School Overview/SIP Information

Stevenson Elementary School, named for Robert Louis Stevenson, and constructed in 1914, is a neighborhood school serving the Cottage Grove community in the north central area of Houston. The school, located near the corner of I-10 and T. C. Jester Boulevard, serves approximately 420 students.

The population of the student body is: 96.2% Hispanic, 3.1% Caucasian, and 0.7% African-American, English Language Learners 62%, Special Education 6.2%. Stevenson is a 100% Title I school with 80% of students qualifying for free and reduced cost meals and 50.9% At Risk.

Programs offered at Stevenson Elementary include the following: School-wide Title I, Pre-Kindergarten, Traditional Bilingual, ESL, Special Education Resource, Speech Therapy, and Neighborhood Gifted and Talented Program (GT). Stevenson Elementary is dedicated to increasing parental and community involvement. Specifically, this includes (a) parent literacy and training classes, and (b) engaging the community to identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen school programs, Bilingual, special services, family practices, and student learning and development.

To prepare the Pre-Kindergarten students for transition in to the elementary school setting, a Kindergarten round up is held every spring. Stevenson Elementary also provides an orientation the week before school begins to review district and school policies and procedures as well as to meet the teacher and visit the classroom.