Tomball School District
The Tomball Indpenendent School District encompasses 83 square miles in northwest Harris County and southwest Montgomery County and is located approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston.The ethnic distribution in 2005-2006 was 71.5 percent Anglo, 18.3 percent Hispanic, 6.7 percent African American, 3.1 percent Asian, and 0.4 percent Native American.
The Tomball School District is comprised of:
- High schools - 1
- Jr. High / Intermediate schools - 5
- Elementary schools - 6
Total schools = 12 with a 2007 enrollment of 9,388
Canyon Pointe Elementary is enjoying its first year of operation for the 2008 - 2009 school year. Canyon Pointe Elementary was designed to accommodate 750 students.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) rates schools and districts primarily based upon the test results of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). A standardized test that is administered to students in grades 3 - 11.
The ratings given by the TEA to the schools and districts are (E) - Exemplary, (R) - Recognized, (A) - Academically Acceptable, and (U) - Unacceptable. To learn more about the ratings …. view Rating Texas Schools
| TOMBALL SCHOOL DISTRICT | 2008 TEA RATINGS | |||
| E | R | A | U | |
| Elementary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Intermediate / Junior High | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| High | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Campus | School | Accountability Rating |
| Canyon Pointe | Elementary | Not Rated |
| Decker Prairie | Elementary | Recognized |
| Lakewood | Elementary | Exemplary |
| Rosehill | Elementary | Recognized |
| Tomball | Elementary | Academically Acceptable |
| Willow Creek | Elementary | Recognized |
| Tomball | Jr. High | Academically Acceptable |
| Willow Wood | Jr. High | Academically Acceptable |
| Beckendorf | Intermediate | Recognized |
| Northpointe | Intermediate | Academically Acceptable |
| Tomball | Intermediate | Academically Acceptable |
| Tomball | High | Academically Acceptable |
| Tomball School District | Academically Acceptable |
Source - Texas Education Agency
The ratings are one of the ways parents evaluate Texas schools in determining the quality of education provided to their children.