James B Havard Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Galena Park ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Galena Park ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

634

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Galena Park ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

James B Havard Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Galena Park ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 634 students. 74.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,502, which is $4,615 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.galenaparkisd.com

Address

15150 Wallisville Rd
Houston, TX 77049-4620

Office phone number

(832) 386-3710

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in James B Havard 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

634

African American

113 (17.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 15%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

487 (76.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

19 (3%)

Galena Park ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (1.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

76.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.0%

Two or more races

1.3%

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

74.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 74.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.2 %

Galena Park ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

33.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

74.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

33.4%

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

33.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 39%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

33.6%

Gifted and talented

7.3%

Special education

10.6%

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)

A

Galena Park ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Galena Park ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Galena Park ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Galena Park 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

4.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

5.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 12%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 17%

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

41.5

African American

11.9 (28.7%)

Galena Park ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

17.6 (42.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 40.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10 (24.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Galena Park 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

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

30.6 (73.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 70.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.9 (26.2%)

Galena Park ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.6%

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

15.3

Galena Park ISD: 15.3

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

11.1 years

Galena Park ISD: 10.5 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

$63,502

Galena Park ISD: $62,966

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,997

Galena Park ISD: $44,145

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$61,750

Galena Park ISD: $61,573

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,100

Galena Park ISD: $62,853

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,695

Galena Park ISD: $65,372

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,225

Galena Park ISD: $69,734

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Galena Park ISD: $73,409

Statewide: $71,111

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