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Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLEIN ISD·NCES 482574013092
French Elementary School
5802 W RAYFORD RD, KLEIN, TX 77389 · (832) 249-4000 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
189 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 34 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 29.0% | 13.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 34.0% | 14.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 French Elementary School
French Elementary School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Elementary School this school | 786 | 24.0% | 73.5% |
| Kolter Elementary School BELLAIRE | 771 | 23.6% | 80.5% |
| Jim Plain Elementary School LEANDER | 704 | 23.9% | 44.1% |
| Lakewood Elementary School TOMBALL | 756 | 29.2% | 69.0% |
| Snyder Elementary School SPRING | 859 | 25.1% | 65.5% |
| Broadway Elementary School SPRING | 914 | 21.3% | 68.8% |
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 French Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #222 of 4,401 | #30 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #240 of 4,466 ▼ 72 | #26 of 625 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #339 of 4,466 ▼ 172 | #44 of 625 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,324 of 3,998 | #205 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #501 of 4,938 | #140 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,336 of 4,622 | #447 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #631 of 4,628 | #85 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #4,345 of 4,789 | #636 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #513 of 1,307 | #51 of 148 |
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
786
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 786 | 48.9 | 16.1:1 | 24% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 784 | 50.5 | 15.5:1 | 25% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 50.6 | 16.7:1 | 23% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 14% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 7% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for French Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (675 to 786); teachers up 14% (43 to 48.9).
About French Elementary School
At 5802 W RAYFORD RD in KLEIN, Texas, French Elementary School operates as a large elementary school. The latest federal count shows 786 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 51% higher.
KLEIN ISD, which runs French Elementary School, has 50 schools and 52,437 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at French Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 47%. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 34% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.1:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 46 points higher.
French Elementary School is 10.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (73.5% versus 63.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The shortest distance from French Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Creekside Forest Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. French Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, French Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 786, close to the 801 recorded in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 KLEIN ISD
- Klein Cain High SchoolHigh · 3,922 students
- Klein Oak High SchoolHigh · 3,766 students
- Klein Forest High SchoolHigh · 3,418 students
- Klein High SchoolHigh · 3,366 students
- Klein Collins High SchoolHigh · 3,360 students
- Wunderlich Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,319 students
Other schools in KLEIN
- Klein Cain High SchoolHigh · 3,922 students
- Klein Oak High SchoolHigh · 3,766 students
- Klein Forest High SchoolHigh · 3,418 students
- Klein High SchoolHigh · 3,366 students
- Klein Collins High SchoolHigh · 3,360 students
- Wunderlich Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,319 students
Other French Elementary schools
One other US public school is named French Elementary. French Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- French Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside Forest Elementary School1.1 mi · 676
- Glen Loch Elementary School1.8 mi · 555
- McCullough Junior High School2.0 mi · 2,195
- Northampton Elementary School2.1 mi · 623
- Hildebrandt Intermediate School2.3 mi · 1,071
- Klein Oak High School2.3 mi · 3,766
Frequently asked questions
About French Elementary SchoolHow many students attend French Elementary School?
French Elementary School enrolls approximately 786 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does French Elementary School serve?
French Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at French Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at French Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at French Elementary School?
At French Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is French Elementary School in?
French Elementary School is part of KLEIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.