Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003824
Freeman Elementary School
2323 THETA ST, HOUSTON, TX 77034 · (713) 740-0568 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
359 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 66 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 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 39 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 29.0% | 13.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Freeman Elementary School
Freeman Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Elementary School this school | 382 | 94.0% | 33.8% |
| Oaklawn Elementary School FORT WORTH | 395 | 95.4% | 21.2% |
| Tom C Gooch Elementary School DALLAS | 374 | 90.6% | 44.4% |
| Smith Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 408 | 95.6% | 28.2% |
| Caldwell Elementary School GARLAND | 422 | 94.8% | 35.8% |
| Parks Elementary School PASADENA | 379 | 90.2% | 45.2% |
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 Freeman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #3,276 of 4,401 | #465 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,531 of 4,466 ▲ 1,085 | #193 of 625 ▲ 174 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,783 of 4,466 ▲ 397 | #543 of 625 ▲ 51 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #841 of 3,998 | #114 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #3,635 of 4,938 | #560 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #80 of 4,622 | #10 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #3,411 of 4,628 | #484 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #635 of 4,789 | #165 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #800 of 2,838 | #155 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
382
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 382 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 94% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 97% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 36.7 | 10.2:1 | 98% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 92% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 38.4 | 13.2:1 | 83% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 83% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 23% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 809 | 44 | 18.4:1 | 62% (502) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 34 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freeman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (507 to 382); teachers down 6% (38.4 to 36).
About Freeman Elementary School
Freeman Elementary School is an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, reachable at (713) 740-0568. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 382 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
Freeman Elementary School is part of PASADENA ISD, where 67 schools serve 46,491 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Freeman Elementary School is 83%. The remaining shares are 10% Black and 6% White. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
The school had 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 4.5 students per teacher. The school reported 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Freeman Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.8%) and its predicted rate (33.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Harris County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Freeman Elementary School.
Freeman Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Garfield Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Freeman Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Freeman Elementary School is behind the 36.5% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
Freeman Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Freeman Elementary School had a net loss of 69 students, or 15%.
The discussion board for Freeman Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 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 Freeman Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Freeman Elementary. Freeman Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Freeman Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 651 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 288 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolAurora, IL · 529 students
- Freeman ElementaryWoodland, CA · 415 students
- Freeman ElemHaysville, KS · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary School0.7 mi · 537
- Earnesteen Milstead Middle School0.8 mi · 641
- Pearl Hall Elementary School0.8 mi · 571
- Premier H S - Houston - Hobby0.9 mi · 97
- Texasworks - Houston-Hobby0.9 mi · 5
- South Houston Intermediate School1.0 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Freeman Elementary SchoolHow large is Freeman Elementary School?
Freeman Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Freeman Elementary School serve?
Freeman Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Freeman Elementary School have?
Freeman Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Freeman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Freeman Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 83% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Freeman Elementary School public or private?
Freeman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
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