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Whittier Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10511 Lacrosse St

Houston TX, 77029, Harris County

Phone: 713-671-3810

Ranking:

(4,361 out of 6,018, bottom 28%)*

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:	32		30		31		32		32		33		32
Total Students:	582		579		526		530		537		547		517
Prekindergarten:	69	11.9%	93	16.1%	91	17.3%	96	18.1%	93	17.3%	81	14.8%	71	13.7%
Kindergarten:	100	17.2%	91	15.7%	78	14.8%	73	13.8%	67	12.5%	73	13.3%	79	15.3%
Grade 1:	100	17.2%	87	15.0%	82	15.6%	65	12.3%	77	14.3%	92	16.8%	89	17.2%
Grade 2:	80	13.7%	90	15.5%	68	12.9%	78	14.7%	85	15.8%	85	15.5%	75	14.5%
Grade 3:	86	14.8%	76	13.1%	65	12.4%	74	14.0%	75	14.0%	79	14.4%	69	13.3%
Grade 4:	81	13.9%	66	11.4%	69	13.1%	77	14.5%	77	14.3%	71	13.0%	57	11.0%
Grade 5:	66	11.3%	76	13.1%	73	13.9%	67	12.6%	63	11.7%	66	12.1%	77	14.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	272	46.7%	276	47.7%	261	49.6%	253	47.7%	250	46.6%	257	47.0%	249	48.2%
Female:	310	53.3%	303	52.3%	265	50.4%	277	52.3%	279	52.0%	282	51.6%	264	51.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	4	0.7%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%
Hispanic:	531	91.2%	529	91.4%	488	92.8%	492	92.8%	494	92.0%	497	90.9%	481	93.0%
Black:	27	4.6%	24	4.1%	14	2.7%	13	2.5%	16	3.0%	19	3.5%	14	2.7%
White:	22	3.8%	21	3.6%	20	3.8%	22	4.2%	24	4.5%	29	5.3%	20	3.9%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	487	83.7%	483	83.4%	234	44.5%	273	51.5%	324	60.3%	341	62.3%	328	63.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	9.5%	53	9.2%	38	7.2%	54	10.2%	73	13.6%	86	15.7%	77	14.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.19		19.14		16.75		16.56		17.05		16.60		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	64%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	64%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	71%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	74%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	64%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	71%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	69%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65%	67%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	69%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	72%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	70%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	69%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61%	66%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	66%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	67%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	36%	72%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	73%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	30%	65%	53%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	30%	70%	60%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	50%	74%	64%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	70%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	83%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	70%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	81%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	88%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	85%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83%	91%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	71%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39%	51%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	65%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	100%	85%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	74.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,155.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,784.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,415.0

* Whittier 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.