Sam Houston 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

717

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Galena Park ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

Sam Houston 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 717 students. 73.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 68.3% 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 $63,895, which is $5,008 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.galenaparkisd.com

Address

4101 E Sam Houston Pkwy N
Houston, TX 77015

Office phone number

(832) 386-4430

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sam Houston 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

717

African American

9 (1.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 15%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

688 (96%)

Galena Park ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

15 (2.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (0.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

96.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.1%

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

73.2 %

Galena Park ISD: 74.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

93.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

68.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

73.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

68.3%

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

68.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 39%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

68.3%

Gifted and talented

6.4%

Special education

8.1%

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)

A

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

14.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14 %

Galena Park ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25 %

Galena Park ISD: 12%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

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

45.7

African American

5 (10.9%)

Galena Park ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (4.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

31.7 (69.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 40.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6 (13.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.2%)

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

36.7 (80.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 70.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8 (17.5%)

Galena Park ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.2%)

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

15.7

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

12.5 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

$63,895

Galena Park ISD: $62,966

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$850

Galena Park ISD: $44,145

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$61,870

Galena Park ISD: $61,573

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,025

Galena Park ISD: $62,853

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,224

Galena Park ISD: $65,372

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,700

Galena Park ISD: $69,734

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Galena Park ISD: $73,409

Statewide: $71,111

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