Houston Elementary Primary School
2929 Marquis St
Lancaster TX, 75134, Dallas County
Phone: 972-218-1512
Ranking:
(5,499 out of 6,018, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lancaster 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: | 39 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 690 | 657 | 655 | 665 | 675 | 651 | 615 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 107 | 15.5% | 102 | 15.5% | 104 | 15.9% | 87 | 13.1% | 96 | 14.2% | 92 | 14.1% | 77 | 12.5% |
Kindergarten: | 98 | 14.2% | 117 | 17.8% | 98 | 15.0% | 104 | 15.6% | 100 | 14.8% | 96 | 14.7% | 103 | 16.7% |
Grade 1: | 115 | 16.7% | 106 | 16.1% | 102 | 15.6% | 106 | 15.9% | 107 | 15.9% | 117 | 18.0% | 92 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 118 | 17.1% | 98 | 14.9% | 96 | 14.7% | 103 | 15.5% | 114 | 16.9% | 92 | 14.1% | 89 | 14.5% |
Grade 3: | 102 | 14.8% | 96 | 14.6% | 110 | 16.8% | 107 | 16.1% | 105 | 15.6% | 83 | 12.7% | 80 | 13.0% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 10.1% | 66 | 10.0% | 72 | 11.0% | 77 | 11.6% | 84 | 12.4% | 79 | 12.1% | 84 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 80 | 11.6% | 72 | 11.0% | 73 | 11.1% | 81 | 12.2% | 69 | 10.2% | 92 | 14.1% | 90 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 342 | 49.6% | 329 | 50.1% | 326 | 49.8% | 354 | 53.2% | 362 | 53.6% | 340 | 52.2% | 310 | 50.4% |
Female: | 348 | 50.4% | 328 | 49.9% | 329 | 50.2% | 311 | 46.8% | 305 | 45.2% | 303 | 46.5% | 301 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 226 | 32.8% | 215 | 32.7% | 230 | 35.1% | 215 | 32.3% | 208 | 30.8% | 176 | 27.0% | 142 | 23.1% |
Black: | 433 | 62.8% | 407 | 61.9% | 394 | 60.2% | 424 | 63.8% | 430 | 63.7% | 458 | 70.4% | 449 | 73.0% |
White: | 27 | 3.9% | 28 | 4.3% | 24 | 3.7% | 19 | 2.9% | 25 | 3.7% | 13 | 2.0% | 20 | 3.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 530 | 76.8% | 509 | 77.5% | 485 | 74.0% | 529 | 79.5% | 459 | 68.0% | 430 | 66.1% | 372 | 60.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 7.4% | 45 | 6.8% | 42 | 6.4% | 52 | 7.8% | 103 | 15.3% | 106 | 16.3% | 98 | 15.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.69 | 19.91 | 17.94 | 17.17 | 17.28 | 18.00 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 51% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 48% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 48% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 47% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 60% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 58% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 56% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 60% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 48% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 9.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 48.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 51.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,474.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $43,643.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,138.0 |
* Houston Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.