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Atherton Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 433 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating.
Atherton Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of Atherton students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 28.57% to 34.62%, compared to the district's 44.66%-51.32% and the state's 48.85%-53.96%. In STAAR Mathematics, Atherton's proficiency rates ranged from 19.23% to 34.72%, while the district and state had higher proficiency rates. Atherton's 5th-grade STAAR Science proficiency rate was only 1.92%, significantly lower than the district (22.69%) and state (26.29%) averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from a high of 1,102 out of 4,359 Texas elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 4,268 out of 4,578 in 2020-2021. In the most recent 2023-2024 school year, Atherton ranked 4,082 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating.
The nearby schools, such as Martinez R Elementary, Kashmere Gardens Elementary, and Dogan Elementary, also serve predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations, and their academic performance is generally similar to or slightly better than Atherton's. Atherton Elementary had a strong Gifted and Talented program in the past, but its performance has since declined. The school has seen an increase in per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio, but these changes have not yet translated into significant academic gains.
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