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ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY

17770 IMPERIAL VALLEY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77060 · (832) 446-3138 · Harris County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
126 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
17
Grade 1
19
Grade 2
24
Grade 3
20
Grade 4
16
Grade 5
25
Grade 6
20
Student demographics
White
64%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
4733%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 54%
Black
8560%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 13%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5841%
Female
8359%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
27.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +15.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
141
-30 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.2:1
% White
4%
was 1%
% Hispanic
33%
was 38%
% Black
60%
was 58%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY

ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY operates as a tiny primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by ARROW ACADEMY. Current enrollment sits at 141 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 73% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

ARROW ACADEMY comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 520 students; ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY is among them.

On the student-mix side, ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.9%, the actual is 21.8%, a residual of -13.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: GREENSPOINT EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site. ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 171 students in 2018 compared to 141 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 38% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY
District
ARROW ACADEMY
Address
17770 IMPERIAL VALLEY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77060
Phone
(832) 446-3138
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
141
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
126 (89%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480141612757
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY
What is the total enrollment at ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 141 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
At ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 4% White, 33% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY in?
ARROW ACADEMY - HARVEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY is part of ARROW ACADEMY.
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