Rice School /La Escuela Rice
7550 Seuss Dr
Houston TX, 77025, Harris County
Phone: 713-349-1800
Ranking:
(767 out of 6,018, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
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: | 66 | 66 | 65 | 48 | 66 | 64 | 68 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,151 | 1,157 | 1,228 | 474 | 463 | 460 | 473 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 108 | 9.4% | 114 | 9.9% | 107 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 112 | 9.7% | 110 | 9.5% | 120 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 113 | 9.8% | 115 | 9.9% | 115 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 3: | 114 | 9.9% | 112 | 9.7% | 122 | 9.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | 112 | 9.7% | 118 | 10.2% | 119 | 9.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 129 | 11.2% | 125 | 10.8% | 141 | 11.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 162 | 14.1% | 147 | 12.7% | 181 | 14.7% | 160 | 33.8% | 158 | 34.1% | 164 | 35.7% | 163 | 34.5% |
Grade 7: | 149 | 12.9% | 163 | 14.1% | 167 | 13.6% | 157 | 33.1% | 163 | 35.2% | 143 | 31.1% | 158 | 33.4% |
Grade 8: | 152 | 13.2% | 153 | 13.2% | 156 | 12.7% | 157 | 33.1% | 142 | 30.7% | 153 | 33.3% | 152 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 593 | 51.5% | 586 | 50.6% | 618 | 50.3% | 220 | 46.4% | 206 | 44.5% | 199 | 43.3% | 211 | 44.6% |
Female: | 558 | 48.5% | 571 | 49.4% | 610 | 49.7% | 254 | 53.6% | 249 | 53.8% | 253 | 55.0% | 258 | 54.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 45 | 3.9% | 46 | 4.0% | 57 | 4.6% | 30 | 6.3% | 39 | 8.4% | 30 | 6.5% | 34 | 7.2% |
Hispanic: | 600 | 52.1% | 623 | 53.8% | 638 | 52.0% | 232 | 48.9% | 218 | 47.1% | 218 | 47.4% | 242 | 51.2% |
Black: | 444 | 38.6% | 438 | 37.9% | 476 | 38.8% | 192 | 40.5% | 189 | 40.8% | 190 | 41.3% | 167 | 35.3% |
White: | 45 | 3.9% | 37 | 3.2% | 42 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.5% | 22 | 4.8% | 30 | 6.3% |
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: | 8 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 607 | 52.7% | 607 | 52.5% | 389 | 31.7% | 156 | 32.9% | 155 | 33.5% | 144 | 31.3% | 153 | 32.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 184 | 16.0% | 176 | 15.2% | 170 | 13.8% | 65 | 13.7% | 81 | 17.5% | 96 | 20.9% | 85 | 18.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.34 | 17.44 | 18.87 | 9.90 | 7.02 | 7.20 | 7.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 64% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 67% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 56% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 70% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 72% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 67% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 64% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 77% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 66% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 68% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 53% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 79% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 75% | 78% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 56% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 59% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 68% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 55% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 71% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 57% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 48% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 56% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 47% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 64% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 56% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 60% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,385.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,333.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,016.0 |
* Rice School /La Escuela Rice was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.