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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611006085
Emmott Elementary School
11750 STEEPLEWAY BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77065 · (281) 897-4500 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
469 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
68%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 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 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Emmott Elementary School
Emmott Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmott Elementary School this school | 583 | 80.4% | 36.5% |
| Couch Collegiate Prep Elementary School GARLAND | 524 | 78.1% | 29.8% |
| Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory GRAND PRAIRIE | 608 | 76.8% | 43.6% |
| Uplift Elevate Prep PS FORT WORTH | 650 | 78.3% | 37.4% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Grand Prairie GRAND PRAIRIE | 516 | 77.9% | 39.4% |
| McNutt Elementary School ARLINGTON | 675 | 83.4% | 34.1% |
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 Emmott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #3,006 of 4,401 | #421 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,734 of 4,466 ▼ 288 | #551 of 625 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,613 of 4,466 ▲ 195 | #349 of 625 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #338 of 3,998 | #40 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #1,741 of 4,938 | #367 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,249 of 4,622 | #298 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #726 of 4,628 | #100 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #1,926 of 4,789 | #402 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #360 of 2,838 | #87 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
583
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 583 | 39.4 | 14.8:1 | 80% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 42.8 | 13.8:1 | 81% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 43.6 | 14.6:1 | 78% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 77% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 52.6 | 16.6:1 | 63% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 864 | 53 | 16.3:1 | 62% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 51 | 16.7:1 | 56% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | 58 | 16.4:1 | 13% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 62 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emmott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (875 to 583); teachers down 25% (52.6 to 39.4).
About Emmott Elementary School
Emmott Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in HOUSTON, Texas. It enrolls 583 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 92 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 117,927 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 44% of enrollment at Emmott Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 34% Black, 9% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic, a similar share. The diversity index for Emmott Elementary School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Emmott Elementary School reported 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.8:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. There are 469 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 80% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Test results at Emmott Elementary School are 2.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.5% actual, 39.3% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to 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. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Emmott Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Cypress-Fairbanks J J Alternative Education Program, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Emmott Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 36.5% versus a 46.4% average.
Federal data place Emmott Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Emmott Elementary School had a net loss of 66 students, or 10%.
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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 CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 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
- Cypress-Fairbanks J J Alternative Education Program0.8 mi · 6
- Danish Elementary School1.2 mi · 918
- Bang Elementary School1.5 mi · 949
- Cook Middle School1.7 mi · 1,375
- Cypress Ridge High School1.8 mi · 2,861
- Campbell Middle School1.8 mi · 1,076
Frequently asked questions
About Emmott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Emmott Elementary School?
Emmott Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Emmott Elementary School serve?
Emmott Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Emmott Elementary School have?
Emmott Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Emmott Elementary School?
Student demographics at Emmott Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 44% Hispanic, 34% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Emmott Elementary School in?
Emmott Elementary School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
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