Looscan Elementary

Summary:

Looscan Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 262 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Looscan Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.71% in 5th grade Science to 64.71% in 5th grade Mathematics. The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic (93.51%), with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (over 95% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch). While Looscan's English Language Learner and Special Education students perform relatively better, the school's overall academic performance remains a concern.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Roosevelt Elementary, Dogan Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary, Looscan Elementary has a similar demographic profile and academic performance. However, some schools in the area, like Travis Elementary, a magnet school, and Martinez C Elementary, which serves a predominantly African American and economically disadvantaged student population, have significantly different student populations and academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3800 Robertson St
       Houston, TX  77009-4959


(713) 696-2760

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2466th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,054 Help


Students who attend Looscan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Marshall Middle
High:    Northside High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  238

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.8%
African American:
7.6%
White:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Looscan Elementary ranks worse than 52.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 76th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.27. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.8%), African American (7.6%), White (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Looscan Elementary is 10.9, which is the 13th best among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Looscan Elementary is $12,054, which is the 18th highest among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Looscan Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Looscan Elementary 2466th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Looscan Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Looscan Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 34.52 2692nd 3465 22.3%
2005 13.84 3320th 3475 4.5%
2006 23.08 3090th 3476 11.1%
2007 32.22 2984th 3724 19.9%
2008 31.83 3049th 3768 19.1%
2009 61.32 1637th 3884 57.9%
2010 67.12 1325th 3937 66.3%
2011 53.71 2207th 4095 46.1%
2012 33.14 3253rd 4206 22.7%
2013 23.34 3674th 4221 13.0%
2014 22.90 3705th 4260 13.0%
2015 12.81 4042nd 4320 6.4%
2016 2.55 4245th 4286 1.0%
2017 9.53 4201st 4329 3.0%
2018 8.60 4282nd 4359 1.8%
2019 17.96 4018th 4479 10.3%
2021 25.71 3459th 4578 24.4%
2022 38.64 2818th 4581 38.5%
2023 12.46 4382nd 4647 5.7%
2024 45.27 2466th 4675 47.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.37 2691st 3226 16.6%
2019 30.59 2652nd 3333 20.4%
2021 49.24 1506th 3446 56.3%
2022 57.41 1237th 3487 64.5%
2023 25.45 2998th 3556 15.7%
2024 69.19 792nd 3638 78.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.25 2328th 3684 36.8%
2021 46.90 1588th 3799 58.2%
2022 98.39 22nd 3952 99.4%
2023 27.44 3310th 4086 19.0%
2024 95.42 64th 4261 98.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.81 4164th 4264 2.3%
2019 26.21 3684th 4309 14.5%
2021 36.30 2980th 4451 33.0%
2022 52.42 1992nd 4477 55.5%
2023 18.46 4162nd 4521 7.9%
2024 63.03 1300th 4560 71.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.97 4133rd 4306 4.0%
2019 23.32 3703rd 4348 14.8%
2021 32.56 3027th 4499 32.7%
2022 42.02 2651st 4561 41.9%
2023 15.00 4265th 4588 7.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.19 2528th 3106 18.6%
2019 10.37 3086th 3184 3.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.45 3876th 4240 8.6%
2019 32.46 3230th 4295 24.8%
2021 51.33 1744th 4331 59.7%
2022 53.46 1853rd 4461 58.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.70 4283rd 4319 0.8%
2019 14.95 4088th 4357 6.2%
2021 21.36 3782nd 4498 15.9%
2022 35.94 3003rd 4563 34.2%
2023 13.39 4303rd 4585 6.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Looscan Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.53 4109th 4168 1.4%
2019 20.11 3820th 4188 8.8%
2021 30.79 3170th 4329 26.8%
2022 46.21 2357th 4376 46.1%
2023 16.23 4100th 4401 6.8%
2024 58.11 1563rd 4431 64.7%
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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.

Looscan Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Looscan Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 23 62 3 688 n/a n/a n/a 0 776
1989 12 88 2 657 0 n/a n/a 0 759
1990 13 67 3 686 0 n/a n/a 0 769
1991 11 76 6 685 0 n/a n/a 0 778
1992 22 94 3 650 2 n/a n/a 0 771
1993 21 84 3 636 0 n/a n/a 0 744
1994 13 83 3 607 0 n/a n/a 0 706
1995 7 1 0 423 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1996 7 1 0 423 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1997 6 5 0 424 1 n/a n/a 0 436
1998 3 3 0 414 2 n/a n/a 0 422
1999 6 6 0 426 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2000 2 5 0 376 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2001 3 5 0 383 0 n/a n/a 0 391
2002 4 8 0 349 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2003 4 8 0 349 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2004 1 5 0 346 0 n/a n/a 0 352
2005 4 4 0 332 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2006 3 37 0 475 0 n/a n/a 0 515
2007 5 37 0 437 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2008 5 49 0 437 0 n/a n/a 0 491
2009 3 38 0 449 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2010 4 42 0 444 1 n/a n/a 0 491
2011 1 37 0 441 1 0 1 0 481
2012 2 39 0 467 1 0 1 0 510
2013 3 20 0 476 0 0 2 0 501
2014 2 26 0 451 2 0 1 0 482
2015 2 23 0 458 0 0 2 0 485
2016 4 22 0 452 0 0 2 0 480
2017 4 25 0 413 0 0 2 0 444
2018 4 14 0 332 0 0 2 0 352
2019 2 13 0 312 0 0 0 0 327
2020 2 20 0 307 0 0 0 0 329
2021 2 15 0 281 0 0 0 0 298
2022 2 6 0 222 0 0 0 0 230
2023 5 11 0 245 0 0 1 0 262
2024 3 18 1 216 0 0 0 0 238

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 Looscan Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 43.0 18.0 n/a
1989 759 n/a n/a n/a
1990 769 45.0 17.0 n/a
1991 778 45.0 17.2 n/a
1992 771 40.0 19.2 78.9
1993 744 40.0 18.6 89.1
1994 706 41.0 17.2 83.7
1995 431 26.9 16.0 87.9
1996 431 26.9 16.0 87.9
1997 436 28.2 15.5 85.3
1998 422 27.2 15.5 87.4
1999 438 26.4 16.6 92.2
2000 383 27.0 14.2 93.5
2001 391 26.0 15.0 95.7
2002 361 23.5 15.4 90.3
2003 361 23.5 15.4 90.3
2004 352 20.0 17.6 92.3
2005 340 17.7 19.2 87.9
2006 515 26.5 19.4 92.4
2007 479 27.4 17.5 62.6
2008 491 28.0 17.5 72.3
2009 490 30.0 16.3 69.2
2010 491 30.0 16.3 71.9
2011 481 30.0 16.0 53.2
2012 510 30.8 16.5 46.1
2013 501 29.0 17.2 97.2
2014 482 26.0 18.5 95
2015 485 26.0 18.6 89.9
2016 480 27.0 17.7 96.9
2017 444 26.0 17.0 91
2018 352 26.0 13.5 83.5
2019 327 25.8 12.6 95.7
2020 329 24.8 13.2 97.6
2021 298 21.0 14.1 96.3
2022 230 17.2 13.3 95.7
2023 262 17.0 15.4 97.7
2024 238 21.8 10.9 95.8

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 Looscan Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 43.0 18.0 n/a
1989 759 n/a n/a n/a
1990 769 45.0 17.0 n/a
1991 778 45.0 17.2 n/a
1992 771 40.0 19.2 78.9
1993 744 40.0 18.6 89.1
1994 706 41.0 17.2 83.7
1995 431 26.9 16.0 87.9
1996 431 26.9 16.0 87.9
1997 436 28.2 15.5 85.3
1998 422 27.2 15.5 87.4
1999 438 26.4 16.6 92.2
2000 383 27.0 14.2 93.5
2001 391 26.0 15.0 95.7
2002 361 23.5 15.4 90.3
2003 361 23.5 15.4 90.3
2004 352 20.0 17.6 92.3
2005 340 17.7 19.2 87.9
2006 515 26.5 19.4 92.4
2007 479 27.4 17.5 62.6
2008 491 28.0 17.5 72.3
2009 490 30.0 16.3 69.2
2010 491 30.0 16.3 71.9
2011 481 30.0 16.0 53.2
2012 510 30.8 16.5 46.1
2013 501 29.0 17.2 97.2
2014 482 26.0 18.5 95
2015 485 26.0 18.6 89.9
2016 480 27.0 17.7 96.9
2017 444 26.0 17.0 91
2018 352 26.0 13.5 83.5
2019 327 25.8 12.6 95.7
2020 329 24.8 13.2 97.6
2021 298 21.0 14.1 96.3
2022 230 17.2 13.3 95.7
2023 262 17.0 15.4 97.7
2024 238 21.8 10.9 95.8

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 Looscan Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,808 (16.6%) $9,089 (83.4%) $10,897
2020 $1,448 (12.4%) $10,195 (87.6%) $11,643
2021 $1,136 (9.4%) $10,918 (90.6%) $12,054

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Looscan Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4018th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4382nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Looscan Elementary)3514
 21%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Looscan Elementary)505
 45%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Looscan Elementary)3833
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3926
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Looscan Elementary)318
 23%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3528
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Looscan Elementary)2124
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Looscan Elementary)2729
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Looscan Elementary)2234
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Looscan Elementary)4126
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Looscan Elementary)2312
 11%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students327262
 19.9%
African American1311
 15.4%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic312245
 21.5%
Pacific Islander00
White25
 150%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.7%97.7%
 2%


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Students at Looscan Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 8% African American, 1% White.

Looscan Elementary ranks 2466th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 238 students attended Looscan Elementary.

Students who attend Looscan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshall Middle
High : Northside High School


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