Rice Elementary School
- Elementary school in Rice ISD
- Rice, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice ISD: N/A
Total students
437
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Rice ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Rice ISD: 97.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Rice Elementary School is an elementary school in Rice, TX, in the Rice ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 437 students. 45.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 24.9% 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 $60,009, which is $2,465 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- Cindy Black
- cblack@rice-isd.org
- (903) 326-4151
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Rice Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
437
African American
8 (1.8%)
Rice ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Rice ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Rice ISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
332 (76%)
Rice ISD: 74.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Rice ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
88 (20.1%)
Rice ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (1.8%)
Rice ISD: 2%
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
45.1 %
Rice ISD: 46.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
81.5 %
Rice ISD: 78.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
25.9 %
Rice ISD: 25.8%
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
24.9 %
Rice ISD: 25%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.4 %
Rice ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.6 %
Rice ISD: 11.3%
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
Rice ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Rice 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
10.2 %
Rice ISD: 14.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
0 %
Rice ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Rice ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Rice ISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
9.4 %
Rice ISD: 12.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Rice ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
11.6 %
Rice ISD: 17.5%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
40 %
Rice ISD: 25%
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
26
African American
0.9 (3.4%)
Rice ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Rice ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Rice ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3.6 (13.6%)
Rice ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Rice ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
20.7 (79.5%)
Rice ISD: 83.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.9 (3.4%)
Rice ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.9 (3.4%)
Rice ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
22.5 (86.4%)
Rice ISD: 76.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
2.7 (10.2%)
Rice ISD: 17%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Rice ISD: 2.5%
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
16.8
Rice ISD: 15
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
11.4 years
Rice ISD: 10.2 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
$60,009
Rice ISD: $59,168
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,310
Rice ISD: $50,310
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$51,487
Rice ISD: $48,929
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,163
Rice ISD: $59,246
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,709
Rice ISD: $65,955
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$71,093
Rice ISD: $74,015
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Rice ISD: N/A
Statewide: $74,014