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What's the one class at ELSIK H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
4,057
High
DISTRICT 1,721 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783000103
Elsik High School
12601 HIGH STAR, HOUSTON, TX 77072 · (281) 498-8110 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL4,057 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
229 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
3,198 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 1,260 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 1,045 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 928 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 824 | 20% |
Student demographics
52%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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 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 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 23.0% | 41.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Elsik High School
Elsik High School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsik High School this school | 4,057 | 78.8% | 42.9% |
| Hastings High School HOUSTON | 3,786 | 82.2% | 37.6% |
| Klein Forest High School KLEIN | 3,418 | 80.1% | 43.8% |
| Taylor High School HOUSTON | 2,838 | 79.4% | 46.7% |
| Cypress Ridge High School HOUSTON | 2,861 | 79.4% | 55.2% |
| Mayde Creek High School HOUSTON | 3,036 | 76.5% | 56.2% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Elsik High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,048 of 1,385 | #105 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #873 of 1,425 ▼ 12 | #127 of 155 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,299 of 1,425 ▼ 17 | #141 of 155 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #626 of 1,184 | #90 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,057 | #8 of 2,107 | #2 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,161 of 1,344 | #112 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #625 of 1,346 | #70 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #413 of 1,522 | #89 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #391 of 557 | #58 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high 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
4,057
-167 (-4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 3,661
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 4,057 | 228.5 | 17.8:1 | 79% (3,198) |
| 2023-24 | 4,119 | 236.9 | 17.4:1 | 81% (3,351) |
| 2022-23 | 4,118 | 244.8 | 16.8:1 | 81% (3,326) |
| 2020-21 | 4,224 | 258 | 16.4:1 | 83% (3,524) |
| 2017-18 | 4,278 | 248.3 | 17.2:1 | 76% (3,234) |
| 2015-16 | 4,142 | 253 | 16.4:1 | 77% (3,174) |
| 2010-11 | 4,130 | 235 | 17.6:1 | 72% (2,994) |
| 2000-01 | 5,031 | 271 | 18.6:1 | 31% (1,580) |
| 1990-91 | 3,661 | 204 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elsik High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (4,278 to 4,057); teachers down 8% (248.3 to 228.5).
About Elsik High School
A large high school in HOUSTON, Texas, Elsik High School is part of ALIEF ISD. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 4,057 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
ALIEF ISD counts 46 schools and 38,610 students, including Elsik High School.
Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at Elsik High School. The remaining students are 23% Black, 8% Asian, and 3% White. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Elsik High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The school has about 17.8 students per teacher and 228.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Elsik High School is C. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Elsik High School is 2.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.9%. Predicted: 40.0%.
Across Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Elsik High School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
Hastings High School is the public school closest to Elsik High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Elsik High School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Elsik High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was 4,224 in 2020-21 and 4,057 in 2024-25, a decrease of 167 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.4:1 to 17.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- 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
- Albright Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
Nearby schools
- Hastings High School0.3 mi · 3,786
- Youens Elementary School0.5 mi · 675
- Alief Middle School0.5 mi · 821
- Sst Advancement0.5 mi · 646
- Mahanay Elementary School0.8 mi · 499
- Alief Montessori Community School0.8 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Elsik High SchoolHow many students attend Elsik High School?
Elsik High School enrolls approximately 4,057 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Elsik High School serve?
Elsik High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elsik High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elsik High School is approximately 17.8:1 (229 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elsik High School?
Student demographics at Elsik High School are roughly 3% White, 65% Hispanic, 23% Black, 8% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Elsik High School in?
Elsik High School is part of ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.