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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004672
Edgewood Elementary School
8757 KEMPWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77080 · (713) 251-5600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
464 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Edgewood Elementary School
Edgewood Elementary School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Elementary School this school | 503 | 92.2% | 32.3% |
| Moore Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 484 | 90.7% | 38.3% |
| McWhorter Elementary School LUBBOCK | 527 | 90.7% | 45.8% |
| Jackson-Keller Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 552 | 92.9% | 35.4% |
| Westwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 475 | 93.7% | 36.8% |
| Crow Leadership Academy ARLINGTON | 500 | 92.2% | 26.7% |
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 Edgewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,451 of 4,401 | #500 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,218 of 4,466 ▲ 1,286 | #305 of 625 ▲ 203 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,069 of 4,466 ▲ 713 | #425 of 625 ▲ 118 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,760 of 3,998 | #269 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #2,513 of 4,938 | #465 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #559 of 4,622 | #86 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #3,657 of 4,628 | #532 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #813 of 4,789 | #199 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #1,064 of 2,838 | #202 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
503
-84 (-14%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 503 | 40.1 | 12.6:1 | 92% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 35.8 | 13.7:1 | 92% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 88% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 95% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 42.5 | 15.1:1 | 85% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 82% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 86% (624) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 83% (539) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 31 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (641 to 503); teachers down 6% (42.5 to 40.1).
About Edgewood Elementary School
The public elementary school Edgewood Elementary School is located in HOUSTON, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 503 students.
SPRING BRANCH ISD is the district for Edgewood Elementary School. It has 46 schools and 33,793 students.
Most students at Edgewood Elementary School are Hispanic: 87% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% White, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Edgewood Elementary School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Edgewood Elementary School operates with 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Edgewood Elementary School reports 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 22 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.3% for Edgewood Elementary School. The school posts 32.3%, 2.0 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Edgewood Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
The closest public school to Edgewood Elementary School is Hollibrook Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Edgewood Elementary School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Edgewood Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 587 to 503. Students per teacher fell from 15.9 in 2020-21 to 12.6 in 2024-25.
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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 SPRING BRANCH ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,636 students
- Northbrook High SchoolHigh · 2,398 students
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 2,394 students
- Spring Woods High SchoolHigh · 2,020 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,236 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 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 Edgewood Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Edgewood Elementary. Edgewood Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 18.
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolEDGEWOOD, TX · 243 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolHomewood, AL · 935 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolFRUITPORT, MI · 585 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolYardley, PA · 557 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolMarysville, OH · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Hollibrook Elementary School0.4 mi · 636
- Cedar Brook Elementary School0.6 mi · 654
- The Panda Path School0.7 mi · 161
- Buffalo Creek Elementary School0.9 mi · 741
- Landrum Middle School1.1 mi · 698
- Ridgecrest Elementary School1.1 mi · 836
Frequently asked questions
About Edgewood Elementary SchoolHow large is Edgewood Elementary School?
Edgewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Edgewood Elementary School serve?
Edgewood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Edgewood Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Edgewood Elementary School.
How diverse is Edgewood Elementary School?
Edgewood Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Edgewood Elementary School public or private?
Edgewood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.