Purple Sage Elementary

Summary:

Purple Sage Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 451 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Galena Park Independent School District, which is ranked 369 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating.

Purple Sage Elementary stands out for its high Hispanic student population (82.26%), significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 49.77% to 84.86% Hispanic students. The school generally performs better than the district and state averages in STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments, particularly in 3rd grade, where 70% of students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.01% for the district and 48.85% for the state. Additionally, Purple Sage's English Language Learner (ELL) students have consistently ranked higher than the district and state averages in STAAR Spanish Reading and Mathematics assessments.

However, Purple Sage Elementary's overall ranking has declined in recent years, from 1946 out of 4479 Texas elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 3509 out of 4647 in 2022-2023. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools for female students, male students, special education students, and gifted and talented students, while ranking in the top 30% for ELL students and top 40% for Hispanic students. While Purple Sage outperforms nearby Galena Park ISD schools, it lags behind some higher-performing schools in the Houston ISD and Sheldon ISD districts, such as North Shore Elementary and Royalwood Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6500 Purple Sage Blvd
       Houston, TX  77049-3800


(832) 386-3100

District: Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1812th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,487 Help


Students who attend Purple Sage Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cobb 6th Grade Campus
    Cunningham Middle
High:    North Shore Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  455

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.0%
African American:
14.9%
White:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Purple Sage Elementary ranks better than 61.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 9th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82%), African American (14.9%), White (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Purple Sage Elementary is 13.5, which is the 2nd best among 15 elementary schools in the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Purple Sage Elementary is $12,487. 8 elementary schools in the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Purple Sage Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Purple Sage Elementary 1812th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Purple Sage Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Galena Park Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) 369th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Purple Sage Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.86 2174th 3465 37.3%
2005 43.46 2329th 3475 33.0%
2006 54.78 1797th 3476 48.3%
2007 57.46 1831st 3724 50.8%
2008 71.36 974th 3768 74.2%
2009 66.94 1304th 3884 66.4%
2010 69.52 1149th 3937 70.8%
2011 62.99 1639th 4095 60.0%
2012 61.02 1643rd 4206 60.9%
2013 57.86 1861st 4221 55.9%
2014 59.72 1787th 4260 58.1%
2015 55.57 2032nd 4320 53.0%
2016 58.59 1854th 4286 56.7%
2017 39.48 2550th 4329 41.1%
2018 42.60 2378th 4359 45.4%
2019 51.63 1946th 4479 56.6%
2021 35.67 2810th 4578 38.6%
2022 36.50 2976th 4581 35.0%
2023 28.05 3509th 4647 24.5%
2024 55.82 1812th 4675 61.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.94 1017th 3226 68.5%
2019 61.99 968th 3333 71.0%
2021 65.10 793rd 3446 77.0%
2022 59.72 1105th 3487 68.3%
2023 54.42 1438th 3556 59.6%
2024 68.90 804th 3638 77.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.66 1115th 3558 68.7%
2019 63.96 777th 3684 78.9%
2021 20.96 3470th 3799 8.7%
2022 26.96 3242nd 3952 18.0%
2023 27.80 3285th 4086 19.6%
2024 37.54 2726th 4261 36.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.94 1382nd 4264 67.6%
2019 60.49 1335th 4309 69.0%
2021 46.59 2276th 4451 48.9%
2022 50.16 2137th 4477 52.3%
2023 37.38 3058th 4521 32.4%
2024 69.30 954th 4560 79.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.18 2351st 4306 45.4%
2019 54.77 1790th 4348 58.8%
2021 32.74 3012th 4499 33.1%
2022 50.13 2144th 4561 53.0%
2023 31.67 3283rd 4588 28.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.22 2168th 3106 30.2%
2019 54.53 1818th 3184 42.9%
2021 28.67 2374th 3006 21.0%
2022 21.77 2661st 2958 10.0%
2023 39.38 2278th 2980 23.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.11 1134th 4240 73.3%
2019 73.22 655th 4295 84.7%
2021 60.79 1175th 4331 72.9%
2022 56.75 1622nd 4461 63.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.87 2386th 4319 44.8%
2019 50.25 1995th 4357 54.2%
2021 39.80 2562nd 4498 43.0%
2022 24.32 3737th 4563 18.1%
2023 30.12 3400th 4585 25.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.10 927th 2483 62.7%
2019 65.46 622nd 2515 75.3%
2021 37.99 1504th 2444 38.5%
2022 43.43 1320th 2421 45.5%
2023 26.11 2017th 2443 17.4%
2024 51.74 1039th 2421 57.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Purple Sage Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.95 1887th 4168 54.7%
2019 58.92 1450th 4188 65.4%
2021 50.34 1920th 4329 55.6%
2022 51.83 1968th 4376 55.0%
2023 42.56 2600th 4401 40.9%
2024 71.52 879th 4431 80.2%
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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.

Purple Sage Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Purple Sage Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 150 310 64 209 0 n/a n/a 0 733
1993 146 330 51 233 0 n/a n/a 0 760
1994 124 343 52 249 0 n/a n/a 0 768
1995 94 365 47 239 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1996 94 365 47 239 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1997 91 385 43 242 5 n/a n/a 0 766
1998 78 391 37 246 2 n/a n/a 0 754
1999 54 282 30 344 4 n/a n/a 0 714
2000 52 275 23 375 3 n/a n/a 0 728
2001 43 324 19 385 2 n/a n/a 0 773
2002 43 314 14 476 1 n/a n/a 0 848
2003 43 314 14 476 1 n/a n/a 0 848
2004 24 277 9 482 1 n/a n/a 0 793
2005 23 267 12 478 1 n/a n/a 0 781
2006 21 242 13 492 0 n/a n/a 0 768
2007 15 220 12 490 0 n/a n/a 0 737
2008 16 162 8 425 0 n/a n/a 0 611
2009 18 150 13 393 2 n/a n/a 0 576
2010 18 145 8 419 1 n/a n/a 0 591
2011 22 136 7 388 2 3 7 0 565
2012 24 158 6 401 1 1 7 0 598
2013 28 153 3 405 2 1 3 0 595
2014 19 114 2 381 0 1 4 0 521
2015 16 112 1 379 2 1 4 0 515
2016 17 128 2 406 5 0 10 0 568
2017 20 130 1 438 3 0 4 0 596
2018 13 121 0 408 2 0 4 0 548
2019 17 110 0 395 2 0 4 0 528
2020 10 115 0 423 2 0 9 0 559
2021 15 127 2 391 0 0 9 0 544
2022 13 91 1 378 0 0 8 0 491
2023 13 63 1 371 0 0 3 0 451
2024 10 68 0 373 0 0 4 0 455

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 Purple Sage Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 733 37.0 19.8 15.8
1993 760 39.0 19.5 36.7
1994 768 39.0 19.7 34.5
1995 745 42.2 17.7 51.3
1996 745 42.2 17.7 51.3
1997 766 39.9 19.2 47.3
1998 754 40.1 18.8 54.8
1999 714 37.0 19.3 61.3
2000 728 39.1 18.6 57.4
2001 773 45.9 16.8 66.5
2002 848 52.8 16.1 71.7
2003 848 52.8 16.1 71.7
2004 793 57.0 13.9 75.9
2005 781 58.8 13.3 80.3
2006 768 59.0 13.0 82.2
2007 737 56.9 13.0 81.1
2008 611 48.2 12.7 78.1
2009 576 43.0 13.4 83.2
2010 591 43.7 13.5 81.7
2011 565 44.0 12.8 84.6
2012 598 42.6 14.0 86.6
2013 595 48.4 12.2 88.9
2014 521 40.4 12.8 87.5
2015 515 33.0 15.6 88.5
2016 568 36.0 15.7 85.9
2017 596 35.0 17.0 83.7
2018 548 35.0 15.6 86.5
2019 528 32.5 16.2 88.1
2020 559 34.7 16.1 90.5
2021 544 36.9 14.7 91
2022 491 36.0 13.6 90.8
2023 451 31.5 14.2 94
2024 455 33.4 13.5 92.5

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 Purple Sage Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 733 37.0 19.8 15.8
1993 760 39.0 19.5 36.7
1994 768 39.0 19.7 34.5
1995 745 42.2 17.7 51.3
1996 745 42.2 17.7 51.3
1997 766 39.9 19.2 47.3
1998 754 40.1 18.8 54.8
1999 714 37.0 19.3 61.3
2000 728 39.1 18.6 57.4
2001 773 45.9 16.8 66.5
2002 848 52.8 16.1 71.7
2003 848 52.8 16.1 71.7
2004 793 57.0 13.9 75.9
2005 781 58.8 13.3 80.3
2006 768 59.0 13.0 82.2
2007 737 56.9 13.0 81.1
2008 611 48.2 12.7 78.1
2009 576 43.0 13.4 83.2
2010 591 43.7 13.5 81.7
2011 565 44.0 12.8 84.6
2012 598 42.6 14.0 86.6
2013 595 48.4 12.2 88.9
2014 521 40.4 12.8 87.5
2015 515 33.0 15.6 88.5
2016 568 36.0 15.7 85.9
2017 596 35.0 17.0 83.7
2018 548 35.0 15.6 86.5
2019 528 32.5 16.2 88.1
2020 559 34.7 16.1 90.5
2021 544 36.9 14.7 91
2022 491 36.0 13.6 90.8
2023 451 31.5 14.2 94
2024 455 33.4 13.5 92.5

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 Purple Sage Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,628 (14.0%) $9,984 (86.0%) $11,612
2020 $1,339 (12.1%) $9,760 (87.9%) $11,098
2021 $1,515 (12.1%) $10,972 (87.9%) $12,487

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Purple Sage Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1946th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3509th of 4647 Elementary schools
 32.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Purple Sage Elementary)4050
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))3951
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Purple Sage Elementary)5335
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))4542
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Purple Sage Elementary)460
 46%
   3rd Grade Reading (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))4231
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Purple Sage Elementary)4129
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))3931
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Purple Sage Elementary)2436
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))3641
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Purple Sage Elementary)4342
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))4748
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Purple Sage Elementary)3720
 17%
   4th Grade Reading (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))3132
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Purple Sage Elementary)3020
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))3233
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Purple Sage Elementary)4329
 14%
   5th Grade Reading (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))4249
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Purple Sage Elementary)8026
 54%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))5751
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Purple Sage Elementary)7214
 58%
   5th Grade Science (Galena Park Independent School District (Isd))4729
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students528451
 14.6%
African American11063
 42.7%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic395371
 6.1%
Pacific Islander00
White1713
 23.5%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.1%94%
 5.9%


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Purple Sage Elementary ranks 1812th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Purple Sage Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cobb 6th Grade Campus
Middle : Cunningham Middle
High : North Shore Senior High

In the 2023-24 school year, 455 students attended Purple Sage Elementary.

Students at Purple Sage Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White.


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