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Houston Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3245 36 Th St
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone
(409) 984-4800
District
PORT ARTHUR ISD
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
718
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.2% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Houston Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
46%
44%
51%
38%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
47%
48%
54%
36%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
35%
52%
40%
57%
30%
46%
35%
52%
40%
57%
30%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 61 8.5%
Kindergarten 105 14.6%
Grade 1 113 15.7%
Grade 2 116 16.2%
Grade 3 115 16.0%
Grade 4 111 15.5%
Grade 5 97 13.5%
Total 718 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.1% 2.6% 27.3%
Black 21.9% 42.0% 13.2%
Hispanic 72.9% 50.5% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 2.7% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 2.2% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 91.9% 84.7% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 89.4% 83.0% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 1.6% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,438 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 817.8 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.8% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.1% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.6% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,069 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 14.9% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.2% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.2% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.7% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.1% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.0% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.0% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 22.5% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,652 $55,278,120 43.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $649 $5,393,190 4.3%
Staff $493 $4,096,830 3.2%
General Administration $226 $1,878,060 1.5%
School Administration $758 $6,298,980 5.0%
Operation $1,781 $14,800,110 11.7%
Transportation $278 $2,310,180 1.8%
Other $606 $5,035,860 4.0%
Total Support $4,791 $39,813,210 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,777 $31,386,870 24.8%
Total Expenditures $15,220 $126,478,200 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%