Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 657
- Selected comparison
- 595.2
Traditional public school campus
Sampson-Howard Elem
Bell County · Region 12: Waco · 657 students
- Current score
- 69/1002025-26
- Change
- −3 ptssince 2024-25
- Score vs similar economic context
- −8.4 ptsvs 77.4 average · 2,388 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 1,794 of 2,388tied with 145 others
- Score vs region
- −9.5 ptsvs 78.5 average · 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco
- Region 12: Waco placement
- 240 of 301tied with 12 others
- Score vs county
- −10.1 ptsvs 79.1 average · 100 rated schools in Bell County
- Bell County placement
- 86 of 100tied with 5 others
- Score vs similar-size group
- −11.6 ptsvs 80.6 average · 4,493 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 3,773 of 4,493tied with 193 others
- Score vs state
- −12.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 6,548 of 7,646tied with 273 others
D69
At a glance
The available rating history is moving down. The current score is below the 77.4 average for 2,388 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is below the 78.5 average for 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco.The current score is below the 79.1 average for 100 rated schools in Bell County.The current score is below the 80.6 average for 4,493 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Read the full rating context and placement
Sampson-Howard Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 69 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.4 average for 2,388 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 3 points since 2024-25.
Ranks 1,794th of 2,388 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 145 others).
Sampson-Howard Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 69 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 78.5 average for 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco. It is down 3 points since 2024-25.
Ranks 240th of 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco (tied with 12 others).
Sampson-Howard Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 69 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 79.1 average for 100 rated schools in Bell County. It is down 3 points since 2024-25.
Ranks 86th of 100 rated schools in Bell County (tied with 5 others).
Sampson-Howard Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 69 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 80.6 average for 4,493 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 3 points since 2024-25.
Ranks 3,773rd of 4,493 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 193 others).
Sampson-Howard Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 69 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 3 points since 2024-25.
Ranks 6,548th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 273 others).
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| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | D | 69 | 77.4 2,388 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | C | 72 | 77.1 2,376 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Sampson-Howard Elem
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,388 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 67 | D | 3 |
| School Progress | 73 | C | 7 |
| Closing the Gaps | 62 | D | 8 |
| Academic Growth | 58 | F | 2 |
| Relative Performance | 73 | C | 7 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 7 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (73), so Student Achievement (67) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 73.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,388 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 657
- Economically disadvantaged
- 87.0%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 6.6%−30.1 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 19.7%+1.5 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 92.3%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 26.7%+4.3 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Sampson-Howard Elem
- African American 32.8%
- Hispanic 37.4%
- White 16%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.5%
- Two or More Races 10.8%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,388 reporting for every category shown · 2,388 in full cohort
- African American 14.2%
- Hispanic 74.2%
- White 7.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 1.9%
Selected comparison average For Region 12: Waco · 301 reporting for every category shown · 301 in full cohort
- African American 14.2%
- Hispanic 37.4%
- White 40.7%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Two or More Races 5.7%
Selected comparison average For Bell County · 100 reporting for every category shown · 100 in full cohort
- African American 21.7%
- Hispanic 37%
- White 30%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.8%
- Pacific Islander 1.3%
- Two or More Races 8.1%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,493 reporting for every category shown · 4,493 in full cohort
- African American 12.4%
- Hispanic 54.1%
- White 24.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 5.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.6%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 655
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 570
- Emergent bilingual students
- 43
- Special education students
- 129
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 121
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 554
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 21.8%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 657 students in 2025–26, an increase of 46 (7.5%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 657
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +46
Increase · +7.5%
| School year | Students enrolledSampson-Howard Elem | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 611 | First available year | 616.7 |
| 2025–26 | 657 | Increase of 46 (7.5%) | 595.2 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- 126
19.4% of cumulative year-end enrollment
- Disciplinary actions
- 404
62.15 per 100 students
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 650
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
- This school
- 19.4%
- Selected comparison
- 13.3%
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
- This school
- 62.15
- Selected comparison
- 31.9
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 650 | 126 | 19.4% | 404 | 62.15 | 13.3% | 31.9 |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | 126 | 19.4% | 404 | 62.15 | 13.3% | 31.9 |
| In-school suspensions | 124 | 19.1% | 339 | 52.15 | 11.7% | 22.9 |
| Out-of-school suspensions | 22 | 3.4% | 54 | 8.31 | 8.9% | 14.5 |
| DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | 11 | 1.69 | — | 6.3 |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Sampson-Howard Elem
- Parent district: Temple ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $13,588
- Selected comparison
- $12,927
For 2025, TEA reported $13,588 per student for this campus, $22,411 per student for its parent district, Temple ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
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| Year | Sampson-Howard Elem | Parent district: Temple ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,588 | $22,411 | $18,972 | $12,927 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,374 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $58,892−$8,921 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 44+2.0 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 15+0.6 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Sampson-Howard Elem
- Beginning 9.2%
- 1 to 5 years 36.7%
- 6 to 10 years 27.5%
- 11 to 20 years 8.3%
- 21 to 30 years 13.8%
- Over 30 years 4.6%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,388 reporting for every category shown · 2,388 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.2%
- 1 to 5 years 27.3%
- 6 to 10 years 19%
- 11 to 20 years 27.1%
- 21 to 30 years 15.1%
- Over 30 years 3.5%
Selected comparison average For Region 12: Waco · 301 reporting for every category shown · 301 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.8%
- 1 to 5 years 26.8%
- 6 to 10 years 19%
- 11 to 20 years 27.1%
- 21 to 30 years 16.2%
- Over 30 years 4.2%
Selected comparison average For Bell County · 100 reporting for every category shown · 100 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.1%
- 1 to 5 years 29.2%
- 6 to 10 years 21.5%
- 11 to 20 years 26.2%
- 21 to 30 years 13.8%
- Over 30 years 3.2%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,493 reporting for every category shown · 4,493 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.1%
- 1 to 5 years 26.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.8%
- 11 to 20 years 29%
- 21 to 30 years 15.3%
- Over 30 years 3%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classSampson-Howard Elem · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22.5 | 18.1 |
| Grade 1 | 19.2 | 18.4 |
| Grade 2 | 19.8 | 18.3 |
| Grade 3 | 21.4 | 18.7 |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 18.7 |
| Grade 5 | 19.8 | 19.6 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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