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Enrollment
872
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001179
Bane Elementary School
5805 KAISER ST, HOUSTON, TX 77040 · (713) 460-6140 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
828 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 | 79 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
35%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 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 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Bane Elementary School
Bane Elementary School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bane Elementary School this school | 872 | 95.0% | 32.4% |
| East Grand Preparatory Academy DALLAS | 816 | 96.9% | 44.3% |
| North Forest Elementary School HOUSTON | 772 | 94.8% | 32.9% |
| Seagoville North Elementary School DALLAS | 774 | 94.3% | 23.3% |
| Kleberg Elementary School DALLAS | 870 | 95.7% | 28.2% |
| Cornelius Elementary School HOUSTON | 763 | 95.0% | 45.1% |
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 Bane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #3,435 of 4,401 | #497 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,811 of 4,466 ▼ 566 | #564 of 625 ▼ 103 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,731 of 4,466 ▼ 291 | #366 of 625 ▼ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,448 of 3,998 | #229 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #248 of 4,938 | #86 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,833 of 4,622 | #253 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #3,258 of 4,628 | #455 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #519 of 4,789 | #140 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #2,332 of 2,838 | #375 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
872
+68 (+8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,026
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 872 | 60.8 | 14.3:1 | 95% (828) |
| 2023-24 | 887 | 61.4 | 14.4:1 | 96% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 54.8 | 13.4:1 | 94% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 64 | 12.6:1 | 92% (740) |
| 2017-18 | 935 | 60 | 15.6:1 | 98% (919) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 90% (800) |
| 2010-11 | 933 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 91% (848) |
| 2000-01 | 918 | 58 | 15.8:1 | 65% (600) |
| 1990-91 | 1,026 | 53 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (935 to 872); teachers up 1% (60 to 60.8).
About Bane Elementary School
Bane Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in HOUSTON, Texas. Enrollment stands at 872 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 68% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Bane Elementary School belongs to CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district of 92 schools and 117,927 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Bane Elementary School is 79%, a majority. Other students are 15% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Bane Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Bane Elementary School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 95%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bane Elementary School, the prediction is 33.1% and the result is 32.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Dean Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Bane Elementary School. Bane Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 32.4% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Bane Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 804 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 872 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.3:1, from 12.6:1.
The discussion board for Bane Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Dean Middle School0.2 mi · 1,143
- YES Prep - Northwest1.2 mi · 940
- Holbrook Elementary School1.7 mi · 757
- Northbrook Middle School1.9 mi · 508
- Harmony School of Excellence-Houston2.1 mi · 1,165
- Hollibrook Elementary School2.2 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Bane Elementary SchoolHow large is Bane Elementary School?
Bane Elementary School enrolls approximately 872 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bane Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bane Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bane Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Bane Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bane Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bane Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bane Elementary School public or private?
Bane Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.