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Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002466
Golfcrest Elementary School
7414 FAIRWAY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77087 · (713) 845-7425 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
360 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
16%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
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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 →
Schools most like Golfcrest Elementary School
Golfcrest Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golfcrest Elementary School this school | 372 | 96.8% | 41.6% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School DALLAS | 369 | 96.7% | 32.5% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School AUSTIN | 372 | 96.0% | 31.6% |
| Northline Elementary School HOUSTON | 358 | 97.8% | 37.0% |
| Seguin Elementary School HOUSTON | 395 | 97.2% | 45.0% |
| Maria Moreno Steam Academy DALLAS | 344 | 95.6% | 39.9% |
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 Golfcrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #2,381 of 4,401 | #319 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,233 of 4,466 ▼ 384 | #478 of 625 ▼ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,572 of 4,466 ▼ 984 | #506 of 625 ▼ 159 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,660 of 3,998 | #255 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #3,717 of 4,938 | #567 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,002 of 4,622 | #143 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #3,879 of 4,628 | #576 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #303 of 4,789 | #92 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #128 of 2,838 | #37 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
372
-108 (-22%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 372 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 97% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 98% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 98% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 82% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 94% (723) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 59% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 917 | 44 | 20.8:1 | 94% (862) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 48 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golfcrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (648 to 372); teachers down 28% (39 to 28).
About Golfcrest Elementary School
The public elementary school Golfcrest Elementary School is located in HOUSTON, Texas. In all, 372 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. It has 28% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Golfcrest Elementary School is one school in HOUSTON ISD, a system of 273 schools with 176,727 students.
At Golfcrest Elementary School, 91% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 7% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The diversity index for Golfcrest Elementary School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. The school reported 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Golfcrest Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Golfcrest Elementary School.
Golfcrest Elementary School's nearest public school is Houston Gateway Academy (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Golfcrest Elementary School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Golfcrest Elementary School is 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 480 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 372 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.0:1 to 13.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Golfcrest Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
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- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
Nearby schools
- Houston Gateway Academy0.4 mi · 613
- Cornelius Elementary School0.8 mi · 763
- Crespo Elementary School0.8 mi · 526
- Seguin Elementary School0.9 mi · 395
- Hartman Middle School1.1 mi · 645
- Sanchez Elementary School1.1 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Golfcrest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Golfcrest Elementary School?
Golfcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-05.
Is Golfcrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Golfcrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Golfcrest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Golfcrest Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Golfcrest Elementary School?
At Golfcrest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Golfcrest Elementary School public or private?
Golfcrest 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.