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How has ANDERSON EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002388
Anderson Elementary School
5727 LUDINGTON DR, HOUSTON, TX 77035 · (713) 726-3600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
571 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 112 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 6.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anderson Elementary School
Anderson Elementary School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary School this school | 585 | 97.6% | 36.9% |
| Vines Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 572 | 94.2% | N/A |
| Green Valley Elementary School HOUSTON | 565 | 94.0% | 35.4% |
| Armstrong Elementary School CONROE | 616 | 97.1% | 37.3% |
| Landis Elementary School HOUSTON | 545 | 95.2% | 30.3% |
| Personalized Learning Academy at Highland Meadows DALLAS | 676 | 98.7% | 35.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,960 of 4,401 | #412 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,057 of 4,466 ▲ 80 | #282 of 625 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,883 of 4,466 ▼ 170 | #389 of 625 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #526 of 3,998 | #66 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #1,727 of 4,938 | #362 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,138 of 4,622 | #414 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #3,270 of 4,628 | #458 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #225 of 4,789 | #70 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #692 of 2,838 | #139 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
585
-96 (-14%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,145
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 585 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 98% (571) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 38.7 | 15.2:1 | 99% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 98% (626) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 83% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 44.8 | 17.7:1 | 90% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 91% (691) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 67% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 1,467 | 68 | 21.6:1 | 92% (1,353) |
| 1990-91 | 1,145 | 31 | 36.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (794 to 585); teachers down 17% (44.8 to 37).
About Anderson Elementary School
Anderson Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. The student body numbers 585 students, from pre-K through 5.
HOUSTON ISD includes 273 schools. Together they enroll 176,727 students.
A majority of students at Anderson Elementary School, 79%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Anderson Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The school has about 15.8 students per teacher and 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 98%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.0%.
Harris County census figures show that median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Nearest public school: Westbury High School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Anderson Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Anderson Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 681 to 585 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Anderson Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Anderson Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Anderson Elementary. Anderson Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 23.
- Anderson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 748 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 686 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 635 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 426 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolLUFKIN, TX · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Westbury High School0.4 mi · 1,991
- Meyerpark Elementary School0.7 mi · 296
- Accelerated Int Charter School0.8 mi · 21
- Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy0.8 mi · 161
- Foerster Elementary School1.0 mi · 531
- Tinsley Elementary School1.0 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Anderson Elementary School?
Anderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Anderson Elementary School serve?
Anderson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anderson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anderson Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anderson Elementary School?
At Anderson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 79% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Anderson Elementary School in?
Anderson Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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