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Enrollment
1,040
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611009619
Birkes Elementary School
8500 QUEENSTON BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77095 · (281) 345-3300 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,040 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- C+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
16.1:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
550 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 | 106 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 136 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 176 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (176).
Student demographics
76%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
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Birkes Elementary School
Birkes Elementary School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkes Elementary School this school | 1,040 | 52.9% | 64.0% |
| Copeland Elementary School HOUSTON | 951 | 51.4% | 59.2% |
| Farney Elementary School HOUSTON | 911 | 47.2% | 63.4% |
| Briargrove Elementary School HOUSTON | 871 | 56.3% | 45.2% |
| Woodard Elementary School CYPRESS | 990 | 50.7% | 64.8% |
| Kings Manor Elementary School KINGWOOD | 801 | 55.9% | 40.1% |
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 Birkes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #563 of 4,401 | #58 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #868 of 4,466 ▼ 59 | #102 of 625 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #418 of 4,466 ▲ 206 | #50 of 625 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,189 of 3,998 | #339 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,040 | #78 of 4,938 | #27 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,365 of 4,622 | #453 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #66 of 4,628 | #5 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #3,461 of 4,789 | #552 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #2,032 of 2,838 | #342 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
1,040
-58 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 1,356
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,040 | 64.6 | 16.1:1 | 53% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 1,006 | 65.8 | 15.3:1 | 52% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 | 71 | 14.3:1 | 49% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | 71 | 15.5:1 | 43% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 1,154 | 69.5 | 16.6:1 | 31% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 1,180 | 68 | 17.4:1 | 27% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 1,356 | 71 | 19.1:1 | 24% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birkes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,154 to 1,040); teachers down 7% (69.5 to 64.6).
About Birkes Elementary School
Birkes Elementary School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 1,040 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 100% larger than that.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs Birkes Elementary School along with 91 other schools, enrolling 117,927 students in total.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Birkes Elementary School, 34% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 25% White, 19% Black, 13% Asian, and 8% multiracial. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Birkes Elementary School has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 64.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Birkes Elementary School is 53%. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Birkes Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.1% for Birkes Elementary School. The school posts 64.0%, 12.9 points above the prediction.
Harris County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Birkes Elementary School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
The closest public school, Aragon Middle School, is about 0.1 miles from Birkes Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Birkes Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,098 to 1,040.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Aragon Middle School0.1 mi · 1,424
- Copeland Elementary School1.2 mi · 951
- Holmsley Elementary School1.4 mi · 785
- Fiest Elementary School1.4 mi · 856
- Lowery Elementary School1.5 mi · 660
- Labay Middle School1.7 mi · 1,067
Frequently asked questions
About Birkes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Birkes Elementary School?
Birkes Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,040 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Birkes Elementary School serve?
Birkes Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Birkes Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Birkes Elementary School.
How diverse is Birkes Elementary School?
Birkes Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 34% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Birkes Elementary School?
Birkes 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.