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What's the biggest difference between ARABIC IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364013165
Arabic Immersion Magnet School
4001 STANFORD ST, HOUSTON, TX 77006 · (713) 556-8940 · Harris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 94% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
24.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
315 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 | 83 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 200% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
64%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 31.0% | 17.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Arabic Immersion Magnet School
Arabic Immersion Magnet School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic Immersion Magnet School this school | 609 | 51.7% | 65.0% |
| Mozelle Brown Elementary School WHITEHOUSE | 575 | 53.7% | 59.9% |
| Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary School TYLER | 706 | 45.5% | 53.6% |
| River Bend Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 519 | 52.8% | 60.6% |
| River Trails Elementary School FORT WORTH | 676 | 58.4% | 57.0% |
| Houston Elementary School DENTON | 537 | 44.3% | 50.0% |
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 Arabic Immersion Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #515 of 4,401 | #53 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #466 of 4,466 ▼ 59 | #50 of 625 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #671 of 4,466 ▼ 180 | #70 of 625 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,190 of 3,998 | #175 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #1,552 of 4,938 | #340 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,605 of 4,622 | #654 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #1,060 of 4,628 | #133 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #3,514 of 4,789 | #558 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +109.3% | #18 of 1,307 | #3 of 148 |
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
609
+128 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 609 | 24.4 | 24.9:1 | 52% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 25 | 24.4:1 | 55% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 25.8 | 20.9:1 | 54% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 52% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 16.5 | 17.6:1 | 57% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 7 | 18.6:1 | 65% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arabic Immersion Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 109% (291 to 609); teachers up 48% (16.5 to 24.4).
About Arabic Immersion Magnet School
Arabic Immersion Magnet School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in HOUSTON, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 609 students.
HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools with a combined 176,727 students. Arabic Immersion Magnet School is one of them.
At Arabic Immersion Magnet School, White students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 34% White. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Arabic Immersion Magnet School operates with 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 24.9:1 here. Arabic Immersion Magnet School reports 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 18 points.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Arabic Immersion Magnet School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Arabic Immersion Magnet School is 13.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Arabic Immersion Magnet School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Hcc Life Skills Program is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Arabic Immersion Magnet School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Arabic Immersion Magnet School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Arabic Immersion Magnet School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Arabic Immersion Magnet School's enrollment climbed from 481 in 2020-21 to 609 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 24.9:1, from 16.6:1.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Hcc Life Skills Program0.7 mi · 69
- Macgregor Elementary School0.8 mi · 395
- Young Women's College Prep Academy1.0 mi · 494
- Ella J Baker Montessori School1.0 mi · 610
- Lanier Middle School1.1 mi · 1,485
- Houston Academy for International Studies1.1 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Arabic Immersion Magnet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arabic Immersion Magnet School?
Arabic Immersion Magnet School enrolls approximately 609 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Arabic Immersion Magnet School serve?
Arabic Immersion Magnet School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arabic Immersion Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arabic Immersion Magnet School is approximately 24.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arabic Immersion Magnet School?
At Arabic Immersion Magnet School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Arabic Immersion Magnet School public or private?
Arabic Immersion Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.