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If you could change one rule at CEDAR BROOK EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004702
Cedar Brook Elementary School
2121 OJEMAN RD, HOUSTON, TX 77080 · (713) 251-5500 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
503 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 | 43 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
30%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp 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 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Cedar Brook Elementary School
Cedar Brook Elementary School's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Brook Elementary School this school | 654 | 76.9% | 50.1% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design CORPUS CHRISTI | 682 | 77.1% | 53.5% |
| Howsman Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 729 | 77.5% | 30.2% |
| Kriewald Road School of the Arts SAN ANTONIO | 610 | 75.7% | 37.4% |
| Sun Valley Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 616 | 77.9% | 47.7% |
| Stephen F Austin Environmental Science Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 605 | 79.5% | 43.6% |
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 Cedar Brook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #1,418 of 4,401 | #160 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,261 of 4,466 ▲ 61 | #156 of 625 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,447 of 4,466 ▼ 598 | #329 of 625 ▼ 94 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,169 of 3,998 | #335 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #1,227 of 4,938 | #290 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,541 of 4,622 | #339 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #3,425 of 4,628 | #487 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #2,152 of 4,789 | #435 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,368 of 2,838 | #246 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
654
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 654 | 43.4 | 15.1:1 | 77% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 669 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 76% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 44.2 | 14.9:1 | 73% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 77% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 70% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 78% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 62 | 14.2:1 | 75% (665) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 79% (544) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Brook Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (795 to 654); teachers down 23% (56 to 43.4).
About Cedar Brook Elementary School
Cedar Brook Elementary School is an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, and it is part of SPRING BRANCH ISD. Its enrollment is 654 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 26% bigger than average.
Cedar Brook Elementary School sits within SPRING BRANCH ISD, which has 46 schools and 33,793 students.
Of every 100 students at Cedar Brook Elementary School, about 83 are Hispanic. Other students are 7% White and 6% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
There are 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cedar Brook Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.1:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. By family income, 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cedar Brook Elementary School's results are 9.3 points above predicted: 50.1% against 40.9%.
Harris County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Cedar Brook Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ridgecrest Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Cedar Brook Elementary School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 647 in 2020-21 and 654 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cedar Brook Elementary School. 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
Nearby schools
- Ridgecrest Elementary School0.6 mi · 836
- Edgewood Elementary School0.6 mi · 503
- Landrum Middle School0.7 mi · 698
- The Lion Lane School0.8 mi · 268
- Spring Branch Elementary School1.0 mi · 570
- Hollibrook Elementary School1.0 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Brook Elementary SchoolHow large is Cedar Brook Elementary School?
Cedar Brook Elementary School enrolls approximately 654 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cedar Brook Elementary School serve?
Cedar Brook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Brook Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Cedar Brook Elementary School.
How diverse is Cedar Brook Elementary School?
Cedar Brook Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 83% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Brook Elementary School?
Cedar Brook Elementary School is overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.