Katherine Stephens Elementary School

The teachers and administrators are amazing and their participation in PTA events is incredible. There is a great sense of family there.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted April 15, 2009

I love Stephens elem.I have no complaints what so ever.I have 1 son that graduated and moved on to middle school.One currently in the 5th. One in the 2nd and also one in kindergarten and another that will be attending in a few years!
—Submitted by a parent

Posted June 4, 2008

My grand daughter attends Stephens. She loves all the teachers and principal. I volunteer and find it very rewarding. The school puts the children first and they really do care.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted April 10, 2008

LOve! this school! awesome faculty with excellent communication! Dr. Richey is an outstanding principal, who truley cares for the children. I obviously, recommend Stephens Elementary.....
—Submitted by a parent

Posted August 31, 2006

Our son is attending his second year at Stephens. We were very pleased with his Kindergarten year and all of the Kindergarten teachers. They worked as a team and made the school year exceptional. I was very impressed with how orderly the school runs. Students seem very disciplined and respectful. After school pickup is orderly also, and school security is high. Parent involvement is very low; however, PTA puts forth a noble effort to attract parental involvement and communicate activities. The playground is lacking, but the PTA is raising funds to add new equipment. High educational standards and friendly staff. We've been very pleased with Stephens Elementary.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted November 1, 2005

Stephens is a good school. My child has a wonderful K5 teacher and she is excited about teaching. He loves to go to school everyday. I think that the PTA at this school is good, but I think there needs to be more parent involvement so the school gets what it needs. I think the communication at this school is good.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted June 20, 2005

Stephens is a good school for my children to attend. The teacher's aim for the highest success possible for the children. There is low involvement of parents at this school. For the 2005 school year teachers had to take PTA board positions so they could be filled.
—Submitted by a parent

Posted February 8, 2005

I have enjoyed the school, the teachers have been very good and they seem to geninuely care about the kids, which is hard to find sometimes. All the way to the safety of the children, they really try to make sure that the children are attended to for the specific grades. I really like the way they dismiss the kids by grade levels and by riders or walkers, this avoids the massive rush that you usually see at the schools when the school bell rings.
—Submitted by a parent

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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Grade level

Math

The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

71 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

69 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

112 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

114 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Writing

The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

110 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

96 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

94 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Science

The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

95 students were tested at this school in 2011.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	85%
Female	86%
Male	83%
Black or African American	75%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	88%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	83%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	83%
Proficient in English	85%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Reading

All Students	90%
Female	93%
Male	88%
Black or African American	83%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	84%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	71%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	88%
Female	89%
Male	86%
Black or African American	76%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	85%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Reading

All Students	85%
Female	93%
Male	77%
Black or African American	76%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	60%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	62%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Writing

All Students	94%
Female	97%
Male	90%
Black or African American	88%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	95%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	90%
Proficient in English	94%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students	97%
Female	100%
Male	94%
Black or African American	100%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	93%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	100%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Reading

All Students	97%
Female	98%
Male	96%
Black or African American	100%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	93%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	87%
Proficient in English	99%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Science

All Students	95%
Female	95%
Male	94%
Black or African American	100%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	89%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	n/a
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	88%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	n/a
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	n/a

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

Source: Texas Education Agency

In 2010-2011, this school was rated "Recognized".
In 2009-2010, this school was rated "Recognized".
In 2008-2009, this school was rated "Exemplary".

About the tests

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district. The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12. Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable. Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.