Samuel Houston Elementary Primary School
1641 7th St
Huntsville TX, 77320, Walker County
Phone: 936-439-1200
Ranking:
(4,354 out of 6,018, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Huntsville 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: | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 624 | 602 | 591 | 562 | 603 | 538 | 510 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 119 | 19.1% | 128 | 21.3% | 121 | 20.5% | 109 | 19.4% | 116 | 19.2% | 100 | 18.6% | 81 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 135 | 21.6% | 128 | 21.3% | 121 | 20.5% | 110 | 19.6% | 110 | 18.2% | 114 | 21.2% | 98 | 19.2% |
Grade 2: | 126 | 20.2% | 121 | 20.1% | 122 | 20.6% | 112 | 19.9% | 132 | 21.9% | 108 | 20.1% | 94 | 18.4% |
Grade 3: | 116 | 18.6% | 123 | 20.4% | 106 | 17.9% | 113 | 20.1% | 119 | 19.7% | 120 | 22.3% | 78 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 128 | 20.5% | 102 | 16.9% | 121 | 20.5% | 118 | 21.0% | 126 | 20.9% | 96 | 17.8% | 90 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 324 | 51.9% | 311 | 51.7% | 310 | 52.5% | 297 | 52.8% | 303 | 50.2% | 283 | 52.6% | 266 | 52.2% |
Female: | 300 | 48.1% | 291 | 48.3% | 281 | 47.5% | 265 | 47.2% | 292 | 48.4% | 247 | 45.9% | 240 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 13 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 101 | 16.2% | 92 | 15.3% | 91 | 15.4% | 84 | 14.9% | 87 | 14.4% | 66 | 12.3% | 82 | 16.1% |
Black: | 256 | 41.0% | 238 | 39.5% | 219 | 37.1% | 201 | 35.8% | 228 | 37.8% | 201 | 37.4% | 168 | 32.9% |
White: | 231 | 37.0% | 242 | 40.2% | 249 | 42.1% | 252 | 44.8% | 281 | 46.6% | 265 | 49.3% | 251 | 49.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 374 | 59.9% | 356 | 59.1% | 123 | 20.8% | 125 | 22.2% | 191 | 31.7% | 123 | 22.9% | 147 | 28.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 10.3% | 52 | 8.6% | 67 | 11.3% | 44 | 7.8% | 86 | 14.3% | 67 | 12.5% | 67 | 13.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.47 | 15.04 | 15.72 | 14.61 | 15.67 | 14.80 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 97.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 57.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 42.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,494.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,604.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,774.0 |
* Samuel Houston 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.