our history & impact

Suttle Freeman, LLC was founded in 2014 with an initial focus on fostering teacher capacity in the areas of science and math.  In our early years, we witnessed firsthand at campuses ranging from McGowen ES (Houston ISD) to Yellowstone Schools (Houston, TX) how our unique approach of working in partnership with campus leaders to tailor coaching to the distinct needs of each campus, community, and classroom could produce dramatic gains in student achievement.

 In the years that have followed, we have grown dramatically in both our geographic footprint across Houston-area districts and the scope of support provided to schools.  

  •  We have built a comprehensive cadre of expert instructional leaders across all content areas with proven impact in teacher development and student achievement, and successfully deployed them in HISD elementary, middle, and high school campuses. 

  • We have also employed a group of transformational educational leaders with demonstrated records in both the district and charter sectors to deliver tailored leadership development training to individuals and teams across multiple divisions of the district.

  • We launched a scalable one-on-one and small-group tutoring service that would complement and supplement high-quality Tier I instruction in schools, and have embedded these tutoring services into their academic models.

  • We have worked hand-in-hand with campus and district-level curricular teams to refine their approach to content delivery and ensure optimal levels of student mastery.

Below is a summary of the impact Suttle Freeman has realized at a sample group of client campuses.

  • McGowen ES (HISD) had the highest percentage growth in STAAR 2014-2015 Grade 5 Science scores in HISD with a gain of 35 percentage points from 27% to 62%.

  • Fallbrook College Preparatory College Charter School STAAR 2014-2015 Grade 5 Science scores increased 36 percentage points from 23% to 59%.

  • R.C. Martinez ES (HISD) STAAR 2015-2016 Grade 5 Science scores increased 6 percentage points from 52% to 58%. 

  • Cage ES (HISD) STAAR 2015-2016 Grade 5 Science scores increased 12 percentage points from 60% to 72%.   

  • Cornelius ES (HISD) STAAR 2015-2016 Grade 3 Math scores increased in Grade 3 by 15 percentage points from 79% to 94%.

  • Pleasantville ES (HISD) STAAR 2017-2018 Grade 4 Math scores increased 6 percentage points from 61% to 67%.

  • Pleasantville ES (HISD) STAAR 2017-2018 Grade 5 Science scores increased 10 percentage points from 73% to 83%. 

  • Claughton MS (Spring ISD) STAAR 2017-2018 Grade 8 Science scores increased 9 percentage points from 54% to 63%.

  • Burrus ES (HISD) STAAR 2018-2019 Grade 5 Science scores increased 19 percentage points from 64% to 83%.

  • Benbrook ES (HISD) STAAR 2021-2022 Grade 5 Science scores increased at the Approaches level by 37 percentage points (38% to 75%), the Meets level by 18 percentage points (16% to 34%) and at the Masters level by 13 percentage points (3% to 16%).