Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Alief ISD: B

Total students

712

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Alief ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Alief ISD: 88%

Statewide: 90%

Hicks Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Alief ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 712 students. 71.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 58.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,984, which is $3,097 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.aliefisd.net

Address

8520 Hemlock Hill Dr
Houston, TX 77083-6856

Office phone number

(281) 983-8040

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Hicks Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

712

African American

230 (32.3%)

Alief ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

118 (16.6%)

Alief ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

339 (47.6%)

Alief ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.3%)

Alief ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

21 (2.9%)

Alief ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (0.3%)

Alief ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

32.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

16.6%

Hispanic

47.6%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

2.9%

Two or more races

0.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

71.3 %

Alief ISD: 84.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

85.4 %

Alief ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

58.8 %

Alief ISD: 49.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

71.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

58.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

58.8 %

Alief ISD: 50.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2 %

Alief ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.8 %

Alief ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

58.8%

Gifted and talented

2.0%

Special education

13.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Alief ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Alief ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Alief ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Alief ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15.4 %

Alief ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

21.3 %

Alief ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Alief ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

4.7 %

Alief ISD: 8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.9 %

Alief ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alief ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15 %

Alief ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Alief ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

56.1

African American

12.2 (21.8%)

Alief ISD: 41%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.8%)

Alief ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (5.3%)

Alief ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

22.9 (40.8%)

Alief ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16 (28.5%)

Alief ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.8%)

Alief ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2.7 (4.7%)

Alief ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

39.5 (70.3%)

Alief ISD: 66.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14 (24.9%)

Alief ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.7

Alief ISD: 12.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Alief ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,984

Alief ISD: $64,889

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$42,128

Alief ISD: $53,873

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,458

Alief ISD: $60,652

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,858

Alief ISD: $62,864

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,606

Alief ISD: $67,033

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,981

Alief ISD: $72,383

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$78,709

Alief ISD: $78,804

Statewide: $71,111

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