Accountability rating (2018-2019)

C

Denison ISD: B

Total students

262

Avg. teacher experience

13.2 years

Denison ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Denison ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Houston Elementary School is an elementary school in Denison, TX, in the Denison ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 262 students. 51.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,234, which is $3,407 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

denisonisd.net

Address

1100 W Morgan St
Denison, TX 75020-4310

Office phone number

(903) 462-7300

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Houston Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

262

African American

40 (15.3%)

Denison ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Denison ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.4%)

Denison ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

47 (17.9%)

Denison ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Denison ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

148 (56.5%)

Denison ISD: 57.7%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

25 (9.5%)

Denison ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

15.3%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

17.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

56.5%

Two or more races

9.5%

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

51.9 %

Denison ISD: 44.7%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

81.7 %

Denison ISD: 58.6%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

5 %

Denison ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

51.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

4.6 %

Denison ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

0.4 %

Denison ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

22.5 %

Denison ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

4.6%

Gifted and talented

0.4%

Special education

22.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

C

Denison ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

C

Denison ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

C

Denison ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

D

Denison 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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.5 %

Denison ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Denison ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

0 %

Denison ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Denison ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

0 %

Denison ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denison ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.2%

White

5.2 %

Denison ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

12.5 %

Denison ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

19.6

African American

0 (0%)

Denison ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0.7 (3.6%)

Denison ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Denison ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

1 (5.1%)

Denison ISD: 7%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Denison ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

17.9 (91.3%)

Denison ISD: 85.1%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Denison ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Denison ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

15.5 (79.4%)

Denison ISD: 76.4%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

4 (20.6%)

Denison ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Denison ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

13.4

Denison ISD: 13.4

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

13.2 years

Denison ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$54,234

Denison ISD: $54,129

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$48,500

Denison ISD: $48,703

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$49,420

Denison ISD: $50,174

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$51,415

Denison ISD: $51,959

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$56,025

Denison ISD: $55,790

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$59,680

Denison ISD: $60,307

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

N/A

Denison ISD: $63,294

Statewide: $69,974

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