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Ross Elementary Primary School
2819 Bay St
Houston TX, 77026, Harris County
Phone: 713-226-4550
Ranking:
(2,454 out of 5,855, top 42%)*
(2,454 out of 5,855, top 42%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 25 | 24 | |||
| Total Students: | 471 | 441 | 421 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 69 | 14.6% | 45 | 10.2% | 61 | 14.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 11.5% | 74 | 16.8% | 56 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 15.5% | 75 | 17.0% | 82 | 19.5% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 15.9% | 80 | 18.1% | 58 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 17.4% | 56 | 12.7% | 53 | 12.6% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 12.3% | 58 | 13.2% | 56 | 13.3% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 12.7% | 53 | 12.0% | 55 | 13.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 228 | 48.4% | 219 | 49.7% | 209 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 235 | 49.9% | 214 | 48.5% | 208 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 167 | 35.5% | 153 | 34.7% | 156 | 37.1% |
| Black | 297 | 63.1% | 281 | 63.7% | 258 | 61.3% |
| White: | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 274 | 58.2% | 251 | 56.9% | 276 | 65.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 6.4% | 42 | 9.5% | 33 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.12 | 17.60 | 17.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 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 | 100% | 91% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 70% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 74% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | N/A |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | N/A |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61% | N/A |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 51% | N/A |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | N/A |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | N/A |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 45.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 54.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,330.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,637.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,907.0 |
* Ross Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.