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Gross Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

12583 South Gessner Dr

Houston TX, 77071, Harris County

Phone: 713-778-8450

Ranking:

(5,743 out of 6,018, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Houston Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	38		38		39		46		49		47		46
Total Students:	676		661		681		813		789		822		828
Prekindergarten:	89	13.2%	92	13.9%	82	12.0%	84	10.3%	79	10.0%	78	9.5%	89	10.7%
Kindergarten:	105	15.5%	99	15.0%	94	13.8%	111	13.7%	116	14.7%	118	14.4%	85	10.3%
Grade 1:	108	16.0%	92	13.9%	96	14.1%	129	15.9%	134	17.0%	107	13.0%	123	14.9%
Grade 2:	97	14.3%	77	11.6%	104	15.3%	136	16.7%	96	12.2%	128	15.6%	132	15.9%
Grade 3:	75	11.1%	98	14.8%	110	16.2%	95	11.7%	117	14.8%	139	16.9%	116	14.0%
Grade 4:	88	13.0%	112	16.9%	93	13.7%	118	14.5%	138	17.5%	116	14.1%	137	16.5%
Grade 5:	114	16.9%	91	13.8%	102	15.0%	140	17.2%	109	13.8%	136	16.5%	146	17.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	328	48.5%	311	47.0%	315	46.3%	388	47.7%	388	49.2%	407	49.5%	429	51.8%
Female:	348	51.5%	350	53.0%	366	53.7%	425	52.3%	393	49.8%	407	49.5%	395	47.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Asian:	33	4.9%	30	4.5%	35	5.1%	43	5.3%	51	6.5%	51	6.2%	54	6.5%
Hispanic:	316	46.7%	295	44.6%	285	41.9%	342	42.1%	318	40.3%	319	38.8%	338	40.8%
Black:	319	47.2%	325	49.2%	345	50.7%	423	52.0%	415	52.6%	444	54.0%	427	51.6%
White:	3	0.4%	4	0.6%	12	1.8%	3	0.4%	5	0.6%	7	0.9%	8	1.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.6%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	581	85.9%	524	79.3%	319	46.8%	370	45.5%	405	51.3%	438	53.3%	473	57.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	54	8.0%	65	9.8%	62	9.1%	82	10.1%	113	14.3%	126	15.3%	108	13.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.80		17.39		17.48		17.50		16.10		17.50		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	64%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	64%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	71%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	74%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44%	64%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55%	71%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51%	69%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64%	67%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	69%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	72%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	70%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	69%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61%	66%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	66%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	67%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	72%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	73%	68%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	70%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47%	70%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	81%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64%	83%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	88%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	73%	85%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	90%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29%	61%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	35%	51%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48%	65%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	85%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	86.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	14.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,838.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,675.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,328.0

* Gross Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.