Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364006864
Davila Elementary School
7610 DAHLIA ST, HOUSTON, TX 77012 · (713) 924-1851 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
396 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Davila Elementary School→Deady Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Davila Elementary School
Davila Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davila Elementary School this school | 398 | 99.5% | 52.8% |
| Leyendecker Elementary School LAREDO | 406 | 100.0% | 75.6% |
| Dovalina Elementary School LAREDO | 399 | 99.5% | 46.5% |
| Farias Early Childhood Center HOUSTON | 389 | 99.7% | N/A |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School PHARR | 403 | 98.3% | 53.5% |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School SAN JUAN | 401 | 98.0% | 41.3% |
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 Davila Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,210 of 4,401 | #130 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,583 of 4,466 ▼ 502 | #202 of 625 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,173 of 4,466 ▲ 20 | #138 of 625 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #973 of 3,998 | #127 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #3,498 of 4,938 | #544 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,337 of 4,622 | #194 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #4,285 of 4,628 | #643 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #54 of 4,789 | #20 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #2,750 of 2,838 | #431 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
398
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 920
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 398 | 28.9 | 13.8:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 98% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 96% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 95% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 93% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 93% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 63% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 40 | 19.5:1 | 91% (708) |
| 1990-91 | 920 | 46 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davila Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (404 to 398); teachers up 16% (25 to 28.9).
About Davila Elementary School
Davila Elementary School is a public small elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school's 398 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 23% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
The 273 schools of HOUSTON ISD, including Davila Elementary School, enroll 176,727 students.
At Davila Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 97% of the student body. It is also 3% White. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 53 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Davila Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Davila Elementary School's 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That is 29 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades Davila Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Davila Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 21.6 points (52.8% versus 31.2%), a top-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The next-closest public school is Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Davila Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Davila Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Davila Elementary School as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 404 to 398. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.2 to 13.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Davila Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Davila Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Davila Elementary School?
Davila Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Davila Elementary School serve?
Davila Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Davila Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Davila Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davila Elementary School?
At Davila Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Davila Elementary School public or private?
Davila Elementary School 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.