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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GOODMAN EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000071
Goodman Elementary School
9325 DEER TRL DR, HOUSTON, TX 77088 · (281) 878-0355 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
519 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (112) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Goodman Elementary School
Goodman Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodman Elementary School this school | 585 | 88.7% | 43.5% |
| Seabourn Elementary School MESQUITE | 573 | 91.1% | 43.6% |
| Hill Elementary School HOUSTON | 646 | 87.8% | 33.2% |
| Crouch Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 516 | 90.9% | 21.8% |
| Shands Elementary School MESQUITE | 567 | 86.1% | 33.1% |
| Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School DALLAS | 598 | 91.8% | 45.4% |
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 Goodman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,137 of 4,401 | #278 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,412 of 4,466 ▼ 623 | #508 of 625 ▼ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,638 of 4,466 ▼ 754 | #523 of 625 ▼ 131 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #193 of 3,998 | #17 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #1,722 of 4,938 | #361 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #4,050 of 4,622 | #563 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #3,358 of 4,628 | #474 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #1,209 of 4,789 | #293 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #1,685 of 2,838 | #289 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
585
+151 (+35%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
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 | 585 | 33.5 | 17.4:1 | 89% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 27.4 | 14.7:1 | 95% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 24.9 | 17.8:1 | 95% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 94% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 46.9 | 14.5:1 | 93% (631) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 95% (728) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 86% (720) |
| 2000-01 | 780 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 77% (599) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 52 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goodman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (680 to 585); teachers down 29% (46.9 to 33.5).
About Goodman Elementary School
Goodman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools in ALDINE ISD. The school serves 585 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25.
ALDINE ISD includes 76 schools. Together they enroll 56,419 students.
Goodman Elementary School's enrollment is 81% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 17% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.4 students per teacher. That is 2.3 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 89% of students. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Goodman Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Goodman Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.5%, compared with a predicted 35.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Goodman Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
Blanson CTE High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Goodman Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 43.5% is above the 39.8% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Goodman Elementary School as City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 585, a 35% gain from 434 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.0 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Goodman Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 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 Goodman Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Goodman Elementary. Goodman Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Goodman Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 452 students
- GOODMAN ELEM.GOODMAN, MO · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Blanson CTE High School1.1 mi · 1,258
- Garcia Middle School1.2 mi · 966
- Stehlik Elementary School1.3 mi · 683
- Carroll Elementary School1.4 mi · 568
- Osborne Elementary School1.5 mi · 269
- La Promesa1.6 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Goodman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Goodman Elementary School?
Goodman Elementary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Goodman Elementary School serve?
Goodman Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Goodman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goodman Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Goodman Elementary School?
Goodman Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 81% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Goodman Elementary School?
Goodman Elementary School is overseen by ALDINE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.