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Enrollment
871
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002406
Briargrove Elementary School
6145 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77057 · (713) 917-3600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL871 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
490 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 66 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 159 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 158 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 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 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Briargrove Elementary School
Briargrove Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briargrove Elementary School this school | 871 | 56.3% | 45.2% |
| School at St George Place HOUSTON | 781 | 54.8% | 50.9% |
| Kings Manor Elementary School KINGWOOD | 801 | 55.9% | 40.1% |
| Copeland Elementary School HOUSTON | 951 | 51.4% | 59.2% |
| Lowe Elementary School PRINCETON | 675 | 56.1% | 45.5% |
| Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School AUSTIN | 821 | 59.1% | 41.0% |
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 Briargrove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,939 of 4,401 | #249 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,759 of 4,466 ▲ 52 | #229 of 625 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,358 of 4,466 ▲ 345 | #166 of 625 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #652 of 3,998 | #85 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 871 | #251 of 4,938 | #87 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #4,399 of 4,622 | #626 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #311 of 4,628 | #39 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #3,306 of 4,789 | #539 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #2,429 of 2,838 | #385 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
871
+65 (+8%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 871 | 44.9 | 19.4:1 | 56% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 881 | 45 | 19.6:1 | 58% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 836 | 46.9 | 17.8:1 | 56% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 42 | 19.2:1 | 42% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 922 | 48.8 | 18.9:1 | 33% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 28% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 43 | 20.4:1 | 20% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 46 | 19.8:1 | 13% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 34 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briargrove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (922 to 871); teachers down 8% (48.8 to 44.9).
About Briargrove Elementary School
Briargrove Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 871 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 68% larger than that.
HOUSTON ISD oversees Briargrove Elementary School and 272 other schools, with 176,727 students in total.
Enrollment at Briargrove Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Black, 21% White, 11% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Harris County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. By the diversity index, Briargrove Elementary School comes in at 72%.
Its 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 14 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Briargrove Elementary School is 4.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.2% actual, 49.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The closest public school, T H Rogers School, is about 0.6 miles from Briargrove Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.3%; Briargrove Elementary School's is 45.2%, ranking 4th of 8.
Briargrove Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 806 to 871.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
- T H Rogers School0.6 mi · 1,079
- Mark White Elementary School1.2 mi · 486
- Tanglewood Middle School1.4 mi · 836
- Mandarin Immersion Magnet School1.4 mi · 822
- Pilgrim Academy1.4 mi · 1,233
- School at St George Place1.4 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About Briargrove Elementary SchoolHow large is Briargrove Elementary School?
Briargrove Elementary School enrolls approximately 871 students in grades PK-05.
Is Briargrove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Briargrove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Briargrove Elementary School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Briargrove Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Briargrove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Briargrove Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 41% Hispanic, 23% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Briargrove Elementary School in?
Briargrove Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.