H T Jones Elementary

Summary:

H T Jones Elementary is a public elementary school in Hempstead, Texas, serving 765 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Waller Independent School District, which is ranked 548 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Academically, H T Jones Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with low performance on STAAR assessments compared to state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.59% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.85% statewide and 46.2% in the Waller ISD. The school's performance is particularly weak in STAAR Science, with only 11.38% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 26.29% statewide and 20.15% in the district. The school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with its African American students ranking in the top 50% of Texas elementary schools in some subjects, while its Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, and Special Education students rank in the bottom half.

Compared to nearby schools, H T Jones Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower. For example, Roberts Road Elementary and Evelyn Turlington Elementary, both in the Waller ISD, rank in the top 50% of Texas elementary schools. Nearby schools in other districts, such as Nichols Sawmill Elementary in the Magnolia ISD and Keith Elementary in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, also significantly outperform H T Jones Elementary on STAAR assessments.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 35753 Owens Rd
       Hempstead, TX  77445


(936) 931-0395

District: Waller Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3412th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,115 Help


Students who attend H T Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Waller J H
High:    Waller High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  765

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.6%
African American:
22.6%
White:
12.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.1% Help


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Compare Details H T Jones Elementary ranks worse than 73% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Waller Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.42. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at H T Jones Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.6%), African American (22.6%), White (12.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Waller Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at H T Jones Elementary is 13.7, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Waller Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at H T Jones Elementary is $11,115, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Waller Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

H T Jones Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Waller Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Waller Independent School District (Isd) 548th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for H T Jones Elementary

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Rank History for all students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.91 2801st 3465 19.2%
2005 46.99 2162nd 3475 37.8%
2006 41.95 2428th 3476 30.1%
2007 56.40 1887th 3724 49.3%
2008 33.77 2961st 3768 21.4%
2009 55.48 1953rd 3884 49.7%
2010 66.88 1343rd 3937 65.9%
2011 69.39 1222nd 4095 70.2%
2012 48.47 2376th 4206 43.5%
2013 54.32 2049th 4221 51.5%
2014 56.66 1947th 4260 54.3%
2015 42.87 2704th 4320 37.4%
2016 35.78 3025th 4286 29.4%
2017 22.06 3661st 4329 15.4%
2018 34.93 2883rd 4359 33.9%
2019 41.53 2593rd 4479 42.1%
2021 26.60 3406th 4578 25.6%
2022 33.42 3158th 4581 31.1%
2023 37.76 2942nd 4647 36.7%
2024 30.42 3412th 4675 27.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.19 799th 1046 23.6%
2019 1.95 1110th 1112 0.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.54 1581st 3226 51.0%
2019 53.53 1391st 3333 58.3%
2021 24.30 2991st 3446 13.2%
2022 45.30 1927th 3487 44.7%
2023 42.86 2081st 3556 41.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.04 2234th 3558 37.2%
2019 45.32 1704th 3684 53.7%
2021 25.80 3132nd 3799 17.6%
2022 28.91 3108th 3952 21.4%
2023 27.62 3295th 4086 19.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.60 2729th 4264 36.0%
2019 46.64 2304th 4309 46.5%
2021 33.55 3151st 4451 29.2%
2022 40.07 2834th 4477 36.7%
2023 44.40 2587th 4521 42.8%
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Rank History for Female students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.28 2412th 4306 44.0%
2019 44.86 2362nd 4348 45.7%
2021 25.85 3466th 4499 23.0%
2022 31.91 3305th 4561 27.5%
2023 37.63 2938th 4588 36.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.87 2323rd 3106 25.2%
2019 52.79 1916th 3184 39.8%
2021 60.10 1389th 3006 53.8%
2023 63.03 1285th 2980 56.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.13 2146th 4240 49.4%
2019 56.01 1578th 4295 63.3%
2021 23.30 3833rd 4331 11.5%
2022 47.66 2265th 4461 49.2%
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Rank History for Male students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.90 3372nd 4319 21.9%
2019 39.19 2716th 4357 37.7%
2021 28.91 3261st 4498 27.5%
2022 36.21 2978th 4563 34.7%
2023 38.55 2845th 4585 37.9%
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Rank History for African American students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.66 1188th 2483 52.2%
2019 52.69 1029th 2515 59.1%
2021 40.19 1411th 2444 42.3%
2022 39.12 1495th 2421 38.2%
2023 45.39 1223rd 2443 49.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.01 2708th 4168 35.0%
2019 50.56 1952nd 4188 53.4%
2021 31.00 3162nd 4329 27.0%
2022 45.85 2388th 4376 45.4%
2023 45.18 2419th 4401 45.0%
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Rank History for White students at H T Jones Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.77 1494th 3127 52.2%
2019 59.83 1165th 3142 62.9%
2021 27.07 2473rd 3082 19.8%
2022 46.17 1763rd 3082 42.8%
2023 47.98 1707th 3106 45.0%
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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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Enrollment information for H T Jones Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 189 49 3 53 2 n/a n/a 0 296
2000 183 59 2 68 1 n/a n/a 0 313
2001 172 60 3 81 1 n/a n/a 0 317
2002 28 145 6 22 0 n/a n/a 0 201
2003 28 145 6 22 0 n/a n/a 0 201
2004 23 141 5 21 0 n/a n/a 0 190
2005 24 112 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 158
2006 22 128 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 169
2007 19 127 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 184
2008 15 92 2 55 1 n/a n/a 0 165
2009 14 98 2 61 1 n/a n/a 0 176
2010 16 136 2 116 1 n/a n/a 0 271
2011 13 137 3 123 3 0 2 0 281
2012 15 123 2 138 0 0 4 0 282
2013 16 116 2 143 8 0 5 0 290
2014 14 111 1 162 6 0 7 0 301
2015 9 106 2 186 6 0 6 0 315
2016 13 131 2 205 6 0 6 0 363
2017 13 131 2 218 5 0 13 0 382
2018 84 153 1 368 5 2 23 0 636
2019 80 174 1 363 4 2 16 0 640
2020 77 167 0 372 1 0 14 0 631
2021 85 164 0 378 0 0 16 0 643
2022 82 178 2 411 1 0 16 0 690
2023 94 173 3 479 1 0 15 0 765

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 H T Jones Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 296 20.0 14.8 40.9
2000 313 22.2 14.1 43.8
2001 317 23.5 13.5 52.1
2002 201 19.2 10.5 72.6
2003 201 19.2 10.5 72.6
2004 190 16.3 11.7 74.2
2005 158 13.7 11.5 76.6
2006 169 15.0 11.3 78.1
2007 184 14.9 12.3 83.2
2008 165 15.9 10.4 83
2009 176 15.7 11.2 79.5
2010 271 19.3 14.0 83.4
2011 281 20.5 13.7 84.3
2012 282 18.7 15.0 87.9
2013 290 18.3 15.7 90
2014 301 20.7 14.5 90
2015 315 22.0 14.3 89.8
2016 363 22.0 16.5 92
2017 382 24.2 15.7 89
2018 636 41.1 15.4 75.9
2019 640 42.7 14.9 84.2
2020 631 45.9 13.7 81
2021 643 45.3 14.1 84.9
2022 690 46.2 14.9 83.2
2023 765 55.6 13.7 82.1

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 H T Jones Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 296 20.0 14.8 40.9
2000 313 22.2 14.1 43.8
2001 317 23.5 13.5 52.1
2002 201 19.2 10.5 72.6
2003 201 19.2 10.5 72.6
2004 190 16.3 11.7 74.2
2005 158 13.7 11.5 76.6
2006 169 15.0 11.3 78.1
2007 184 14.9 12.3 83.2
2008 165 15.9 10.4 83
2009 176 15.7 11.2 79.5
2010 271 19.3 14.0 83.4
2011 281 20.5 13.7 84.3
2012 282 18.7 15.0 87.9
2013 290 18.3 15.7 90
2014 301 20.7 14.5 90
2015 315 22.0 14.3 89.8
2016 363 22.0 16.5 92
2017 382 24.2 15.7 89
2018 636 41.1 15.4 75.9
2019 640 42.7 14.9 84.2
2020 631 45.9 13.7 81
2021 643 45.3 14.1 84.9
2022 690 46.2 14.9 83.2
2023 765 55.6 13.7 82.1

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 H T Jones Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,045 (10.1%) $9,325 (89.9%) $10,370
2020 $1,104 (9.8%) $10,186 (90.2%) $11,291
2021 $1,732 (15.6%) $9,384 (84.4%) $11,115

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

Impact of COVID-19 on H T Jones Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2593rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2942nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (H T Jones Elementary)3938
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Waller Independent School District (Isd))4145
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (H T Jones Elementary)4443
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Waller Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (H T Jones Elementary)3430
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Waller Independent School District (Isd))4339
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (H T Jones Elementary)4553
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Waller Independent School District (Isd))5645
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (H T Jones Elementary)4334
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Waller Independent School District (Isd))4950
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (H T Jones Elementary)3843
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Waller Independent School District (Isd))5244
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (H T Jones Elementary)6226
 36%
   5th Grade Science (Waller Independent School District (Isd))6036
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students640765
 19.5%
African American174173
 0.6%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic363479
 32%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White8094
 17.5%
Two or More Races1615
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.2%82.1%
 2.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 765 students attended H T Jones Elementary.

Students at H T Jones Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 23% African American, 12% White, 2% Two or more races.

H T Jones Elementary ranks 3412th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend H T Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waller J H
High : Waller High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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