Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Summary:

Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 1,311 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Katy Independent School District, which is ranked 158 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

While Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary has a diverse student population, with 49.12% Hispanic, 29.67% African American, and 9.76% White students, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in STAAR test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science were significantly lower than the district and state averages, with the largest gaps in Mathematics and Science. Additionally, the school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as Asian, Special Education, and English Language Learner students, are lower compared to other Texas elementary schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Katy Independent School District, such as Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary, McRoberts Elementary, and Ursula Stephens Elementary, generally outperform Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary in academic measures, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and better rankings. However, these nearby schools also have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary serves a more economically disadvantaged population, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 18605 Green Land Way
       Houston, TX  77084


(281) 237-4500

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1937th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,459 Help


Students who attend Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mayde Creek J H
High:    Mayde Creek High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  1,206

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.9%
African American:
27.2%
White:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.7% Help


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Compare Details Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary ranks better than 58.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 32nd among 43 ranked elementary schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.6. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.9%), African American (27.2%), White (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary is 12.9, which is the 20th best among 43 elementary schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary is $10,459. 25 elementary schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary 1937th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Katy Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Katy Independent School District (Isd) 158th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 69.92 987th 3465 71.5%
2005 75.54 671st 3475 80.7%
2006 71.23 950th 3476 72.7%
2007 72.70 890th 3724 76.1%
2008 79.83 480th 3768 87.3%
2009 72.02 967th 3884 75.1%
2010 77.21 636th 3937 83.8%
2011 81.29 415th 4095 89.9%
2012 79.66 678th 4206 83.9%
2013 90.37 203rd 4221 95.2%
2014 83.97 507th 4260 88.1%
2015 82.68 601st 4320 86.1%
2016 78.96 789th 4286 81.6%
2017 54.88 1713th 4329 60.4%
2018 57.35 1608th 4359 63.1%
2019 53.32 1853rd 4479 58.6%
2021 45.58 2268th 4578 50.5%
2022 43.66 2520th 4581 45.0%
2023 43.41 2575th 4647 44.6%
2024 53.60 1937th 4675 58.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.78 844th 1046 19.3%
2019 45.53 642nd 1112 42.3%
2021 38.45 626th 961 34.9%
2022 38.19 689th 1004 31.4%
2023 43.76 669th 1099 39.1%
2024 42.67 697th 1114 37.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.54 710th 3226 78.0%
2019 59.25 1118th 3333 66.5%
2021 55.86 1186th 3446 65.6%
2022 59.68 1107th 3487 68.3%
2023 52.63 1536th 3556 56.8%
2024 53.20 1495th 3638 58.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.56 1380th 3558 61.2%
2019 55.21 1146th 3684 68.9%
2021 42.61 1844th 3799 51.5%
2022 32.28 2854th 3952 27.8%
2023 28.86 3204th 4086 21.6%
2024 38.01 2696th 4261 36.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.56 1118th 4264 73.8%
2019 60.55 1334th 4309 69.0%
2021 52.90 1826th 4451 59.0%
2022 51.10 2079th 4477 53.6%
2023 47.41 2352nd 4521 48.0%
2024 56.54 1758th 4560 61.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.86 1754th 4306 59.3%
2019 50.73 2008th 4348 53.8%
2021 54.39 1787th 4499 60.3%
2022 42.59 2616th 4561 42.6%
2023 41.93 2676th 4588 41.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.97 1677th 3184 47.3%
2021 68.06 1049th 3006 65.1%
2022 67.76 925th 2958 68.7%
2023 72.34 604th 2980 79.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.49 768th 4240 81.9%
2019 57.83 1474th 4295 65.7%
2021 54.87 1508th 4331 65.2%
2022 51.45 1995th 4461 55.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.48 1556th 4319 64.0%
2019 54.61 1730th 4357 60.3%
2021 38.81 2622nd 4498 41.7%
2022 44.71 2468th 4563 45.9%
2023 44.05 2509th 4585 45.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.99 682nd 1005 32.1%
2019 44.06 659th 1009 34.7%
2021 31.82 725th 967 25.0%
2022 16.68 871st 957 9.0%
2023 20.52 908th 1015 10.5%
2024 50.84 606th 1035 41.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.63 626th 2483 74.8%
2019 56.02 909th 2515 63.9%
2021 49.94 1049th 2444 57.1%
2022 48.28 1153rd 2421 52.4%
2023 46.76 1180th 2443 51.7%
2024 60.26 769th 2421 68.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.01 1384th 4168 66.8%
2019 60.07 1378th 4188 67.1%
2021 47.55 2092nd 4329 51.7%
2022 55.81 1711th 4376 60.9%
2023 53.06 1873rd 4401 57.4%
2024 53.64 1863rd 4431 58.0%
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Rank History for White students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.56 1120th 3127 64.2%
2019 48.74 1652nd 3142 47.4%
2021 54.85 1302nd 3082 57.8%
2022 41.06 1993rd 3082 35.3%
2023 41.58 1959th 3106 36.9%
2024 43.32 1882nd 3078 38.9%
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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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by a parent
Saturday, March 21, 2020

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Enrollment information for Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 410 69 55 461 0 n/a n/a 0 995
2003 410 69 55 461 0 n/a n/a 0 995
2004 383 71 57 556 0 n/a n/a 0 1067
2005 354 80 58 443 0 n/a n/a 0 935
2006 320 130 57 548 0 n/a n/a 0 1055
2007 295 142 71 659 1 n/a n/a 0 1168
2008 289 184 84 644 2 n/a n/a 0 1203
2009 265 179 95 663 3 n/a n/a 0 1205
2010 228 211 78 508 2 n/a n/a 0 1027
2011 215 227 83 566 3 1 32 0 1127
2012 212 240 104 593 3 1 29 0 1182
2013 197 222 100 597 3 1 24 0 1144
2014 200 218 117 583 9 1 21 0 1149
2015 192 215 116 610 5 1 24 0 1163
2016 182 221 111 614 3 0 23 0 1154
2017 185 249 105 611 4 0 21 0 1175
2018 168 245 95 629 4 0 43 0 1184
2019 173 269 77 598 6 0 50 0 1173
2020 173 293 89 597 6 0 48 0 1206
2021 142 309 84 579 3 1 57 0 1175
2022 142 357 73 607 5 0 61 0 1245
2023 128 389 71 644 3 0 76 0 1311
2024 123 328 64 614 4 0 73 0 1206

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 Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 995 69.5 14.3 39.5
2003 995 69.5 14.3 39.5
2004 1067 71.1 15.0 46.4
2005 935 67.4 13.9 44.3
2006 1055 72.1 14.6 54
2007 1168 80.7 14.5 56.1
2008 1203 87.9 13.7 54.7
2009 1205 91.4 13.2 58.5
2010 1027 82.2 12.4 56.6
2011 1127 74.8 15.0 59.4
2012 1182 83.4 14.1 63.1
2013 1144 81.7 13.9 59.4
2014 1149 79.9 14.3 55.5
2015 1163 86.0 13.5 58.5
2016 1154 86.0 13.4 61.7
2017 1175 88.4 13.2 59.5
2018 1184 86.4 13.6 62
2019 1173 87.0 13.4 61.7
2020 1206 91.0 13.2 62.7
2021 1175 93.3 12.5 65.4
2022 1245 90.3 13.7 75.4
2023 1311 99.3 13.1 76.7
2024 1206 93.1 12.9 80.7

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 Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 995 69.5 14.3 39.5
2003 995 69.5 14.3 39.5
2004 1067 71.1 15.0 46.4
2005 935 67.4 13.9 44.3
2006 1055 72.1 14.6 54
2007 1168 80.7 14.5 56.1
2008 1203 87.9 13.7 54.7
2009 1205 91.4 13.2 58.5
2010 1027 82.2 12.4 56.6
2011 1127 74.8 15.0 59.4
2012 1182 83.4 14.1 63.1
2013 1144 81.7 13.9 59.4
2014 1149 79.9 14.3 55.5
2015 1163 86.0 13.5 58.5
2016 1154 86.0 13.4 61.7
2017 1175 88.4 13.2 59.5
2018 1184 86.4 13.6 62
2019 1173 87.0 13.4 61.7
2020 1206 91.0 13.2 62.7
2021 1175 93.3 12.5 65.4
2022 1245 90.3 13.7 75.4
2023 1311 99.3 13.1 76.7
2024 1206 93.1 12.9 80.7

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,036 (11.0%) $8,394 (89.0%) $9,431
2020 $777 (6.5%) $11,088 (93.4%) $11,866
2021 $1,040 (9.9%) $9,420 (90.1%) $10,459

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1853rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2575th of 4647 Elementary schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)3359
 26%
   3rd Grade Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))6067
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)3636
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Katy Independent School District (Isd))6157
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)3336
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))4938
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)09
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Katy Independent School District (Isd))3328
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3126
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)4245
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))6163
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)5531
 24%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Katy Independent School District (Isd))6361
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)5852
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))7072
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)5936
 23%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Katy Independent School District (Isd))7264
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary)4831
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Katy Independent School District (Isd))6751
 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 Students11731311
 11.8%
African American269389
 44.6%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian7771
 7.8%
Hispanic598644
 7.7%
Pacific Islander00
White173128
 26%
Two or More Races5076
 52%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.7%76.7%
 15%


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Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary ranks 1937th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mayde Creek J H
High : Mayde Creek High School

Students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 27% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,206 students attended Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary.


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