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Enrollment
964
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517013138
Bethke Elementary School
4535 E VENTANA PKWY, KATY, TX 77493 · (281) 234-4200 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
517 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 95 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 158 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp 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 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
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% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Bethke Elementary School
Bethke Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethke Elementary School this school | 964 | 53.6% | 48.6% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Katy KATY | 1,123 | 54.1% | 54.0% |
| School at St George Place HOUSTON | 781 | 54.8% | 50.9% |
| Briargrove Elementary School HOUSTON | 871 | 56.3% | 45.2% |
| Copeland Elementary School HOUSTON | 951 | 51.4% | 59.2% |
| David & Terri Youngblood Elementary School KATY | 1,186 | 48.4% | 45.6% |
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 Bethke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,567 of 4,401 | #188 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,969 of 4,466 ▲ 278 | #270 of 625 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #952 of 4,466 ▲ 388 | #110 of 625 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,087 of 3,998 | #150 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #124 of 4,938 | #47 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,043 of 4,622 | #153 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #332 of 4,628 | #43 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #3,424 of 4,789 | #550 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #1,113 of 1,307 | #124 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
964
+86 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 964 | 72.2 | 13.3:1 | 54% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 70.7 | 13.6:1 | 57% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 1,284 | 90.7 | 14.2:1 | 50% (638) |
| 2020-21 | 878 | 62 | 14.2:1 | 35% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 935 | 60.3 | 15.5:1 | 35% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (935 to 964); teachers up 20% (60.3 to 72.2).
About Bethke Elementary School
Bethke Elementary School is one of the public schools in KATY, Texas. It is a high-enrollment elementary school. Total enrollment is 964 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 86% higher.
District-wide, KATY ISD has 78 schools and 96,111 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bethke Elementary School is Hispanic, with 40% of students. Next come 29% Black, 13% Asian, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. In Harris County overall, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bethke Elementary School scores 72%.
Bethke Elementary School has 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Bethke Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.6% is 2.2 points below the 50.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Harris County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bethke Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Stockdick Junior High School, is the closest to Bethke Elementary School. Bethke Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 48.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Bethke Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bethke Elementary School had a net gain of 86 students, or 10%.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bethke Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Other Bethke Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bethke Elementary. Bethke Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Bethke Elementary SchoolTIMNATH, CO · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Stockdick Junior High School0.5 mi · 1,103
- Paetow High School0.5 mi · 3,447
- Leonard Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,051
- Harmony School of Excellence - Katy2.0 mi · 1,123
- Russell & Cindi Faldyn Elementary School2.2 mi · 1,263
- McElwain Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,039
Frequently asked questions
About Bethke Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bethke Elementary School?
Bethke Elementary School enrolls approximately 964 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bethke Elementary School serve?
Bethke Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethke Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethke Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (72 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bethke Elementary School?
Bethke Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 40% Hispanic, 29% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bethke Elementary School?
Bethke Elementary School is overseen by KATY ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.