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Thornwood Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

14400 Fern

Houston TX, 77079, Harris County

Phone: 713-251-7300

Ranking:

(5,006 out of 6,018, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Spring Branch 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:	29		32		29		34		33		35		37
Total Students:	489		477		457		419		440		463		455
Prekindergarten:	27	5.5%	25	5.2%	28	6.1%	21	5.0%	23	5.2%	20	4.3%	34	7.5%
Kindergarten:	88	18.0%	69	14.5%	72	15.8%	71	16.9%	69	15.7%	70	15.1%	70	15.4%
Grade 1:	65	13.3%	73	15.3%	85	18.6%	63	15.0%	82	18.6%	83	17.9%	75	16.5%
Grade 2:	72	14.7%	83	17.4%	67	14.7%	81	19.3%	63	14.3%	79	17.1%	71	15.6%
Grade 3:	79	16.2%	72	15.1%	77	16.8%	57	13.6%	75	17.0%	58	12.5%	76	16.7%
Grade 4:	73	14.9%	87	18.2%	60	13.1%	66	15.8%	56	12.7%	82	17.7%	65	14.3%
Grade 5:	85	17.4%	68	14.3%	68	14.9%	60	14.3%	72	16.4%	71	15.3%	64	14.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	257	52.6%	262	54.9%	239	52.3%	225	53.7%	236	53.6%	233	50.3%	233	51.2%
Female:	232	47.4%	215	45.1%	218	47.7%	194	46.3%	196	44.5%	222	47.9%	218	47.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	16	3.3%	8	1.7%	11	2.4%	6	1.4%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%
Asian:	27	5.5%	25	5.2%	22	4.8%	22	5.3%	29	6.6%	19	4.1%	34	7.5%
Hispanic:	278	56.9%	270	56.6%	260	56.9%	233	55.6%	199	45.2%	173	37.4%	148	32.5%
Black:	102	20.9%	118	24.7%	109	23.9%	119	28.4%	170	38.6%	212	45.8%	206	45.3%
White:	60	12.3%	50	10.5%	52	11.4%	34	8.1%	41	9.3%	57	12.3%	66	14.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	1.2%	6	1.3%	3	0.7%	4	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	364	74.4%	372	78.0%	340	74.4%	322	76.8%	303	68.9%	282	60.9%	259	56.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	7.4%	22	4.6%	38	8.3%	33	7.9%	40	9.1%	50	10.8%	67	14.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.66		15.07		15.55		12.32		13.33		13.10		12.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	62%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	64%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	76%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	79%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	61%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	62%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	77%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	74%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	52%	70%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	70%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	70%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	71%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	69%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66%	71%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	70%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	57%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	63%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	56%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	50%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	57%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	53%	59%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	95%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	89%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	86%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	83%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	96%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	95%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	91%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	90%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	91%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	86%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	95%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	91%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	94%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	94%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	94%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	93%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	96%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	69%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	75%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48%	83%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	84%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	48.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	51.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,058.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,532.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,407.0

* Thornwood Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.