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How has GRAND OAKS EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMBALL ISD·NCES 484296013743
Grand Oaks Elementary School
20241 CYPRESS ROSEHILL, TOMBALL, TX 77377 · (281) 357-2085 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- A-Three-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
12.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
220 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (102).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 36.0% | 16.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 45.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Grand Oaks Elementary School
Grand Oaks Elementary School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Oaks Elementary School this school | 548 | 40.1% | 64.8% |
| Corinth Elementary School CORINTH | 537 | 41.0% | 37.8% |
| Nelson Elementary School DENTON | 527 | 38.7% | 50.0% |
| Park Hill Elementary School HEWITT | 680 | 39.1% | 61.3% |
| Falcon Pass Elementary School HOUSTON | 545 | 34.3% | 60.8% |
| Christine Camacho Elementary School LEANDER | 622 | 37.3% | 31.2% |
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 Grand Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #529 of 4,401 | #55 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #338 of 4,466 ▲ 448 | #36 of 625 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #399 of 4,466 ▲ 544 | #49 of 625 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #799 of 3,998 | #108 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #2,061 of 4,938 | #418 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #651 of 4,622 | #99 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #673 of 4,628 | #90 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #3,939 of 4,789 | #596 of 671 |
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
548
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 548 | 43.1 | 12.7:1 | 40% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 989 | 63.3 | 15.6:1 | 27% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 979 | 64.3 | 15.2:1 | 29% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 20% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Oaks Elementary School.
About Grand Oaks Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in TOMBALL, Texas, Grand Oaks Elementary School is part of TOMBALL ISD. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 548 students.
TOMBALL ISD has 23 schools; together they serve 22,913 students.
White students form the largest group at Grand Oaks Elementary School, 43% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Harris County overall, about 34% of residents are White. Grand Oaks Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 12.7 students per teacher and 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 40%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Grand Oaks Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.5%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Nearest public school: Grand Lakes Junior High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Grand Oaks Elementary School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 583 to 548 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Grand Oaks Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 TOMBALL ISD
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Tomball Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 970 students
Other schools in TOMBALL
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Tomball Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Tomball Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Willow Wood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 884 students
Other Grand Oaks Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Grand Oaks Elementary. Grand Oaks Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Grand Oaks ElementaryCitrus Heights, CA · 348 students
- Grand Oaks ElementaryShasta Lake, CA · 320 students
- Grand Oaks ElementaryClinton, TN · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Lakes Junior High School0.2 mi · 1,015
- West Elementary School1.5 mi · 740
- Rosehill Elementary School1.7 mi · 751
- Oakcrest Intermediate School4.0 mi · 815
- Wildwood Elementary School4.2 mi · 819
- Swenke Elementary School4.3 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Oaks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grand Oaks Elementary School?
Grand Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-04.
Is Grand Oaks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grand Oaks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Grand Oaks Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Grand Oaks Elementary School.
How diverse is Grand Oaks Elementary School?
Grand Oaks Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Grand Oaks Elementary School public or private?
Grand Oaks Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TOMBALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.