1
What advice would you give to incoming students at ANDREWS EL?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD·NCES 482178005485
Andrews Elementary School
4015 MOORE AVE, PORTLAND, TX 78374 · (361) 777-4048 · San Patricio County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
294 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (113) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Andrews Elementary School
Andrews Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Elementary School this school | 530 | 55.5% | 46.4% |
| Stanton Elementary School STANTON | 483 | 57.1% | 47.5% |
| Jones Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 520 | 54.4% | 51.9% |
| Underwood Elementary School ANDREWS | 638 | 56.7% | 33.9% |
| Martin De Leon Elementary School VICTORIA | 531 | 58.6% | 46.2% |
| Devonian Elementary School ANDREWS | 649 | 54.1% | 44.5% |
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 Andrews Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In San Patricio County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,807 of 4,401 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,061 of 4,466 ▲ 1,071 | #2 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,028 of 4,466 ▲ 486 | #2 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,466 of 3,998 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #2,234 of 4,938 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,807 of 4,622 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #2,821 of 4,628 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #3,337 of 4,789 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #890 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
530
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 55% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 40.5 | 14.8:1 | 61% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 64% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 61% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 31.3 | 15.8:1 | 65% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 48% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 56% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 31% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrews Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (495 to 530); teachers up 18% (31.3 to 37).
About Andrews Elementary School
Families in PORTLAND, Texas, are served by Andrews Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 530 students across grades 1 through 5.
GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD has 7 schools; together they serve 5,024 students.
At Andrews Elementary School, 70% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 24% White and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 57% Hispanic share among all San Patricio County residents. The diversity index for Andrews Elementary School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Andrews Elementary School comes to 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Andrews Elementary School counts 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in San Patricio County.
On the allk12 Grade, Andrews Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Andrews Elementary School is -3.6 points: 46.4% actual, 50.0% predicted.
For San Patricio County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $69,704, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 33 public schools and about 13,920 students.
Measured in a straight line, Early Childhood Center is about 1.5 miles from Andrews Elementary School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. On proficiency, Andrews Elementary School is behind the 49.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 557 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 530 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.9:1 to 14.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Patricio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,181
Census ACS
Median income
$69,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD
- Gregory-Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Gregory-Portland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,148 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 529 students
- East Cliff Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in PORTLAND
- Gregory-Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Gregory-Portland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,148 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 529 students
- East Cliff Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other Andrews Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Andrews Elementary. Andrews Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Andrews Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 405 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 309 students
- Andrews ElementaryAndrews, SC · 604 students
- Andrews ElementaryAndrews, NC · 330 students
- Andrews Elementary SchoolTHREE RIVERS, MI · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 529
- Gregory-Portland Middle School1.6 mi · 1,148
- Gregory-Portland High School1.6 mi · 1,511
- Clark Elementary School1.8 mi · 457
- East Cliff Elementary School2.6 mi · 474
- Austin Elementary School4.2 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Andrews Elementary SchoolHow large is Andrews Elementary School?
Andrews Elementary School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Andrews Elementary School serve?
Andrews Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Andrews Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Andrews Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Andrews Elementary School?
Student demographics at Andrews Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Andrews Elementary School public or private?
Andrews Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.