H T Jones Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Prairie View, Texas
H T Jones Elementary in Prairie View, Texas enrolled 720 students in 2024-25 with 51.1 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36-40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
765 students in 2022-23, 760 students in 2023-24, 720 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.6 to 51.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 765 | 55.6 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 55.4 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 720 | 51.1 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 612 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection H T Jones Elementary enrolled 612 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 612 of the 612 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.6% of students were Hispanic, 17.4% Black, 13.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic65.6%
- Black17.4%
- White13.9%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at H T Jones Elementary scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 36‑40% | 47% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 48% | 32% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about H T Jones Elementary
- I T Holleman ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 753 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Hempstead ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.2 miles away: 823 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
- Compare H T Jones Elementary with I T Holleman ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Waller ISD spends per student$11,713 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,713
- The largest public schools in TexasH T Jones Elementary is the number 756 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#756 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about H T Jones Elementary
How many students attend H T Jones Elementary?
720 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 765 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prairie View, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at H T Jones Elementary?
14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is H T Jones Elementary a Title I school?
H T Jones Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at H T Jones Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at H T Jones Elementary scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is H T Jones Elementary in?
Waller ISD, NCES district ID 4844430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484443008076 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.