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Epps Island Elementary

Summary:

Epps Island Elementary is a public elementary school in Klein, Texas, serving 541 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Klein Independent School District, which is ranked 204 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

Epps Island Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with consistently lower STAAR test scores compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate was 40.7% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 56.28% and the state's 48.85%. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Texas elementary schools. Epps Island's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students performing significantly worse than the state average.

Epps Island Elementary's high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, with 85.21% to 92.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to its academic struggles. The school's academic performance is generally lower than nearby schools within the Klein ISD, such as Eiland Elementary and McDougle Elementary, as well as schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Aldine ISD.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 7403 Smiling Wood Ln
       Klein, TX  77086-3112

(832) 484-5800

District: Klein Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2611th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,588 Help


Students who attend Epps Island Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Klein Intermediate
High:    Klein Forest High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.0 Help
Number of students:  541

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.5%
African American:
8.7%
Asian:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Epps Island Elementary ranks worse than 55.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 31st among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Klein Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.41. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.5%), African American (8.7%), Asian (4.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Epps Island Elementary is 12, which is the 4th best among 32 elementary schools in the Klein Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Epps Island Elementary is $11,588, which is the 3rd highest among 32 elementary schools in the Klein Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Epps Island Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Klein Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Klein Independent School District (Isd) 204th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Epps Island Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.95 2872nd 3465 17.1%
2005 38.76 2529th 3475 27.2%
2006 31.33 2799th 3476 19.5%
2007 24.75 3253rd 3724 12.6%
2008 34.43 2926th 3768 22.3%
2009 25.62 3369th 3884 13.3%
2010 27.38 3380th 3937 14.1%
2011 31.53 3328th 4095 18.7%
2012 24.89 3646th 4206 13.3%
2013 11.06 4056th 4221 3.9%
2014 16.97 3918th 4260 8.0%
2015 24.74 3585th 4320 17.0%
2016 29.05 3336th 4286 22.2%
2017 27.07 3335th 4329 23.0%
2018 27.60 3342nd 4359 23.3%
2019 28.83 3405th 4479 24.0%
2021 37.78 2692nd 4578 41.2%
2022 33.50 3155th 4581 31.1%
2023 36.00 3037th 4647 34.6%
2024 43.41 2611th 4675 44.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.48 2887th 3226 10.5%
2019 19.77 3088th 3333 7.4%
2021 53.63 1287th 3446 62.7%
2022 40.58 2197th 3487 37.0%
2023 44.19 2002nd 3556 43.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.01 2847th 3558 20.0%
2019 17.17 3570th 3684 3.1%
2021 32.83 2575th 3799 32.2%
2022 48.47 1670th 3952 57.7%
2023 38.26 2434th 4086 40.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.65 2870th 4264 32.7%
2019 40.89 2718th 4309 36.9%
2021 51.13 1940th 4451 56.4%
2022 45.49 2459th 4477 45.1%
2023 48.28 2290th 4521 49.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.75 3264th 4306 24.2%
2019 25.53 3590th 4348 17.4%
2021 38.47 2663rd 4499 40.8%
2022 35.15 3090th 4561 32.3%
2023 39.59 2815th 4588 38.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.77 114th 2980 96.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.01 3498th 4240 17.5%
2019 29.53 3435th 4295 20.0%
2021 53.13 1622nd 4331 62.5%
2022 45.39 2421st 4461 45.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.22 3418th 4319 20.9%
2019 35.61 2941st 4357 32.5%
2021 38.29 2654th 4498 41.0%
2022 33.43 3174th 4563 30.4%
2023 34.13 3133rd 4585 31.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.67 612th 1005 39.1%
2019 39.81 724th 1009 28.2%
2021 58.10 410th 967 57.6%
2022 27.99 801st 957 16.3%
2023 12.24 949th 1015 6.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.20 2302nd 2483 7.3%
2019 46.29 1286th 2515 48.9%
2021 32.34 1754th 2444 28.2%
2022 50.16 1077th 2421 55.5%
2023 51.28 1027th 2443 58.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.60 3083rd 4168 26.0%
2019 32.42 3136th 4188 25.1%
2021 44.93 2247th 4329 48.1%
2022 38.99 2817th 4376 35.6%
2023 42.08 2629th 4401 40.3%
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Rank History for White students at Epps Island Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.47 2667th 3127 14.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Epps Island Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 573 139 67 134 n/a n/a n/a 0 913
1989 526 164 51 159 3 n/a n/a 0 903
1990 496 244 71 219 7 n/a n/a 0 1037
1991 550 271 82 240 6 n/a n/a 0 1149
1992 520 260 101 277 7 n/a n/a 0 1165
1993 478 217 76 284 9 n/a n/a 0 1064
1994 283 199 58 237 1 n/a n/a 0 778
1995 258 199 48 282 1 n/a n/a 0 788
1996 258 199 48 282 1 n/a n/a 0 788
1997 229 211 47 299 3 n/a n/a 0 789
1998 190 220 40 343 6 n/a n/a 0 799
1999 168 236 43 383 3 n/a n/a 0 833
2000 141 218 39 431 2 n/a n/a 0 831
2001 105 203 39 441 1 n/a n/a 0 789
2002 51 187 49 483 1 n/a n/a 0 771
2003 51 187 49 483 1 n/a n/a 0 771
2004 40 185 34 543 0 n/a n/a 0 802
2005 27 141 30 576 1 n/a n/a 0 775
2006 33 150 25 603 0 n/a n/a 0 811
2007 32 158 26 617 0 n/a n/a 0 833
2008 27 129 26 671 0 n/a n/a 0 853
2009 27 138 23 688 0 n/a n/a 0 876
2010 31 156 21 659 0 n/a n/a 0 867
2011 37 134 20 718 4 1 2 0 916
2012 36 103 22 711 5 0 5 0 882
2013 30 113 20 604 3 0 7 0 777
2014 30 121 16 624 3 0 10 0 804
2015 21 105 18 598 5 0 10 0 757
2016 20 93 21 569 4 2 12 0 721
2017 33 76 21 568 8 1 4 0 711
2018 29 66 30 514 11 2 5 0 657
2019 28 80 28 484 6 1 7 0 634
2020 29 71 26 500 4 0 8 0 638
2021 26 60 24 474 3 0 7 0 594
2022 20 47 23 463 1 0 5 0 559
2023 11 47 26 452 1 0 4 0 541

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Epps Island Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 913 50.0 18.2 n/a
1989 903 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1037 58.0 17.8 n/a
1991 1149 58.0 19.8 n/a
1992 1165 67.5 17.2 28.9
1993 1064 63.0 16.9 43
1994 778 53.2 14.6 42.3
1995 788 56.8 13.9 46.4
1996 788 56.8 13.9 46.4
1997 789 58.8 13.4 48.7
1998 799 58.2 13.7 43.1
1999 833 61.6 13.5 61.8
2000 831 63.6 13.1 71.7
2001 789 61.5 12.8 72
2002 771 53.7 14.4 76.3
2003 771 53.7 14.4 76.3
2004 802 55.9 14.3 70
2005 775 56.2 13.8 78.3
2006 811 59.2 13.7 81.1
2007 833 59.6 14.0 82.8
2008 853 59.3 14.4 78.9
2009 876 65.9 13.3 85.8
2010 867 70.9 12.2 81
2011 916 72.0 12.7 85.8
2012 882 64.1 13.7 90
2013 777 59.2 13.1 86.9
2014 804 65.9 12.1 88.2
2015 757 61.0 12.4 88.4
2016 721 69.0 10.4 86.5
2017 711 63.2 11.2 88.7
2018 657 61.1 10.7 80.5
2019 634 55.2 11.4 86
2020 638 51.2 12.4 89.3
2021 594 52.5 11.3 92.4
2022 559 49.2 11.3 88.9
2023 541 44.8 12.0 85.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Epps Island Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 913 50.0 18.2 n/a
1989 903 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1037 58.0 17.8 n/a
1991 1149 58.0 19.8 n/a
1992 1165 67.5 17.2 28.9
1993 1064 63.0 16.9 43
1994 778 53.2 14.6 42.3
1995 788 56.8 13.9 46.4
1996 788 56.8 13.9 46.4
1997 789 58.8 13.4 48.7
1998 799 58.2 13.7 43.1
1999 833 61.6 13.5 61.8
2000 831 63.6 13.1 71.7
2001 789 61.5 12.8 72
2002 771 53.7 14.4 76.3
2003 771 53.7 14.4 76.3
2004 802 55.9 14.3 70
2005 775 56.2 13.8 78.3
2006 811 59.2 13.7 81.1
2007 833 59.6 14.0 82.8
2008 853 59.3 14.4 78.9
2009 876 65.9 13.3 85.8
2010 867 70.9 12.2 81
2011 916 72.0 12.7 85.8
2012 882 64.1 13.7 90
2013 777 59.2 13.1 86.9
2014 804 65.9 12.1 88.2
2015 757 61.0 12.4 88.4
2016 721 69.0 10.4 86.5
2017 711 63.2 11.2 88.7
2018 657 61.1 10.7 80.5
2019 634 55.2 11.4 86
2020 638 51.2 12.4 89.3
2021 594 52.5 11.3 92.4
2022 559 49.2 11.3 88.9
2023 541 44.8 12.0 85.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Epps Island Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,854 (17.2%) $8,951 (82.8%) $10,805
2020 $1,686 (17.4%) $8,022 (82.6%) $9,708
2021 $2,148 (18.5%) $9,440 (81.5%) $11,588

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Epps Island Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 3405th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3037th of 4647 Elementary schools
 10.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Epps Island Elementary)3038
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Klein Independent School District (Isd))4858
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Epps Island Elementary)3138
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Klein Independent School District (Isd))4952
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Epps Island Elementary)2425
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Klein Independent School District (Isd))4654
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Epps Island Elementary)3530
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Klein Independent School District (Isd))4959
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Epps Island Elementary)3941
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Klein Independent School District (Isd))5662
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Epps Island Elementary)5746
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Klein Independent School District (Isd))6460
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Epps Island Elementary)4543
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Klein Independent School District (Isd))5236
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students634541
 14.7%
African American8047
 41.3%
American Indian61
 83.3%
Asian2826
 7.1%
Hispanic484452
 6.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White2811
 60.7%
Two or More Races74
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86%85.2%
 0.7%

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Students at Epps Island Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Asian, 2% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 541 students attended Epps Island Elementary.

Students who attend Epps Island Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Klein Intermediate
High : Klein Forest High School

Epps Island Elementary ranks 2611th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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