Houston Elementary School
- Elementary school in Lancaster ISD
- Lancaster, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Lancaster ISD: N/A
Total students
708
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
Lancaster ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Lancaster ISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Houston Elementary School is an elementary school in Lancaster, TX, in the Lancaster ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 708 students. 82.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 47.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,506, which is $968 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.
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Principal
- Daberechi Okafor
- danielhernandez@lancasterisd.org
- (972) 218-1512
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Houston Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
708
African American
313 (44.2%)
Lancaster ISD: 72%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
4 (0.6%)
Lancaster ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.1%)
Lancaster ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
377 (53.2%)
Lancaster ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lancaster ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
3 (0.4%)
Lancaster ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
10 (1.4%)
Lancaster ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
82.6 %
Lancaster ISD: 59%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
91.7 %
Lancaster ISD: 91%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
47.3 %
Lancaster ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
47.5 %
Lancaster ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7.3 %
Lancaster ISD: 8.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
3.4 %
Lancaster ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Lancaster ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Lancaster ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Lancaster ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Lancaster ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
15.8 %
Lancaster ISD: 24.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
17.2 %
Lancaster ISD: 24.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Lancaster ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Lancaster ISD: 10%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
14 %
Lancaster ISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Lancaster ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
Masked
Lancaster ISD: 32.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
44.4 %
Lancaster ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
40.2
African American
25.5 (63.3%)
Lancaster ISD: 81%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lancaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.5%)
Lancaster ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
12.7 (31.7%)
Lancaster ISD: 6.2%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lancaster ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
1 (2.5%)
Lancaster ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Lancaster ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.7 (1.9%)
Lancaster ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
25.5 (63.3%)
Lancaster ISD: 63%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
14 (34.8%)
Lancaster ISD: 33.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Lancaster ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
17.6
Lancaster ISD: 17
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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 years
Lancaster ISD: 10.1 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
$61,506
Lancaster ISD: $61,203
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$51,676
Lancaster ISD: $51,032
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$59,950
Lancaster ISD: $58,416
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,689
Lancaster ISD: $61,192
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,470
Lancaster ISD: $64,330
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$74,393
Lancaster ISD: $72,879
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$78,233
Lancaster ISD: $77,555
Statewide: $74,014