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Burnett Elementary School

11825 TEANECK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77089 · (713) 740-0536 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Texas public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+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

Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
466 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6813%
Kindergarten8015%
Grade 19217%
Grade 29919%
Grade 39217%
Grade 410319%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (103).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
316%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
36168%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
9818%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
357%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
27752%
Female
25748%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading17.0%34.0%19.0%30.0%
Mathematics19.0%27.0%21.0%33.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2651.0%46.0%
2024-2538.0%39.0%
2023-2431.0%32.0%
2022-2331.0%41.0%
2021-2232.0%23.0%
2020-2113.0%16.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% 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 Burnett Elementary School

Burnett Elementary School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Burnett Elementary School this school53487.3%35.3%
Lakeview Elementary School
PORT ARTHUR
53588.2%26.9%
Carroll Peak Elementary School
FORT WORTH
48984.3%28.9%
Forman Elementary School
PLANO
47383.9%30.2%
Alexander Elementary School
HOUSTON
60989.3%41.8%
Rees Elementary School
HOUSTON
52681.4%49.8%
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 Burnett Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.3%#3,130 of 4,401#440 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#2,204 of 4,466
▲ 677
#303 of 625
▲ 109
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#2,431 of 4,466
▲ 1,268
#326 of 625
▲ 206
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+12.5pp#1,147 of 3,998#163 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
534#2,190 of 4,938#431 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#394 of 4,622#63 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.1%#2,406 of 4,628#325 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.3%#1,359 of 4,789#323 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.3%#746 of 1,307#69 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 2024-25
Enrollment
534
+71 (+15%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255344412.1:187% (466)
2023-2452844.811.8:188% (462)
2022-2348445.810.6:193% (448)
2020-214633812.2:188% (409)
2017-1848440.312.0:186% (416)
2015-165824114.2:183% (481)
2010-117174615.6:1N/A
2000-017294615.8:156% (409)
1990-916974017.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnett Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (484 to 534); teachers up 9% (40.3 to 44).

About Burnett Elementary School

Burnett Elementary School sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. It teaches 534 students in pre-K through 4.

PASADENA ISD runs 67 schools with a combined 46,491 students. Burnett Elementary School is one of them.

Of every 100 students at Burnett Elementary School, about 68 are Hispanic. It is also 18% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% White. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Burnett Elementary School scores 50%.

Its staff includes 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.1 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 87% of students at Burnett Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.

Among Texas public elementary schools, Burnett Elementary School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

Burnett Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.3% is 1.1 points below the 36.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

Among nearby public schools, Clear Horizons Early College High School is closest at about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.1%, higher than Burnett Elementary School's 35.3%.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment increased by 15% across 4 years, from 463 in 2020-21 to 534 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Burnett Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Burnett Elementary School
District
PASADENA ISD
Address
11825 TEANECK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77089
Phone
(713) 740-0536
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
534
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
466 (87%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
483432003820
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Burnett Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Burnett Elementary. Burnett Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Burnett Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Burnett Elementary School?
Burnett Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Burnett Elementary School serve?
Burnett Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burnett Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burnett Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Burnett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Burnett Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 68% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Burnett Elementary School?
Burnett Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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