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Helms Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

503 West 21st St

Houston TX, 77008, Harris County

Phone: 713-867-5130

Ranking:

(4,300 out of 6,018, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Houston Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	31		33		32		31		32		32		32
Total Students:	530		532		540		533		540		547		556
Prekindergarten:	78	14.7%	87	16.4%	81	15.0%	88	16.5%	83	15.4%	87	15.9%	120	21.6%
Kindergarten:	94	17.7%	85	16.0%	81	15.0%	82	15.4%	72	13.3%	95	17.4%	83	14.9%
Grade 1:	92	17.4%	83	15.6%	83	15.4%	77	14.4%	93	17.2%	85	15.5%	89	16.0%
Grade 2:	75	14.2%	77	14.5%	73	13.5%	75	14.1%	76	14.1%	86	15.7%	69	12.4%
Grade 3:	65	12.3%	64	12.0%	74	13.7%	70	13.1%	83	15.4%	69	12.6%	80	14.4%
Grade 4:	63	11.9%	70	13.2%	71	13.1%	80	15.0%	65	12.0%	70	12.8%	59	10.6%
Grade 5:	63	11.9%	66	12.4%	77	14.3%	61	11.4%	68	12.6%	55	10.1%	56	10.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	263	49.6%	245	46.1%	253	46.9%	262	49.2%	268	49.6%	276	50.5%	279	50.2%
Female:	267	50.4%	287	53.9%	287	53.1%	271	50.8%	264	48.9%	263	48.1%	273	49.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	3	0.5%
Hispanic:	441	83.2%	441	82.9%	452	83.7%	453	85.0%	453	83.9%	446	81.5%	469	84.4%
Black:	23	4.3%	18	3.4%	22	4.1%	22	4.1%	22	4.1%	32	5.9%	31	5.6%
White:	47	8.9%	49	9.2%	51	9.4%	48	9.0%	59	10.9%	63	11.5%	51	9.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	3.2%	20	3.8%	12	2.2%	8	1.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	353	66.6%	336	63.2%	169	31.3%	177	33.2%	227	42.0%	231	42.2%	283	50.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	7.7%	50	9.4%	55	10.2%	62	11.6%	79	14.6%	93	17.0%	95	17.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.21		16.22		16.89		17.48		16.88		17.10		17.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	64%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	12%	64%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	71%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	74%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	64%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	71%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63%	69%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	44%	67%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59%	69%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	70%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	69%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53%	66%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	66%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	67%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	72%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	73%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	65%	53%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	65%	51%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	70%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57%	65%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	43%	70%	59%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	70%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	83%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	43%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57%	70%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71%	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	90%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	71%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	61%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	32%	51%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69%	65%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	85%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,360.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,840.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,095.0

* Helms Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.