Ketelsen Elementary School, Houston, TX

Direction 600 Quitman, Houston, TX, 77009
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Public School HOUSTON ISD Elementary School

Accountability Ratings

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TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 78
Student Progress 93
Closing Performance Gaps 93
Overall 93

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Ketelsen Elementary School is located at 600 QUITMAN, HOUSTON, TX, 77009. The school is part of HOUSTON ISD.

To contact the school, call (713) 220-5050.
Teachers
Ketelsen Elementary School employs 31 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 8 years. The teachers average 10 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 380 students with a student to teacher ratio of 12.30 S/T. The special education division has 4 teachers assisting it. Ketelsen Elementary School also employs 5 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
EE-05
Enrollment
382
Is Charter
No
Address
600 QUITMAN, HOUSTON, TX, 77009
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Principal
MS CHRISTINA AGUIRRE-OLIVA
School District
Phone
(713) 220-5050
County
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Ketelsen Elementary School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 13 3.42%
Hispanic 355 93.42%
White 7 1.84%
Asian 2 0.53%
Native American 1 0.26%
Two or More Races 2 0.53%
Total Students 380 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 367 96.58%
Limited English Proficiency 155 40.79%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 136 35.79%
Gifted & Talented 22 5.79%
Special Education 60 15.79%
Teacher Student Ratio 12.30 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 0 0.00%
20 - 30 years 5 16.18%
10 - 20 years 8 25.89%
6 - 10 years 5 15.86%
1- 5 years 11 35.28%
Beginning Teacher 2 6.47%
Teacher Experience Average 9.80 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 7.90 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 31 100%
Female Teachers 24 77.35 %
Male Teachers 7 22.65 %
School Admin 3
School Support 7
Edu Aids 5
Special Education 4

Ketelsen Elementary School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 81% 88% 78% 70% %
African American 73% 83% 67% *% %
Hispanic 82% 88% 79% 70% %
White 50% *% *% *% %
Asian *% *% *% *% %
Two or More Races 100% *% *% *% %
Economically Disadvantaged 81% 87% 78% 69% %
Male Students 80% 83% 77% 79% %
Female Students 82% 92% 80% 61% %
Special Education 54% 64% 48% 42% %
Limited English Proficiency 76% 85% 73% 58% %

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