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Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002410
Browning Elementary School
607 NORTHWOOD ST, HOUSTON, TX 77009 · (713) 867-5140 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
309 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
9%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
Browning Elementary School→Hogg Middle School
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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 31.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Browning Elementary School
Browning Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browning Elementary School this school | 348 | 88.8% | 33.7% |
| Hillside Elementary School EL PASO | 348 | 87.6% | 42.9% |
| Los Encinos Ses CORPUS CHRISTI | 360 | 89.4% | 43.5% |
| Coldwell Elementary School EL PASO | 354 | 87.9% | 42.1% |
| Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls SAN ANTONIO | 354 | 87.6% | 24.2% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School HEREFORD | 366 | 87.4% | 43.0% |
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 Browning Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #3,288 of 4,401 | #467 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,412 of 4,466 ▼ 383 | #340 of 625 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,265 of 4,466 ▲ 319 | #292 of 625 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #832 of 3,998 | #112 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #3,886 of 4,938 | #580 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #636 of 4,622 | #97 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #4,149 of 4,628 | #619 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,202 of 4,789 | #291 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #275 of 2,838 | #76 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
348
-95 (-21%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 348 | 27.4 | 12.7:1 | 89% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 90% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 26.3 | 15.6:1 | 93% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 90% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 93% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 90% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 60% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 95% (582) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 23 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Browning Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (544 to 348); teachers down 9% (30 to 27.4).
About Browning Elementary School
Browning Elementary School is a small elementary school in HOUSTON ISD, located in HOUSTON, Texas. It enrolls 348 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 33% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, HOUSTON ISD, operates 273 schools serving 176,727 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Browning Elementary School is Hispanic, at 95%. After that, the student body is 3% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The diversity index for Browning Elementary School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Browning Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, with 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The school has 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Browning Elementary School is 2.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.7%. Predicted: 35.8%.
Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Travis Elementary School sits about 0.6 miles from Browning Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Browning Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 443 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 348 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 15.8:1 to 12.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Browning Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- 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
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- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
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Other Browning Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Browning Elementary. Browning Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Browning Elementary SchoolSTERLING HEIGHTS, MI · 368 students
- Browning ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 279 students
- Browning ElementaryBrowning, MT · 258 students
- Browning Elementary SchoolSpringhill, LA · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Elementary School0.6 mi · 762
- Hogg Middle School0.7 mi · 1,161
- Field Elementary School0.7 mi · 507
- Jefferson Elementary School0.7 mi · 330
- Heights High School0.9 mi · 2,426
- Martinez C Elementary School1.2 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About Browning Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Browning Elementary School?
Browning Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Browning Elementary School serve?
Browning Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Browning Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Browning Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Browning Elementary School?
Browning Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Browning Elementary School?
Browning Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.