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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at DEERWOOD EL this year?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBLE ISD·NCES 482391006124
Deerwood Elementary School
2920 FOREST GARDEN DR, KINGWOOD, TX 77345 · (281) 641-2200 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
152 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from HUMBLE ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 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 | 39.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Deerwood Elementary School
Deerwood Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerwood Elementary School this school | 641 | 23.7% | 51.5% |
| Mockingbird Elementary School DALLAS | 630 | 24.9% | 68.2% |
| I W and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 600 | 23.8% | 59.5% |
| Kay Granger Elementary School KELLER | 637 | 21.7% | 64.2% |
| Bedford Heights Elementary School BEDFORD | 651 | 26.6% | 73.9% |
| Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School ROCKWALL | 616 | 25.6% | 67.5% |
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 Deerwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,302 of 4,401 | #142 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #500 of 4,466 ▲ 1,034 | #53 of 625 ▲ 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #577 of 4,466 ▲ 327 | #61 of 625 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #608 of 3,998 | #82 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #1,313 of 4,938 | #299 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,305 of 4,622 | #437 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,286 of 4,628 | #159 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #4,355 of 4,789 | #637 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #2,732 of 2,838 | #429 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
641
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 641 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 24% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 23% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 37.4 | 17.5:1 | 13% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 13% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 10% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 38 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (652 to 641); teachers up 7% (37.4 to 40).
About Deerwood Elementary School
Deerwood Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in KINGWOOD, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 641 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 24% higher.
The district, HUMBLE ISD, has 48,502 students enrolled across 50 schools.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at Deerwood Elementary School. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Deerwood Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Teachers at Deerwood Elementary School total 40 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.0:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 152 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 24%. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Deerwood Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Deerwood Elementary School are 12.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.5% actual, 63.6% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deerwood Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
Nearby, Greentree Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.2%; Deerwood Elementary School's is 51.5%, ranking 8th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 636 students in 2020-21 and 641 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUMBLE ISD
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
Other schools in KINGWOOD
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Riverwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Creekwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Kingwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
Other Deerwood Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Deerwood Elementary. Deerwood Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARYEAGAN, MN · 528 students
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 472 students
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Greentree Elementary School0.8 mi · 706
- Creekwood Middle School0.9 mi · 1,144
- Shadow Forest Elementary School1.0 mi · 584
- Riverwood Middle School1.1 mi · 1,161
- Willow Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 581
- Hidden Hollow Elementary School1.3 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Deerwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Deerwood Elementary School?
Deerwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
Is Deerwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deerwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerwood Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deerwood Elementary School?
At Deerwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Deerwood Elementary School?
Deerwood Elementary School is overseen by HUMBLE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.