Summit Hill Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Howe ISD
  • Howe, TX
  • Early education - 2nd grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

C

Howe ISD: B

Total students

301

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Howe ISD: 14.9 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Howe ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Summit Hill Elementary School is an elementary school in Howe, TX, in the Howe ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 301 students. 38.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.3% 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 $53,015, which is $4,626 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.howeisd.net

Address

701 Summit Hill Pkwy
Howe, TX 75459-4594

Office phone number

(903) 745-4100

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Summit Hill 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

301

African American

8 (2.7%)

Howe ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Howe ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Howe ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

89 (29.6%)

Howe ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

183 (60.8%)

Howe ISD: 66.5%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

19 (6.3%)

Howe ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

2.7%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

29.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

60.8%

Two or more races

6.3%

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

38.9 %

Howe ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

58.5 %

Howe ISD: 46.8%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

14 %

Howe ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

38.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

58.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

14.0%

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

13.3 %

Howe ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

1 %

Howe ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

12.3 %

Howe ISD: 15%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

13.3%

Gifted and talented

1.0%

Special education

12.3%

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

Howe ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

Howe ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Howe ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

D

Howe 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

2.4 %

Howe ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

0 %

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

2.2 %

Howe ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Howe ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.2%

White

2.8 %

Howe ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

0 %

Howe ISD: 7.4%

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

19.4

African American

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

2 (10.3%)

Howe ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

16.4 (84.5%)

Howe ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

1 (5.2%)

Howe ISD: 2.1%

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%)

Howe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

18 (93.1%)

Howe ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

1.3 (6.9%)

Howe ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Howe ISD: 0%

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

15.5

Howe ISD: 12.9

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

10.1 years

Howe ISD: 14.9 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

$53,015

Howe ISD: $57,392

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$45,000

Howe ISD: $45,000

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$47,090

Howe ISD: $48,124

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$52,667

Howe ISD: $51,200

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$56,969

Howe ISD: $60,437

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$62,500

Howe ISD: $65,864

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

N/A

Howe ISD: $65,250

Statewide: $69,974

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