📍 804a Maxey Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77013
The Varnett School - East is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shanda Walker. It is part of the The Varnett Public School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Varnett School - East enrolls 227 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 208 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 227 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Varnett School - East is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 143.
The Varnett School - East is one of 3 schools in THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 1,159 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 227 students, The Varnett School - East is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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