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Enrollment
930
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611016970
Ault Elementary School
21010 MAPLE VILLAGE DR, CYPRESS, TX 77429 · (281) 373-2800 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
337 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 57 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 167 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Ault Elementary School
Ault Elementary School's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ault Elementary School this school | 930 | 36.2% | 63.3% |
| Bradley Elementary School SPRING | 948 | 37.6% | 56.6% |
| Hutto Elementary School HUTTO | 820 | 34.8% | 47.3% |
| Nottingham Elementary School HOUSTON | 746 | 35.7% | 65.3% |
| Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School KATY | 945 | 35.8% | 69.0% |
| Greathouse Elementary School MIDLAND | 872 | 35.3% | 53.8% |
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 Ault Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #600 of 4,401 | #62 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #929 of 4,466 ▼ 9 | #110 of 625 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #933 of 4,466 ▼ 259 | #103 of 625 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,068 of 3,998 | #147 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #163 of 4,938 | #58 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #3,012 of 4,622 | #399 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #509 of 4,628 | #68 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #4,064 of 4,789 | #606 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #1,948 of 2,838 | #332 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
930
-36 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 930 | 59.5 | 15.6:1 | 36% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 954 | 59.9 | 15.9:1 | 38% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 959 | 59.5 | 16.1:1 | 36% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 966 | 57 | 16.9:1 | 36% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 1,045 | 55 | 19.0:1 | 29% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 1,037 | 53 | 19.6:1 | 22% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ault Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,045 to 930); teachers up 8% (55 to 59.5).
About Ault Elementary School
Ault Elementary School is a public high-enrollment elementary school in CYPRESS, Texas. Its enrollment is 930 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD includes 92 schools. Together they enroll 117,927 students.
White students account for 39% of enrollment at Ault Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ault Elementary School scores 70%.
Ault Elementary School lists 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.6 students per teacher. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 36% of students at Ault Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ault Elementary School would score about 58.2%. It scores 63.3%, 5.1 points above that figure.
The school is in Harris County, where median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Keith Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Ault Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Ault Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 930, compared with 966 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 15.6:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in CYPRESS
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Park High SchoolHigh · 3,117 students
- Cypress Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,800 students
Nearby schools
- Keith Elementary School0.7 mi · 1,135
- Salyards Middle School0.9 mi · 1,413
- Swenke Elementary School1.6 mi · 892
- Pope Elementary School2.6 mi · 997
- Bryan Lowe Elementary School3.1 mi · 839
- West Elementary School3.5 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About Ault Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ault Elementary School?
Ault Elementary School enrolls approximately 930 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ault Elementary School serve?
Ault Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ault Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ault Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ault Elementary School?
At Ault Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ault Elementary School?
Ault Elementary School is overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.