Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364001373
Gallegos Elementary School
7415 HARRISBURG BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77011 · (713) 924-1830 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
350 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 59 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Gallegos Elementary School→Edison Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 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 | 16.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Gallegos Elementary School
Gallegos Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallegos Elementary School this school | 351 | 99.7% | 45.1% |
| Tijerina Elementary School HOUSTON | 333 | 99.1% | 45.4% |
| Early Childhood EDINBURG | 352 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Skinner Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 344 | 99.7% | 35.8% |
| Sam Fordyce Elementary School SULLIVAN CITY | 356 | 98.6% | 53.0% |
| Garden Park Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 372 | 98.9% | 49.9% |
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 Gallegos Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,951 of 4,401 | #252 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,056 of 4,466 ▼ 444 | #281 of 625 ▼ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,254 of 4,466 ▼ 419 | #455 of 625 ▼ 69 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,469 of 3,998 | #230 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #3,866 of 4,938 | #579 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #894 of 4,622 | #130 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #4,275 of 4,628 | #640 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #37 of 4,789 | #12 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #2,224 of 2,838 | #361 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
351
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
-55% since 2000-01, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 351 | 26.7 | 13.1:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 23.2 | 15.7:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 21.6 | 16.7:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 96% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 28.6 | 13.3:1 | 97% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 98% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 64% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 40 | 19.5:1 | 90% (702) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallegos Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (381 to 351); teachers down 7% (28.6 to 26.7).
About Gallegos Elementary School
Gallegos Elementary School is one of the public schools in HOUSTON, Texas. It is a small elementary school. The school enrolls 351 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
HOUSTON ISD enrolls 176,727 students in 273 schools, including Gallegos Elementary School.
Roughly 97% of students at Gallegos Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% Black. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gallegos Elementary School scores 6%.
There are 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Gallegos Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A total of 350 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 45.1%, is 14.0 points above the 31.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Texas schools.
The county, Harris County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Gallegos Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is De Zavala Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Gallegos Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 49.5% on proficiency, and Gallegos Elementary School is below that at 45.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 318 (2020-21) to 351 (2024-25).
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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
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Other Gallegos Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gallegos Elementary. Gallegos Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gallegos Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 390 students
Nearby schools
- De Zavala Elementary School0.3 mi · 246
- Briscoe Elementary School0.4 mi · 177
- Franklin Elementary School0.5 mi · 218
- Edison Middle School0.7 mi · 388
- Carrillo Elementary School1.1 mi · 346
- Tijerina Elementary School1.1 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Gallegos Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gallegos Elementary School?
Gallegos Elementary School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gallegos Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gallegos Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gallegos Elementary School have?
Gallegos Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Gallegos Elementary School?
Gallegos Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Who oversees Gallegos Elementary School?
Gallegos Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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