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John F Ward Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1440 Bouldercrest Dr
Houston, TX 77062
Phone
(281) 284-5400
District
CLEAR CREEK ISD
County
HARRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
602
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.7% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

John F Ward Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
47%
51%
50%
36%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
47%
60%
47%
56%
46%
58%
47%
60%
47%
56%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
66%
52%
68%
56%
64%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 60 10.0%
Kindergarten 83 13.8%
Grade 1 82 13.6%
Grade 2 109 18.1%
Grade 3 88 14.6%
Grade 4 94 15.6%
Grade 5 86 14.3%
Total 602 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.7% 45.8% 26.7%
Black 12.5% 8.1% 13.3%
Hispanic 34.3% 36.6% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.2% 9.1% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.7% 41.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 37.2% 37.0% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 4.6% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 247,730 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,488.4 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 97,107 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.7% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.1% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.4% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.5% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 4.5% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,695 $268,690,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $563 $22,579,000 4.5%
Staff $525 $21,064,000 4.2%
General Administration $101 $4,067,000 0.8%
School Administration $553 $22,213,000 4.5%
Operation $883 $35,421,000 7.1%
Transportation $269 $10,791,000 2.2%
Other $349 $14,021,000 2.8%
Total Support $3,243 $130,156,000 26.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,454 $98,469,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $12,392 $497,315,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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