WEST REGION

Pat Neff Elementary School is located in the Sharpstown area of Southwest Houston.   It is situated in the neighborhood bounded by the street of Beechnut, Gessner, Bellaire, Fondren, and the Southwest Freeway.  Approximately 940 students in grades PreK - 5, included Early Childhood, attend Neff Elementary School.  This population is ethnically divided into 63% Hispanic, 16% Asian/Pacific Islanders, 13% African-American, and 8% White.  Approximately 81% of our students qualify for the free or reduced breakfast/lunch program.  Due to the high percentage of students qualifying for the free or reduced breakfast and lunch programs, Neff continues to qualify as a schoolwide Title I school.  Our instructional programs include special education (ECH, Resource, Speech and BAC), bilingual, ESL, gifted and talented classes (including gifted bilingual programs) and after-school tutorials and clubs.

At Neff, we are committed to inspiring a lifelong love of learning in every youngster.  At our Pep Rally for Excellence, we celebrate and honor those students who are on the Principal's Honor Roll or Neff's Honor Roll, those who have 100% attendance, and those who have excellence in conduct.   Students who bring up all grades are recognized by receiving Neff's B.U.G. (Bringing Up Grades) award.  We also offer after-school clubs that stimulate creativity, self reliance, and self-esteem.

At Neff, after-school tutorials are offered for student who are at risk of failing or who need special help.  These classes are taught by classroom teachers.  In addition to after-school tutorials, students are offered an extended day through the YMCA.   Trained staff offer a well-supervised environment Monday-Friday until 6:00 p.m.   An after-school Vietnamese tutoring class which includes sessions on Vietnamese Culture for grades K-1 and 2-3 is also offered at Neff.

Neff has established a Shared Decision Making Committee (SDMC). This committee is comprised of the principal, teachers, parents, and community members.   Based on test scores, attendance records, and parent surveys by the district, the committee has established these priority goals: 1) improve reading, writing, and math skills at all grade levels; 2) improve daily attendance by students and teachers; 3) increase parental and community involvement.  The responsibility of education children is a combination of the efforts of parents, community, and the school.  This involves communication between home, community, and school to achieve the best for our children. Together Everyone Achieves More!

Neff has been granted a waiver by the State that will alter the school day.  The students will be in attendance the same number of hours and minutes weekly, but the daily schedule will change.  This schedule will allow for a period (1:30-3:15) each Friday for teacher and staff training, parent workshops, and parent-teacher conferences.