Whittier Elementary School

Direction 10511 Lacrosse St, Houston, TX, 77029
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Public School HOUSTON ISD Elementary School

Accountability Ratings

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TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 71
Student Progress 77
Closing Performance Gaps 72
Overall 76

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

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Whittier Elementary School is located at 10511 LACROSSE ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77029. The school is part of HOUSTON ISD.

To contact the school, call (713) 671-3810.
Teachers
Whittier Elementary School employs 21 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 6 years. The teachers average 8 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 323 students with a student to teacher ratio of 15.40 S/T. The special education division has 2 teacher assisting it. Whittier Elementary School also employs 4 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
EE-05
Enrollment
326
Is Charter
No
Address
10511 LACROSSE ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77029
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Principal
YAMEL MELCHOR
School District
Phone
(713) 671-3810
County
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Whittier Elementary School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 17 5.26%
Hispanic 300 92.88%
White 4 1.24%
Asian 1 0.31%
Native American 0 0.00%
Two or More Races 1 0.31%
Total Students 323 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 277 85.76%
Limited English Proficiency 166 51.39%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 159 49.23%
Gifted & Talented 13 4.02%
Special Education 56 17.34%
Teacher Student Ratio 15.40 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 0 0.00%
20 - 30 years 1 4.76%
10 - 20 years 5 23.81%
6 - 10 years 4 19.05%
1- 5 years 7 33.33%
Beginning Teacher 4 19.05%
Teacher Experience Average 7.80 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 6.20 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 21 100%
Female Teachers 14 66.67 %
Male Teachers 7 33.33 %
School Admin 2
School Support 9
Edu Aids 4
Special Education 2

Whittier Elementary School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 68% 71% 73% 41% %
African American 53% 83% 29% *% %
Hispanic 69% 71% 76% 41% %
White 70% *% *% *% %
Asian % % % % %
Two or More Races *% *% *% *% %
Economically Disadvantaged 65% 67% 72% 36% %
Male Students 71% 74% 78% 44% %
Female Students 64% 69% 67% 37% %
Special Education 46% 45% 59% 15% %
Limited English Proficiency 66% 69% 75% 26% %

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