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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at GROSS EL this year?
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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364008612
Gross Elementary School
12583 S GESSNER DR, HOUSTON, TX 77071 · (713) 778-8450 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
388 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 | 43 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
54%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
Gross Elementary School→Welch 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Gross Elementary School
Gross Elementary School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Elementary School this school | 390 | 99.5% | 35.4% |
| Daniel Webster Elementary School DALLAS | 395 | 97.5% | 34.6% |
| E Ray Elementary School FORT WORTH | 347 | 98.0% | 30.1% |
| Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School FORT WORTH | 417 | 97.4% | 25.4% |
| Kelso Elementary School HOUSTON | 364 | 98.9% | 31.0% |
| C A Tatum Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 415 | 99.5% | 33.3% |
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 Gross Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #3,127 of 4,401 | #439 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #816 of 4,466 ▲ 1,111 | #95 of 625 ▲ 171 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,631 of 4,466 ▲ 2,044 | #209 of 625 ▲ 321 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #242 of 3,998 | #32 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #3,564 of 4,938 | #550 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,451 of 4,622 | #328 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #2,089 of 4,628 | #272 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #55 of 4,789 | #21 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.8% | #151 of 2,838 | #43 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
390
-144 (-27%) vs 2020
-52% since 2010-11, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 25.8 | 16.3:1 | 98% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 98% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 96% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 35.5 | 18.6:1 | 93% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 86% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 56% (452) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gross Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (659 to 390); teachers down 27% (35.5 to 26).
About Gross Elementary School
Gross Elementary School, located in HOUSTON, Texas, is a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 390 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
The district, HOUSTON ISD, has 176,727 students enrolled across 273 schools.
At Gross Elementary School, 58% of students are Hispanic. It is also 36% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gross Elementary School scores 54%.
The school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. At Gross Elementary School, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.2% for Gross Elementary School. The school posts 35.4%, 4.1 points above the prediction.
In Harris County, 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 Gross Elementary School.
Step Charter III is the nearest public school to Gross Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Gross Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Gross Elementary School is ahead of the 34.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 390, down from 534 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.2 to 15.0 over 4 years.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- 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
- Step Charter III0.3 mi · 76
- Welch Middle School1.0 mi · 547
- Bell Elementary School1.3 mi · 539
- YES Prep - Brays Oaks1.3 mi · 1,051
- Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest1.4 mi · 410
- Valley West Elementary School1.7 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Gross Elementary SchoolHow large is Gross Elementary School?
Gross Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gross Elementary School serve?
Gross Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Gross Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Gross Elementary School.
How diverse is Gross Elementary School?
Gross Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 58% Hispanic, 36% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Gross Elementary School public or private?
Gross 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.