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FALCON RIDGE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout FALCON RIDGE EL
As a mid-tier K-5 school in HUFFMAN, Texas, FALCON RIDGE EL educates 677 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within HUFFMAN ISD. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
FALCON RIDGE EL is one of 4 schools operated by HUFFMAN ISD, a district that educates 3,646 students overall.
Looking at the student body, FALCON RIDGE EL reports that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, FALCON RIDGE EL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, FALCON RIDGE EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.9%; this one comes in at 36.8%, -17.1 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), FALCON RIDGE EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HARGRAVE H S, around 2.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around FALCON RIDGE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FALCON RIDGE EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
On allk12, members of the FALCON RIDGE EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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