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Enrollment
766
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004671
Bunker Hill Elementary School
11950 TAYLORCREST, HOUSTON, TX 77024 · (713) 251-5400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
101 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 65.0% | 21.0% | 9.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Bunker Hill Elementary School
Bunker Hill Elementary School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Elementary School this school | 766 | 13.2% | 78.5% |
| Argyle South Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 783 | 10.1% | 77.2% |
| C C Mason Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 691 | 16.1% | 48.9% |
| Blackland Prairie Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 785 | 11.6% | 66.4% |
| Rancho Sienna Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 770 | 7.7% | 66.8% |
| William J Winkley Elementary School LEANDER | 763 | 12.1% | 55.2% |
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 Bunker Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #109 of 4,401 | #16 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #219 of 4,466 ▼ 38 | #24 of 625 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #104 of 4,466 ▲ 31 | #16 of 625 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,759 of 3,998 | #268 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #567 of 4,938 | #159 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,750 of 4,622 | #511 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #822 of 4,628 | #105 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.2% | #4,583 of 4,789 | #657 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.5% | #434 of 1,307 | #41 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
766
+112 (+17%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 766 | 45.8 | 16.7:1 | 13% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 40.6 | 18.4:1 | 15% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 41.7 | 17.7:1 | 17% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 33 | 19.8:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 39.9 | 16.1:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bunker Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (641 to 766); teachers up 15% (39.9 to 45.8).
About Bunker Hill Elementary School
Families in HOUSTON, Texas, are served by Bunker Hill Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 766 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Bunker Hill Elementary School is in SPRING BRANCH ISD, a district with 33,793 students across 46 schools.
White students make up 49% of enrollment at Bunker Hill Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 23% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Harris County's population at about 34%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Bunker Hill Elementary School reported 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.7:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 13% of students at Bunker Hill Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, higher than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bunker Hill Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 78.5% actual against 68.1% predicted.
In Harris County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Bunker Hill Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Frostwood Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bunker Hill Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bunker Hill Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 17% across 4 years, from 654 in 2020-21 to 766 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.8:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
The Bunker Hill Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 SPRING BRANCH ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,636 students
- Northbrook High SchoolHigh · 2,398 students
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 2,394 students
- Spring Woods High SchoolHigh · 2,020 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,236 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 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
Other Bunker Hill Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bunker Hill Elementary. Bunker Hill Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolMiddletown, DE · 566 students
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 487 students
- Bunker Hill ElementaryBunker Hill, WV · 425 students
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Frostwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 838
- Memorial Middle School0.9 mi · 1,236
- Memorial High School1.0 mi · 2,636
- Woodview Elementary School1.2 mi · 503
- Bendwood School1.2 mi · 41
- The Wildcat Way School1.3 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bunker Hill Elementary School?
Bunker Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 766 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bunker Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bunker Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bunker Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Bunker Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Bunker Hill Elementary School?
Bunker Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 23% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bunker Hill Elementary School public or private?
Bunker Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.