Varnett Charter School
5025 South Willow Dr
Houston TX, 77035, Harris County
Phone: 713-723-4699
Ranking: (3,289 out of 6,018, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 36 | 33 | 39 | 34 | 37 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 851 | 729 | 778 | 792 | 733 | 743 | 809 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 238 | 28.0% | 157 | 21.5% | 233 | 29.9% | 223 | 28.2% | 197 | 26.9% | 175 | 23.6% | 213 | 26.3% |
Kindergarten: | 135 | 15.9% | 144 | 19.8% | 129 | 16.6% | 144 | 18.2% | 136 | 18.6% | 138 | 18.6% | 128 | 15.8% |
Grade 1: | 141 | 16.6% | 117 | 16.0% | 127 | 16.3% | 109 | 13.8% | 117 | 16.0% | 114 | 15.3% | 126 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 109 | 12.8% | 107 | 14.7% | 83 | 10.7% | 99 | 12.5% | 91 | 12.4% | 100 | 13.5% | 112 | 13.8% |
Grade 3: | 106 | 12.5% | 83 | 11.4% | 75 | 9.6% | 85 | 10.7% | 69 | 9.4% | 96 | 12.9% | 78 | 9.6% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 8.7% | 55 | 7.5% | 75 | 9.6% | 63 | 8.0% | 77 | 10.5% | 59 | 7.9% | 80 | 9.9% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 5.6% | 66 | 9.1% | 56 | 7.2% | 69 | 8.7% | 46 | 6.3% | 61 | 8.2% | 72 | 8.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 441 | 51.8% | 367 | 50.3% | 382 | 49.1% | 384 | 48.5% | 358 | 48.8% | 374 | 50.3% | 397 | 49.1% |
Female: | 410 | 48.2% | 362 | 49.7% | 396 | 50.9% | 408 | 51.5% | 367 | 50.1% | 361 | 48.6% | 408 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 193 | 22.7% | 162 | 22.2% | 160 | 20.6% | 155 | 19.6% | 134 | 18.3% | 118 | 15.9% | 123 | 15.2% |
Black: | 647 | 76.0% | 553 | 75.9% | 612 | 78.7% | 631 | 79.7% | 594 | 81.0% | 623 | 83.8% | 682 | 84.3% |
White: | 9 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 810 | 95.2% | 698 | 95.7% | 702 | 90.2% | 725 | 91.5% | 621 | 84.7% | 589 | 79.3% | 639 | 79.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 4.2% | 23 | 3.2% | 67 | 8.6% | 51 | 6.4% | 85 | 11.6% | 117 | 15.7% | 92 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.79 | 20.27 | 23.61 | 20.31 | 21.56 | 20.10 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 54% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 12.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $32,798.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,294.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $33,967.0 |
* Varnett Charter School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.