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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002445
Durkee Elementary School
7301 NORDLING, HOUSTON, TX 77076 · (713) 696-2835 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
404 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
8%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
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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 23.0% | 33.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Durkee Elementary School
Durkee Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durkee Elementary School this school | 439 | 92.0% | 42.0% |
| Thompson Elementary School HOUSTON | 455 | 92.3% | 51.4% |
| Pyburn Elementary School HOUSTON | 454 | 91.9% | 51.4% |
| Alice D Contreras FORT WORTH | 442 | 92.1% | 44.0% |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary School FORT WORTH | 443 | 93.7% | 28.8% |
| Collins Garden Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 431 | 93.0% | 25.3% |
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 Durkee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,322 of 4,401 | #312 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,868 of 4,466 ▼ 728 | #407 of 625 ▼ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,627 of 4,466 ▲ 176 | #205 of 625 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #976 of 3,998 | #139 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #3,132 of 4,938 | #514 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,589 of 4,622 | #346 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #4,171 of 4,628 | #623 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #837 of 4,789 | #207 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #610 of 2,838 | #123 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
439
-48 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 92% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 97% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 98% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 96% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 96% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 91% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 57% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 984 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 89% (875) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 42 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durkee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (609 to 439); teachers down 17% (35 to 29).
About Durkee Elementary School
Durkee Elementary School is a small elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, (ZIP code 77076). Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 439 students enrolled.
HOUSTON ISD includes 273 schools. Together they enroll 176,727 students.
Durkee Elementary School's enrollment is 96% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 3% Black. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 29 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 92% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Durkee Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.0%, compared with a predicted 34.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Harris County has about 4,838,303 residents, and the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Durkee Elementary School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Farias Early Childhood Center is located less than a tenth of a mile from Durkee Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.0% is below the 43.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Durkee Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Durkee Elementary School's enrollment dropped 10%, to 439. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2020-21 to 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
- Farias Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 389
- Fonville Middle School0.3 mi · 583
- Moreno Elementary School0.6 mi · 697
- George I Sanchez North0.8 mi · 394
- Texasworks - Houston-Gallery Furniture0.9 mi · 17
- Premier H S Houston Gallery North0.9 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Durkee Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Durkee Elementary School?
Durkee Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Durkee Elementary School serve?
Durkee Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Durkee Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Durkee Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Durkee Elementary School?
At Durkee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Who oversees Durkee Elementary School?
Durkee Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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