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ANDRE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ANDRE EL
ANDRE EL, a heavily attended K-5 school in CYPRESS, Texas, run under CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, educates 1,014 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 95% larger than typical.
ANDRE EL is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that educates 117,927 students overall.
In terms of who attends, ANDRE EL reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Black, 8% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, ANDRE EL shows 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ANDRE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ANDRE EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
CYPRESS SPRINGS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANDRE EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.5%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. ANDRE EL's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 966 (now 1,014). The White share of enrollment contracted from 17% to 8% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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