Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002420
CODWELL EL
5225 TAVENOR LN, HOUSTON, TX 77048 · (713) 732-3580 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
326 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CODWELL EL→THOMAS MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -15.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
-107 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.0:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
85%
was 91%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CODWELL EL
CODWELL EL is a K-5 school of cozy scale in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD, instructing 342 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CODWELL EL sits 34% below that benchmark.
CODWELL EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that enrolls 176,727 students overall.
On demographics, CODWELL EL logs that 85% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, CODWELL EL shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 95% of students at CODWELL EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CODWELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.3%; this one delivers 28.0%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CODWELL EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is REVE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CODWELL EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 23.4%.
CODWELL EL operates from a city-core location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CODWELL EL has ticked down 24%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 342 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 91% to 85%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for CODWELL EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
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- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- REVE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 237
- THOMAS MIDDLE0.9 mi · 391
- ILTEXAS HOUSTON OREM EL0.9 mi · 837
- ILTEXAS HOUSTON OREM MIDDLE0.9 mi · 410
- FROST EL1.1 mi · 402
- LAW EL1.2 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About CODWELL ELHow large is CODWELL EL?
CODWELL EL enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CODWELL EL serve?
CODWELL EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does CODWELL EL have?
CODWELL EL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CODWELL EL?
At CODWELL EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 85% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is CODWELL EL public or private?
CODWELL EL 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.