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Enrollment
998
Elementary
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBLE ISD·NCES 482391013313
Groves Elementary School
11902 MADERA RUN PKWY, HUMBLE, TX 77346 · (281) 641-5000 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
256 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 202 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 184 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 193 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (193).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Groves Elementary School→West Lake Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HUMBLE ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +46.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 46 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 31.0% | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Groves Elementary School
Groves Elementary School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groves Elementary School this school | 998 | 25.7% | 60.6% |
| Fall Creek Elementary School HUMBLE | 761 | 31.1% | 57.0% |
| Ft Sam Houston Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 807 | 27.4% | 57.0% |
| Lupe Garcia Elementary School FATE | 864 | 31.8% | 45.3% |
| Sandbrock Ranch Elementary School AUBREY | 799 | 30.3% | 44.0% |
| Fletcher Morgan Elementary School FULSHEAR | 817 | 30.2% | 59.3% |
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 Groves Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #732 of 4,401 | #78 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #293 of 4,466 ▲ 266 | #31 of 625 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #482 of 4,466 ▲ 255 | #56 of 625 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #682 of 3,998 | #91 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 998 | #99 of 4,938 | #35 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,667 of 4,622 | #359 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #341 of 4,628 | #44 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #4,316 of 4,789 | #634 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.6% | #147 of 1,307 | #12 of 148 |
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
998
-89 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
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 | 998 | 65.5 | 15.2:1 | 26% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 1,034 | 70.1 | 14.8:1 | 29% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 1,138 | 73 | 15.6:1 | 25% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 1,087 | 67 | 16.2:1 | 17% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 41.5 | 17.0:1 | 14% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Groves Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (705 to 998); teachers up 58% (41.5 to 65.5).
About Groves Elementary School
Groves Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Texas, located in HUMBLE. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 998 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 92% above that mark.
HUMBLE ISD has a total of 50 schools and 48,502 students, Groves Elementary School among them.
No group is above 50% at Groves Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 35%. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 26% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 9 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Groves Elementary School scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Groves Elementary School is 15.2:1, based on 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Groves Elementary School counts 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.7%. Groves Elementary School scores 60.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Groves Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Groves Elementary School is closest to West Lake Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Groves Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.5% on proficiency, and Groves Elementary School is above that at 60.6%.
Groves Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 998, from 1,087 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Groves Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 HUMBLE ISD
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
Other schools in HUMBLE
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
- Humble Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,264 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,235 students
- Autumn Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,233 students
Nearby schools
- West Lake Middle School0.3 mi · 1,486
- Atascocita Springs Elementary School0.7 mi · 917
- Centennial Elementary School0.8 mi · 1,090
- Ischool High - Atascocita1.0 mi · 148
- Lakeshore Elementary School1.1 mi · 862
- Eagle Springs Elementary School1.6 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Groves Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Groves Elementary School?
Groves Elementary School enrolls approximately 998 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Groves Elementary School serve?
Groves Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Groves Elementary School have?
Groves Elementary School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Groves Elementary School?
Student demographics at Groves Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 35% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Groves Elementary School?
Groves Elementary School is overseen by HUMBLE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.