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Valley West Elementary Primary School
10707 South Gessner Dr Houston TX, 77071, Harris County Phone: 713-773-6151 Ranking: ![]() 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
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 830 | 748 | 706 | 623 | 604 | 580 | 601 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 77 | 9.3% | 77 | 10.3% | 77 | 10.9% | 72 | 11.6% | 75 | 12.4% | 73 | 12.6% | 73 | 12.1% |
Kindergarten: | 125 | 15.1% | 102 | 13.6% | 82 | 11.6% | 88 | 14.1% | 69 | 11.4% | 71 | 12.2% | 74 | 12.3% |
Grade 1: | 145 | 17.5% | 132 | 17.6% | 125 | 17.7% | 76 | 12.2% | 89 | 14.7% | 79 | 13.6% | 99 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 117 | 14.1% | 129 | 17.2% | 94 | 13.3% | 94 | 15.1% | 83 | 13.7% | 100 | 17.2% | 72 | 12.0% |
Grade 3: | 150 | 18.1% | 98 | 13.1% | 105 | 14.9% | 91 | 14.6% | 114 | 18.9% | 74 | 12.8% | 92 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 115 | 13.9% | 111 | 14.8% | 106 | 15.0% | 107 | 17.2% | 86 | 14.2% | 87 | 15.0% | 87 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 101 | 12.2% | 99 | 13.2% | 117 | 16.6% | 95 | 15.2% | 88 | 14.6% | 96 | 16.6% | 104 | 17.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 410 | 49.4% | 375 | 50.1% | 349 | 49.4% | 310 | 49.8% | 301 | 49.8% | 292 | 50.3% | 312 | 51.9% |
Female: | 420 | 50.6% | 373 | 49.9% | 357 | 50.6% | 313 | 50.2% | 295 | 48.8% | 280 | 48.3% | 285 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 27 | 3.3% | 27 | 3.6% | 31 | 4.4% | 30 | 4.8% | 35 | 5.8% | 37 | 6.4% | 43 | 7.2% |
Hispanic: | 357 | 43.0% | 310 | 41.4% | 306 | 43.3% | 251 | 40.3% | 252 | 41.7% | 250 | 43.1% | 232 | 38.6% |
Black: | 433 | 52.2% | 396 | 52.9% | 356 | 50.4% | 332 | 53.3% | 307 | 50.8% | 289 | 49.8% | 318 | 52.9% |
White: | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% |
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: | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 678 | 81.7% | 612 | 81.8% | 344 | 48.7% | 319 | 51.2% | 332 | 55.0% | 332 | 57.2% | 327 | 54.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 12.2% | 68 | 9.1% | 65 | 9.2% | 75 | 12.0% | 104 | 17.2% | 98 | 16.9% | 128 | 21.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.33 | 16.62 | 17.44 | 17.07 | 17.26 | 17.10 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 64% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 69% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 56% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 67% | 59% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 8% | 65% | 51% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 65% | 57% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 70% | 59% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 51% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 65% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,823.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,084.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,441.0 |
* Valley West 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.