1. Virgil I. Grissom Elementary Ploting a Course to College and Beyond!
School Profile
Myra L. Hardwick
EDUC 6331 Administrative Internship
Dr. Eduardo Torres

2. Basic Facts
Grissom Elementary is a Houston Independent School District campus.
Grade levels: EE-5
Principal: James S. Rippard
Assistant Principal: Shelia M. Edwards
Instructional Coordinator: Edgar Pacheco
School Secretary: Tracy Hudson

3. More Basic Facts Address and telephone numbers: 4900 Simsbrook Dr.
Houston, Tx
(713)
(713) Fax
HISD Rt Campus Number: 262

4. Student Profile Enrollment: 790 Gender: Female:51% Male: 49%
Race/Ethnicity:
African American: 40%
Hispanic: 59%
White: 1%
Other: 0%

5. Students by Program Bilingual: 42% ESL: 0% Gifted/Talented: 6%
Special Education: 7%
Title I: 100%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 98%
Limited English (LEP): 46%
At-Risk: 82%

6. Student Outcomes Attendance Rate: 95.5% Promotion Rate: 98.5%
Disciplinary Actions:
In-School Suspensions: 1
Out-of-School Suspension: 49
Expulsions: 0
Alternative Placement: 2
Total Number: 52

7. TEA Accountability Texas Education Agency Accountability Rate:
Academically Acceptable
The goal of all Grissom’s students and staff members is to become Exemplary this school year.

8. School-Based Programs
Special Education:
PPCD
Resource
Speech Therapy
Advanced Academics:
Vanguard Neighborhood
Multilingual:
Developmental Bilingual Program

9. Teacher and Staff Profile
Number of teachers: 47
Gender:
Female: 85%
Male: 15%
Ethnicity:
African American: 55%
Hispanic: 38%
White: 4%
Other: 3%

10. Teachers by Program
Regular and Bilingual: 98%
Special Education: 2%

11. Teacher Experience Average Experience: 9 years Years of Experience:
5 or less: 42%
6 to 10: 32%
11 or more: 26%

12. Teacher Attendance Rate and Advanced Degrees
Master’s: 34%
Doctorate: 2%

13. Other Staff Counselors: 1 Assistant Principals: 1
Other Professional Staff: 2
Educational Aides: 6

14. School Clubs Spanish Club Chess Club Dance Club Soccer Club
Photography Club

15. Photo of Grissom Elementary School

16. Academics TAKS Passing Percentage (English): Grade 3: Reading: 81%
Math: 63%
Commended: 15% Reading 10% Math
Grade 4:
Reading: 79%
Math: 77%
Writing: 88%
Commended: 25% Reading 12% Math
23% Writing

17. Academics
Grade 5:
Reading: 79%
Math: 80%

18. Academics TAKS Passing Percentage (Spanish): Grade 3: Reading: 98%
Math: 100%
Commended: 73% Reading 72% Math
Grade 4:
Reading: 85%
Math: 75%
Writing: 98%
Commended: 43% Reading 48% Math
58% Writing

19. Stanford/Aprenda: Reading and Math Passing Percentages
Grade Reading % Math %
1 (S)
1 (A)
2 (S)
2 (A)
3 (S)
3 (A)
4 (S)
4 (A)

20. Grissom Student Showing Project

21. Grissom’s Regular Third Grade Class after an Outdoor Activity