Ed White Elementary School (Grades PK-5)

SCA Associate Member

The mission of Ed White Elementary is to provide the best of educational opportunities for all children by holding high expectations and promoting high standards in both academic achievement and well-being.

Texas Educational Agency Recognized School for 2005-2006 & 2006-2007
Named one of the top 69 schools in Texas by the Texas Business & Education Coalition for 2006-2007
Texas Educational Agency Gold Performance Acknowledgements of 2006: Reading, Math, Writing, Science and Attendance
Texas Education Excellence Award 2006-2007
Texas Monthly Five-Star School for 2006

Paulette Caston, Principal

9001 Triola, 77036

(713) 778-3490

http://es.houstonisd.org/whitees/

Hours: 7:45 AM – 2:45 PM

Uniforms: Navy bottoms, white tops

School Mascot: The Gemini

School Publication: The Explorer

School Colors: Navy/white

Ed White is a neighborhood school, and they serve our neighborhood. The school believes in whole child development and filling the needs of their students. And it is a successful school - in fact, they earned another "gold stamp" for their hard work: TEA Gold Performance Acknowledgments for 2006! They received 5 "gold stamps": COMMENDED SCIENCE, COMMENDED MATH, COMMENDED READING, COMMENDED WRITING, and COMMENDED ATTENDANCE.

The school faces many challenges but has clearly risen to and above them. Ed White, like many HISD schools, faces space challenges but has found creative ways to enhance their campuses.

Ed White receives many students who arrive at the school speaking no English at all (14 languages are represented there). Their bilingual classes are truly bilingual. They work hard to transition students to English, and in 4th Grade they receive 100% English instruction and take the TAKS in English. We saw English writing samples and were truly impressed at their mastery. They put great emphasis on students learning English because students who are have strong English skills tend to be more successful and less likely to drop out later on. It's clear that language alone is not a barrier to excellence because Ed White is, and has been, an HISD "Recognized" school. Mrs. Le-Thai again gives credit to the effectiveness of her teachers, their hard work and tenacity.

To further assist students with their education, Ed White has a 26-computer lab, with a special area for 5th Graders to do research. All classrooms have computers and a reading area. To help reach "Exemplary" status, they are placing extra emphasis on Science. There are also two science labs, one for lower grades to build a foundation for learning science and one for upper grades to enhance their knowledge.

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