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Robbie E Howard J H School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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
265 Broadhead Rd
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone
(972) 923-4771
District
WAXAHACHIE ISD
County
ELLIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
663
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.3% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Robbie E Howard J H School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
39%
46%
41%
42%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
39%
41%
57%
54%
21%
27%
39%
41%
57%
54%
21%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
47%
60%
56%
45%
37%
53%
47%
60%
56%
45%
37%
    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
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 215 32.4%
Grade 7 214 32.3%
Grade 8 234 35.3%
Total 663 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.2% 46.6% 27.3%
Black 19.2% 16.0% 13.2%
Hispanic 29.4% 35.9% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.6% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.9% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.9% 46.5% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 40.4% 42.2% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.5% 4.3% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,358 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 291.7 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 21.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 12.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,341 10,413,290
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 9.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.1% 84.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.6% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 16.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.9% 16.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 16.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 12.0%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,351 $60,213,831 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $542 $5,138,702 3.8%
Staff $508 $4,816,348 3.6%
General Administration $103 $976,543 0.7%
School Administration $573 $5,432,613 4.1%
Operation $1,037 $9,831,797 7.3%
Transportation $288 $2,730,528 2.0%
Other $459 $4,351,779 3.3%
Total Support $3,511 $33,287,791 24.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,252 $40,313,212 30.1%
Total Expenditures $14,114 $133,814,834 100.0%
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%