School Details

Houston Lower Elementary School

Traditional Public School

123 Starkville Street

Houston, MS 38851

662-456-3323

Overview

Houston Lower Elementary School serves 427 students in grades PreK-2. This school is a traditional public school and its 2019 accountability rating was B. Per student spending for this school is $8,449.

Grades

PreK

K

1

2

Performance

B

2019 Accountability Rating
Mississippi Department of Education

Funding

$

Tax-Funded
$8,449/Child

Demographics

Houston Lower Elementary School serves 427 students. This school body is 46.14% White and 43.33% African-American.

School

Teachers
Total: 29
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Experienced: 69%
In-Field: 100% 
Principals
Total: 1
Experienced: 0%

Students
Total Enrollment: 427

By Grade:

  •       Pre-K: 34
  •       K: 138
  •       1: 118
  •       2: 128
  •       Other: 9

By Racial and Ethnic Composition:

  •       African-American: 43%
  •       Hispanic: 8%
  •       White: 46%
  •       Other: 3%

District

Teachers
Total: 125
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Experienced: 80%
In-Field: 96% 
Principals
Total: 6
Experienced: 83%

Students
Total Enrollment: 1,714

By Grade:

  •       Pre-K: 34
  •       Special Pre-K: Array
  •       K: 138
  •       Special K: Array
  •       Special Elementary: 17
  •       1: 118
  •       2: 128
  •       3: 106
  •       4: 121
  •       5: 127
  •       6: 141
  •       7: 155
  •       8: 135
  •       9: 125
  •       10: 112
  •       11: 119
  •       12: 118
  •       Special Secondary: 16
  •       Secondary GED: Array
  •       Other: 4

Community

Chickasaw County

Total Population: 17,103

  •       Males: 8,446
  •       Females: 8,657

Growth: -1.66%
Number of Households: 6,639
Median Income: $40,471

Race/Ethnicity Male Female Total % Change
Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian 4,523 4,496 9,019 -8%
Black or African American 3,663 3,960 7,623 3%
Asian-American 41 45 86 54%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 6 2 8 0%
Native American and Alaska Native 40 30 70 112%
Hispanic American 556 365 921 43%
Two or more races 173 124 297 120%


Performance

State Testing

Mathematics Proficiency: 25.5%
English Proficiency: 34%
Science Proficiency: 0%

Discipline

  • In-School Suspensions: 0
  • Out-of-School Suspensions: 0
  • Expulsions: 0
  • Referral to Law Enforcement: 0
  • School-Based Arrests: 0

Funding

Houston Lower Elementary School is a traditional public school funded by local, state, and federal tax dollars. Per student spending for this school is $8,449.

Total

Per-student Spending: $8,449

State/Local

Per-student Spending: $7,352

Federal

Per-student Spending: $496

Overall Rating

Based on reviews, Houston Lower Elementary School receives an overall rating of 0 out of 5 stars from MS School Finder users.

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