Houston Elementary School
- Elementary school in Port Arthur ISD
- Port Arthur, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating
Met standard
Port Arthur ISD: Not rated (Harvey provision)
Total students
606
Avg. teacher experience
7.2 years
Port Arthur ISD: 9.8 years
Statewide: 10.9 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 89.7%
Houston Elementary School is an elementary school in Port Arthur, TX, in the Port Arthur ISD school district. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 606 students. The school received an accountability rating of Met standard. 72.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 38.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $49,392, which is $3,942 less than the state average.
Contact information
Website
www.paisd.org/schools/houston/home.htm
Address
3245 36th StPort Arthur, TX 77642-4528
Office phone number
Principal
- Marcia Sharp
- msharp@paisd.org
- (409) 984-4800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Houston Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2006 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
606
African American
122 (20.1%)
Port Arthur ISD: 41.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
7 (1.2%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
13 (2.1%)
Port Arthur ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 4.4%
Hispanic
436 (71.9%)
Port Arthur ISD: 49.5%
Statewide: 52.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
23 (3.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
5 (0.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.3%
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
72.8 %
Port Arthur ISD: 74%
Statewide: 50.8%
Economically disadvantaged
80 %
Port Arthur ISD: 83.3%
Statewide: 58.8%
Limited English proficiency
44.2 %
Port Arthur ISD: 27.8%
Statewide: 18.8%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2017-2018 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
38.4 %
Port Arthur ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 18.9%
Career and Technical
0 %
Port Arthur ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 25.8%
Gifted and Talented
2.6 %
Port Arthur ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 7.9%
Special Education
10.7 %
Port Arthur ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 9.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system. In 2017-18, Texas gave school districts with more than one campus a letter grade from A to F. The state did not give grades to campuses and instead gave them ratings based on the previous system, such as "met standard" or "improvement required." Some districts did not receive ratings for a variety of reasons, including being impacted by Hurricane Harvey, being annexed by another district, or having compromised data.
Overall
Met standard
Port Arthur ISD: Not rated (Harvey provision)
Student achievement
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: F
School progress
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: D
Closing the gaps
N/A
Port Arthur ISD: D
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 2018 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
44.2
African American
7 (15.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 43.5%
Statewide: 10.4%
American Indian
2 (4.5%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (6.8%)
Port Arthur ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 1.6%
Hispanic
12 (27.2%)
Port Arthur ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 27.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.4%
White
20.2 (45.7%)
Port Arthur ISD: 39.4%
Statewide: 58.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
38.2 (86.4%)
Port Arthur ISD: 76.8%
Statewide: 74.1%
Master's
6 (13.6%)
Port Arthur ISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 23.8%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Port Arthur ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2017-2018.
Students per teacher
13.7
Port Arthur ISD: 14.8
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2017-2018 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
7.2 years
Port Arthur ISD: 9.8 years
Statewide: 10.9 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
$49,392
Port Arthur ISD: $50,422
Statewide: $53,334
Beginner
$47,531
Port Arthur ISD: $47,531
Statewide: $47,667
1 to 5 years
$48,494
Port Arthur ISD: $48,499
Statewide: $49,663
6 to 10 years
$48,329
Port Arthur ISD: $48,994
Statewide: $52,056
11 to 20 years
$51,231
Port Arthur ISD: $50,495
Statewide: $55,246
20+ years
$55,964
Port Arthur ISD: $58,128
Statewide: $61,428