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Frost Elementary School

5002 ALMEDA-GENOA RD, HOUSTON, TX 77048 · (713) 732-3490 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
394 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6616%
Kindergarten5113%
Grade 15213%
Grade 26015%
Grade 34712%
Grade 46316%
Grade 56316%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
123%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
12832%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
24761%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
18346%
Female
21954%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Frost Elementary SchoolThomas Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading21.0%32.0%23.0%24.0%
Mathematics10.0%31.0%26.0%33.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2653.0%41.0%
2024-2548.0%34.0%
2023-2430.0%29.0%
2022-2326.0%46.0%
2021-2227.0%27.0%
2020-2113.0%5.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →

Where Frost Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.9%#3,580 of 4,401#519 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#2,746 of 4,466#388 of 625
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#2,162 of 4,466#280 of 625
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+11.0pp#1,320 of 3,998#201 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
402#3,466 of 4,938#541 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#1,066 of 4,622#155 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.9%#2,241 of 4,628#295 of 657
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-38.7%#198 of 2,838#55 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
402
-254 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 20.5:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
32%
was 35%
% Black
61%
was 63%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-254023013.4:198% (394)
2023-244693015.6:196% (452)
2022-234893115.8:197% (474)
2017-186563220.5:198% (644)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frost Elementary School.

About Frost Elementary School

Frost Elementary School is a small elementary school located in HOUSTON, Texas. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 402 students. It has 23% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).

HOUSTON ISD runs Frost Elementary School along with 272 other schools, enrolling 176,727 students in total.

More than half of enrollment at Frost Elementary School is Black: 61%. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Frost Elementary School scores 52%.

Frost Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. At Frost Elementary School, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 31.8%.

Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

Iltexas Houston Orem Middle School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Frost Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Frost Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school shrank from 656 students in 2017-18 to 402 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.

The allk12 page for Frost Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Frost Elementary School
District
HOUSTON ISD
Address
5002 ALMEDA-GENOA RD, HOUSTON, TX 77048
Phone
(713) 732-3490
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
402
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
394 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482364002461
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Frost Elementary School
How large is Frost Elementary School?
Frost Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frost Elementary School serve?
Frost Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Frost Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Frost Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frost Elementary School?
At Frost Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 32% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Frost Elementary School public or private?
Frost Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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