Mark White Elementary School

Mark White Elementary School

Public Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
2515 Old Farm Rd,  Houston, TX
Houston Independent School District
4.0
650 Students
B-
Niche Grade
Opened in 2016, Mark White Elementary School is located on a beautiful, wooded tract of land on Old Farm Road, just north of Westheimer Road. Enrolling close to 700 prekindergarten through fifth grade students, Mark White Elementary is the only Houston Independent School District school to offer the French immersion program. Mark White Elementary is non-zoned, which means there’s no attendance boundary. However, Briarmeadow residents can choose Mark White as a boundary option school. Other choices Mark White offers are a traditional program or Spanish dual-language. Learning a second language helps students flourish in a global economy. It also contributes to overall academic success through improved cognitive development and increased critical and creative thinking. French immersion students spend part of their day learning in English and the rest of their time learning French. They gradually acquire reading, writing and speaking skills in both French and English. Mark White Elementary School is committed to developing students with the hard and soft skills necessary for 21st-century success. The curriculum concentrates on conceptual learning, cultural awareness and global perspectives.

School Details

Head of School
Lisa E Hernandez
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
36%
Reading Proficiency
43%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B-
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
43%
Math Proficiency
36%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
40
Full Time Teachers
40
Teachers in First or Second Year
19.4%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
631:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.5%
Female
49.5%
Hispanic
40.9%
Black
25.6%
White
18.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
10.6%
Two or more races
2.8%
Native American
1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
4.0 5 Reviews
5.0 parent
3/2/2023
Rating is not good online, I assume it is because school makes stress on French more, rather than English. We like this school. All teachers are caring and helped my daughter to catch up the missing day programs. So, I can’t agree with rating. My daughter has fun at school, loves to go everyday. Als...
1.0 parent
4/3/2022
A terrible experience! My child was in a class with several students who were constantly disruptive and increasingly violent. On more than one occasion, furniture was thrown across the room. There were no consequences and the kids returned to class the next day. My emails to the principal (Lisa Hern...
5.0 parent
10/15/2020
Excellent! My daughter is in the French Program and it is amazing to see all that she has learned!
5.0 parent
8/25/2018
very caring and loving teachers.My daughter is loving the school very much..doesnt want to change the school

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