Houston Elementary School in Denton TX

Performance Trends

Compare Details Houston Elementary ranks better than 71.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Denton Independent School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.87. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Houston Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.5%), Hispanic (22.1%), African American (14.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Houston Elementary is 11.6, which is the 10^th best among 23 elementary schools in the Denton Independent School District. (See more...)

Compare Houston Elementary employs 45.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Houston Elementary is $8,998. 15 elementary schools in the Denton Independent School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Houston Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Elementary 1308^th of 4578 Texas public elementary schools. (See Houston Elementary in the ranking list.)

Denton Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Denton Independent School District 488^th of 962 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Houston Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	TX State Percentile
2004	73.07	802^nd	3465	76.9%
2005	79.52	484^th	3475	86.1%
2006	71.10	959^th	3476	72.4%
2007	72.38	910^th	3724	75.6%
2008	76.01	696^th	3768	81.5%
2009	80.30	475^th	3884	87.8%
2010	80.97	410^th	3937	89.6%
2011	82.85	315^th	4095	92.3%
2012	88.05	298^th	4206	92.9%
2013	87.20	337^th	4221	92.0%
2014	85.19	445^th	4260	89.6%
2015	82.64	604^th	4320	86.0%
2016	71.38	1189^th	4286	72.3%
2017	75.23	858^th	4329	80.2%
2018	67.52	1135^th	4359	74.0%
2019	71.70	998^th	4479	77.7%
2021	65.87	1308^th	4578	71.4%

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a parent
Monday, February 11, 2019

Didnt put our son on a 504 plan because he has adhd, and is a transfer student. Failed to put him on the plan so they could kick him out due to him being a transfer student. His academic scores are excellent, 1st grade reading at 3rd grade level, already knows multiplication, division, and fractions. Just getting bored, finishing before the other students, and being disruptive. This tells me that they would prefer to kick out any mildly disruptive students if given a choice, but cannot because they aren’t transfers. We told them we were withdrawing him and they had the 504 paperwork the very same day. They should be ashamed of themselvesyou know who you are, and who we are. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Houston Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	461	90	11	23	2	n/a	n/a	587
1989	474	122	10	11	3	n/a	n/a	620
1990	460	115	16	13	2	n/a	n/a	606
1991	450	124	14	14	3	n/a	n/a	605
1992	485	117	18	22	2	n/a	n/a	644
1993	525	118	20	18	0	n/a	n/a	681
1994	555	144	21	33	2	n/a	n/a	755
1995	471	139	15	37	2	n/a	n/a	664
1996	471	139	15	37	2	n/a	n/a	664
1997	467	139	22	46	4	n/a	n/a	678
1998	474	110	26	45	9	n/a	n/a	664
1999	379	91	23	34	6	n/a	n/a	533
2000	499	99	31	46	6	n/a	n/a	681
2001	565	100	29	56	6	n/a	n/a	756
2002	461	79	30	44	4	n/a	n/a	618
2003	461	79	30	44	4	n/a	n/a	618
2004	457	104	41	56	9	n/a	n/a	667
2005	455	110	39	67	9	n/a	n/a	680
2006	433	136	60	91	5	n/a	n/a	725
2007	438	106	52	92	8	n/a	n/a	696
2008	423	93	54	88	8	n/a	n/a	666
2009	432	96	49	78	7	n/a	n/a	662
2010	411	82	51	78	6	n/a	n/a	628
2011	399	82	53	102	5	1	1	643
2012	377	85	60	98	3	1	2	626
2013	357	82	49	102	2	1	18	611
2014	364	79	47	97	1	1	18	607
2015	349	82	39	88	0	2	23	583
2016	329	87	48	90	0	2	18	574
2017	339	93	61	76	1	2	20	592
2018	345	78	55	86	2	2	16	584
2019	340	86	47	95	0	1	13	582
2020	336	82	46	121	0	2	5	592
2021	273	78	45	117	0	0	17	530

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Houston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	587	31.0	18.9	n/a
1989	620	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	606	34.0	17.8	n/a
1991	605	34.1	17.7	n/a
1992	644	36.0	17.8	10.4
1993	681	39.0	17.5	17.3
1994	755	41.4	18.2	17.6
1995	664	42.2	15.7	18.2
1996	664	42.2	15.7	18.2
1997	678	43.6	15.6	17.4
1998	664	43.1	15.4	15.8
1999	533	38.6	13.8	16.7
2000	681	39.4	17.3	19.4
2001	756	45.6	16.6	20.6
2002	618	41.6	14.9	20.7
2003	618	41.6	14.9	20.7
2004	667	44.0	15.2	23.8
2005	680	42.6	16.0	26
2006	725	46.1	15.7	27.2
2007	696	46.6	14.9	23
2008	666	47.0	14.2	22.2
2009	662	47.9	13.8	22.8
2010	628	46.6	13.4	22.3
2011	643	43.8	14.6	26.6
2012	626	40.1	15.5	28.9
2013	611	42.5	14.3	30.3
2014	607	42.3	14.3	29.7
2015	583	43.0	13.5	29.8
2016	574	40.0	14.3	32.8
2017	592	40.8	14.4	31.3
2018	584	42.6	13.7	31.7
2019	582	43.9	13.2	37.5
2020	592	47.1	12.5	37.5
2021	530	45.6	11.6	38.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Houston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	587	31.0	18.9	n/a
1989	620	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	606	34.0	17.8	n/a
1991	605	34.1	17.7	n/a
1992	644	36.0	17.8	10.4
1993	681	39.0	17.5	17.3
1994	755	41.4	18.2	17.6
1995	664	42.2	15.7	18.2
1996	664	42.2	15.7	18.2
1997	678	43.6	15.6	17.4
1998	664	43.1	15.4	15.8
1999	533	38.6	13.8	16.7
2000	681	39.4	17.3	19.4
2001	756	45.6	16.6	20.6
2002	618	41.6	14.9	20.7
2003	618	41.6	14.9	20.7
2004	667	44.0	15.2	23.8
2005	680	42.6	16.0	26
2006	725	46.1	15.7	27.2
2007	696	46.6	14.9	23
2008	666	47.0	14.2	22.2
2009	662	47.9	13.8	22.8
2010	628	46.6	13.4	22.3
2011	643	43.8	14.6	26.6
2012	626	40.1	15.5	28.9
2013	611	42.5	14.3	30.3
2014	607	42.3	14.3	29.7
2015	583	43.0	13.5	29.8
2016	574	40.0	14.3	32.8
2017	592	40.8	14.4	31.3
2018	584	42.6	13.7	31.7
2019	582	43.9	13.2	37.5
2020	592	47.1	12.5	37.5
2021	530	45.6	11.6	38.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Houston Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$463 (5.1%)	$8,534 (94.8%)	$8,998

Data source: Texas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Houston Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 998^th of 4479 Elementary schools	Ranks 1308^th of 4578 Elementary schools	6.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Houston Elementary)	41	40	1%
3rd Grade Reading (Denton Independent School District)	44	38	6%
3rd Grade Reading (Texas)	44	38	6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Elementary)	56	31	25%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Denton Independent School District)	48	27	21%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)	48	30	18%
4th Grade Reading (Houston Elementary)	52	36	16%
4th Grade Reading (Denton Independent School District)	47	33	14%
4th Grade Reading (Texas)	43	36	7%
4th Grade Writing (Houston Elementary)	39	27	12%
4th Grade Writing (Denton Independent School District)	39	26	13%
4th Grade Writing (Texas)	33	26	7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Elementary)	63	49	14%
4th Grade Mathematics (Denton Independent School District)	53	34	19%
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)	46	35	11%
5th Grade Reading (Houston Elementary)	66	53	13%
5th Grade Reading (Denton Independent School District)	60	45	15%
5th Grade Reading (Texas)	51	45	6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Elementary)	70	60	10%
5th Grade Mathematics (Denton Independent School District)	63	45	18%
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)	56	43	13%
5th Grade Science (Houston Elementary)	52	32	20%
5th Grade Science (Denton Independent School District)	53	29	24%
5th Grade Science (Texas)	48	30	18%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	582	530	8.9%
African American	86	78	9.3%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	47	45	4.3%
Hispanic	95	117	23.2%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
Two or More Races	13	17	30.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	37.5%	38.7%	1.2%

Middle:	McMath Middle
High:	Denton High School

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