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What's one thing BRIARMEADOW CHARTER gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364008611
Briarmeadow Charter
3601 DUNVALE, HOUSTON, TX 77063 · (713) 458-5500 · Harris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
253 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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 57% larger than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
76%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 27.0% | 10.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 46.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 81.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Briarmeadow Charter
Briarmeadow Charter's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briarmeadow Charter this school | 591 | 42.8% | 72.6% |
| Highlands Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 541 | 41.4% | 60.8% |
| Colony Bend Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 526 | 41.3% | 59.5% |
| North Pointe Elementary School HOUSTON | 573 | 47.5% | 55.5% |
| Sunset Valley Elementary School FORT WORTH | 592 | 42.7% | 48.9% |
| Hickey Elementary School PLANO | 497 | 36.6% | 56.6% |
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 Briarmeadow Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #249 of 4,401 | #34 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #321 of 4,466 ▼ 36 | #35 of 625 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #228 of 4,466 ▲ 102 | #31 of 625 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,393 of 3,998 | #216 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #1,678 of 4,938 | #354 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,842 of 4,622 | #529 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #90 of 4,628 | #9 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #3,847 of 4,789 | #587 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #2,584 of 2,838 | #408 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
591
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+338% since 2010-11, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 591 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 43% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 41% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 37.6 | 16.0:1 | 47% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 49% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 58% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 63% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 54% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briarmeadow Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (612 to 591); teachers down 6% (37 to 35).
About Briarmeadow Charter
Briarmeadow Charter is a medium-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, administered by HOUSTON ISD. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 591 students.
Briarmeadow Charter is a school in HOUSTON ISD. The district has 273 schools and 176,727 students.
Briarmeadow Charter's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 29%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 26% White, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Harris County, the Asian share is about 7%. By the diversity index, Briarmeadow Charter comes in at 76%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.9:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Briarmeadow Charter is 43%. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Briarmeadow Charter would score about 55.4%. It scores 72.6%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Harris County census figures show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Nearest public school: KIPP Sharp Prep, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Briarmeadow Charter holds at least 8 other public schools. Briarmeadow Charter's average proficiency of 72.6% compares with 40.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 584 to 591, a small change. The ratio was 15.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- KIPP Sharp Prep0.1 mi · 1,078
- KIPP Sharpstown College Prep0.2 mi · 789
- Draw Academy0.4 mi · 696
- Piney Point Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,286
- Nci Charter School Without Walls0.8 mi · 891
- Southwest Public Schools Lead &global Studies Academy0.8 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Briarmeadow CharterHow many students attend Briarmeadow Charter?
Briarmeadow Charter enrolls approximately 591 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Briarmeadow Charter serve?
Briarmeadow Charter serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Briarmeadow Charter?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Briarmeadow Charter.
How diverse is Briarmeadow Charter?
Briarmeadow Charter reports a student body of 26% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 29% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Briarmeadow Charter public or private?
Briarmeadow Charter is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.