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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CUMMINGS EL this year?
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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783005841
Cummings Elementary School
10455 S KIRKWOOD, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (281) 983-8328 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
486 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 82 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 38% larger than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Cummings Elementary School
Cummings Elementary School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings Elementary School this school | 513 | 94.7% | 32.2% |
| Shugart Elementary School GARLAND | 471 | 90.9% | 28.6% |
| Maple Lawn Elementary School DALLAS | 511 | 95.1% | 44.1% |
| Westchase Neighborhood School HOUSTON | 595 | 88.2% | 32.7% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School HOUSTON | 587 | 90.6% | 33.7% |
| Western Hills Elementary School FORT WORTH | 499 | 97.6% | 15.8% |
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 Cummings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #3,464 of 4,401 | #502 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,057 of 4,466 ▲ 275 | #445 of 625 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,639 of 4,466 ▲ 91 | #524 of 625 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,968 of 3,998 | #306 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #2,387 of 4,938 | #455 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #139 of 4,622 | #23 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #1,618 of 4,628 | #211 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #550 of 4,789 | #147 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #1,986 of 2,838 | #336 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
513
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 902
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 513 | 46.3 | 11.1:1 | 95% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 49.5 | 11.0:1 | 96% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 48.5 | 11.3:1 | 95% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 50 | 10.2:1 | 91% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 46.8 | 12.2:1 | 80% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 81% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 78% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 51% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 902 | 58 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cummings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (573 to 513); teachers down 1% (46.8 to 46.3).
About Cummings Elementary School
Cummings Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in HOUSTON, Texas. Students in pre-K through 4 attend, and enrollment is 513 students.
ALIEF ISD is made up of 46 schools with 38,610 students in all.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Cummings Elementary School, at 53%. Smaller groups are 37% Black and 8% Asian. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Cummings Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.1:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. That is 25 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Cummings Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cummings Elementary School is 1.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (32.2% versus 33.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Nearest public school: Smith Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cummings Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Cummings Elementary School enrolled 511; in 2024-25, 513.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 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 Cummings Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cummings Elementary. Cummings Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Cummings Elementary SchoolKeizer, OR · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Elementary School0.5 mi · 650
- Klentzman Intermediate School0.6 mi · 833
- Meadows Elementary School1.0 mi · 425
- Step Charter Elementary School1.0 mi · 293
- Boone Elementary School1.0 mi · 511
- Olle Middle School1.1 mi · 1,025
Frequently asked questions
About Cummings Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cummings Elementary School?
Cummings Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Cummings Elementary School serve?
Cummings Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Cummings Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Cummings Elementary School.
How diverse is Cummings Elementary School?
Cummings Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 53% Hispanic, 37% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Cummings Elementary School public or private?
Cummings Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.