John F Ward Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Clear Creek ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Clear Creek ISD: B

Total students

573

Avg. teacher experience

9.7 years

Clear Creek ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Clear Creek ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90%

John F Ward Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Clear Creek ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 573 students. 47.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.4% 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 $62,864, which is $3,977 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ccisd.net

Address

1440 Bouldercrest Dr
Houston, TX 77062-2247

Office phone number

(281) 284-5400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in John F Ward 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

573

African American

61 (10.6%)

Clear Creek ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Clear Creek ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

76 (13.3%)

Clear Creek ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

162 (28.3%)

Clear Creek ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.3%)

Clear Creek ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

239 (41.7%)

Clear Creek ISD: 44.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

31 (5.4%)

Clear Creek ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

10.6%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

13.3%

Hispanic

28.3%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

41.7%

Two or more races

5.4%

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

47.6 %

Clear Creek ISD: 46.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

42.1 %

Clear Creek ISD: 35.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

16.1 %

Clear Creek ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

47.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

42.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

16.1%

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

15.4 %

Clear Creek ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.7 %

Clear Creek ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.9 %

Clear Creek ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

15.4%

Gifted and talented

12.7%

Special education

12.9%

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

Clear Creek ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Clear Creek ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Clear Creek ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Clear Creek ISD: B

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

6.5 %

Clear Creek ISD: 11%

Statewide: 15%

African American

21.3 %

Clear Creek ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Clear Creek ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.9 %

Clear Creek ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.2 %

Clear Creek ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Clear Creek ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.5 %

Clear Creek ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

4 %

Clear Creek ISD: 10.6%

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

39

African American

1 (2.6%)

Clear Creek ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (2.6%)

Clear Creek ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.6%)

Clear Creek ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (5.1%)

Clear Creek ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Clear Creek ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

33 (84.6%)

Clear Creek ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.6%)

Clear Creek ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Clear Creek ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30 (76.9%)

Clear Creek ISD: 72.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9 (23.1%)

Clear Creek ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Clear Creek ISD: 0.8%

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

14.7

Clear Creek ISD: 15.6

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

9.7 years

Clear Creek ISD: 11.9 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

$62,864

Clear Creek ISD: $64,477

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,000

Clear Creek ISD: $53,128

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,710

Clear Creek ISD: $59,302

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,748

Clear Creek ISD: $62,054

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,585

Clear Creek ISD: $66,880

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,028

Clear Creek ISD: $72,392

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$76,012

Clear Creek ISD: $77,944

Statewide: $71,111

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