Houston Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

500 East Houston Ave

Gilbert AZ, 85234, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-497-3300

Ranking:

(440 out of 1,363, top 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Gilbert Unified 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:	44		41		42		44		44		47		46
Total Students:	512		526		532		526		574		547		564
Prekindergarten:	37	7.2%	26	4.9%	26	4.9%	4	0.8%	32	5.6%	27	4.9%	32	5.7%
Kindergarten:	64	12.5%	80	15.2%	90	16.9%	93	17.7%	92	16.0%	92	16.8%	97	17.2%
Grade 1:	74	14.5%	69	13.1%	80	15.0%	75	14.3%	64	11.1%	76	13.9%	70	12.4%
Grade 2:	65	12.7%	72	13.7%	73	13.7%	66	12.5%	78	13.6%	65	11.9%	74	13.1%
Grade 3:	71	13.9%	70	13.3%	62	11.7%	75	14.3%	68	11.8%	69	12.6%	71	12.6%
Grade 4:	69	13.5%	64	12.2%	74	13.9%	62	11.8%	83	14.5%	74	13.5%	68	12.1%
Grade 5:	56	10.9%	75	14.3%	57	10.7%	79	15.0%	79	13.8%	71	13.0%	67	11.9%
Grade 6:	73	14.3%	70	13.3%	70	13.2%	72	13.7%	78	13.6%	73	13.3%	85	15.1%
Ungraded:	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	283	55.3%	283	53.8%	276	51.9%	255	48.5%	299	52.1%	304	55.6%	303	53.7%
Female:	229	44.7%	243	46.2%	256	48.1%	271	51.5%	267	46.5%	235	43.0%	257	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.8%	5	1.0%	11	2.1%	3	0.6%	5	0.9%	7	1.3%	5	0.9%
Asian:	9	1.8%	14	2.7%	11	2.1%	10	1.9%	10	1.7%	10	1.8%	9	1.6%
Hispanic:	124	24.2%	134	25.5%	133	25.0%	117	22.2%	116	20.2%	96	17.6%	108	19.1%
Black:	14	2.7%	15	2.9%	9	1.7%	11	2.1%	15	2.6%	19	3.5%	11	2.0%
White:	346	67.6%	349	66.3%	364	68.4%	385	73.2%	428	74.6%	415	75.9%	431	76.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	2.5%	7	1.3%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	NA	NA	93	17.5%	148	28.1%	133	23.2%	106	19.4%	96	17.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	NA	NA	29	5.5%	37	7.0%	44	7.7%	40	7.3%	36	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.72		12.93		12.60		11.90		13.05		11.80		12.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	472	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	378	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	386.2	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	382	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	385	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	480	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	477	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	480.18	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	477	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	476	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	512	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	392	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	392.05	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	396	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	392	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	501	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	497	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	500.13	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	495	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	493	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	524	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	525	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	530.18	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	528	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	518	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	530	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	409	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	410.87	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	410	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	407	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	517	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	514	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	516.93	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	513	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	515	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	549	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	557	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	517.94	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	523	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	526	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	554	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	426	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	429.11	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	428	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	428	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	525	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	525	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	530.07	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	529	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	527	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	558	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	571	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	518.02	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	524	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	520	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	31.1%	23.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	68.9%	76.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	42.2%	30.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	57.8%	69.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,102.0	$45,473.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,462.0	$36,585.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,416.0	$49,423.0

* Houston Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.