=50 50-54
2018-2019 41 PS <50 40 <50 45-49
2017-2018 36 PS <50 35 PS <50 40-44
2016-2017 67 PS >=50 66 <50 >=50 70-74
2015-2016 59 PS >=50 58 >=50 >=50 60-64
2014-2015 65 PS >=50 65 PS >=50 65-69
2013-2014 70 PS >=50 68 PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 71 PS 40-59 70 <50 >=50 76
2011-2012 78 PS >=50 78 PS >=50 80-84
2010-2011 80 PS >=50 80 >=50 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 PS <50 38 >=50 50-54
2018-2019 35 <50 <50 34 <50 40-44
2017-2018 32 <50 <50 31 PS >=50 35-39
2016-2017 59 PS >=50 59 >=50 >=50 60-64
2015-2016 58 PS 60-79 58 >=50 60-79 55-59
2014-2015 64 >=50 >=50 63 >=50 >=80 69
2013-2014 64 PS >=50 63 >=50 60-79 65-69
2012-2013 67 PS >=80 66 >=50 >=50 73
2011-2012 83 PS >=50 82 PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 83 PS >=50 82 >=50 85-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 93 PS 90-94 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 92 90-94 PS 80-89
2016-2017 89 PS 85-89 PS >=80
2015-2016 90 PS 90-94 PS 80-89
2014-2015 88 PS PS 85-89 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 89 PS 85-89 >=90
2012-2013 79 PS PS 80-84 PS PS 60-79
2011-2012 81 PS 80-84 PS PS 70-79
2010-2011 86 PS 85-89 PS PS >=90


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 4,147 4.6
2021-2022 3,958 -1.6
2020-2021 4,021 -2.2
2019-2020 4,111 -1.1
2018-2019 4,158 -0.3
2017-2018 4,169 2.4
2016-2017 4,067 1.8
2015-2016 3,994 0.8
2014-2015 3,964 0.1
2013-2014 3,960 1.4
2012-2013 3,903 1.3
2011-2012 3,852 1.6
2010-2011 3,790 1.7
2009-2010 3,726 6.2
2008-2009 3,495 -1.7
2007-2008 3,554 0.3
2006-2007 3,544 1.7
2005-2006 3,485 1.1
2004-2005 3,448 4.8
2003-2004 3,284 4.0
2002-2003 3,154 1.6
2001-2002 3,105 8.3
2000-2001 2,848 8.2
1999-2000 2,614 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Somerset Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.1
Black 0.5 12.8
Hispanic 91.7 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 0.7 3.0
White 6.8 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Somerset Independent School District had 260.41 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.92.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.13
Kindergarten: 13.84
Elementary: 96.02
Secondary: 108.53
Total: 260.41

Somerset Independent School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 29.69 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 20.00
School Administrators: 29.69
School Administrative Support: 16.46
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 57.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 9.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.97
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 20.00
Other Support Services: 175.40


Schools

The Somerset Independent School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Atascosa Co Alter37-11
Savannah Heights Int5765-6
Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy1399-12
Somerset Early Childhood El352PK-KG
Somerset El7271-4
Somerset H S1,1488-12
Somerset J H6197-8
S/Sgt Michael P Barrera Veterans El583PK-4

Contact information

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Somerset Independent School District
7791 6th St.
P.O. Box 279
Somerset, TX 78069
Phone: 210-750-8955


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ KSAT, "Somerset ISD names lone finalist for superintendent," January 31, 2023
  2. ↑ National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, "Saul Hinojosa," accessed July 20, 2021
  3. ↑ Somerset ISD Education Foundation, "Leadership," accessed November 4, 2019
  4. ↑ Somerset Independent School District, "Board Policy Manual: BBB Board Members - Elections," accessed September 14, 2018
  5. ↑ Somerset Independent School District, "Board Policy Manual: BED Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed July 20, 2021
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  7. ↑ Somerset Independent School District, "TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS PAY SCALE 2024 - 2025," accessed April 23, 2025
  8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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