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Hancock Elementary School

13801 SCHROEDER RD, HOUSTON, TX 77070 · (281) 897-4523 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
Enrollment
749
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
609 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K598%
Kindergarten10714%
Grade 110714%
Grade 212617%
Grade 312016%
Grade 411816%
Grade 511215%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
7210%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
25234%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
33044%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
456%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
466%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
40154%
Female
34846%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 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 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading24.0%26.0%23.0%27.0%
Mathematics11.0%24.0%25.0%40.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2650.0%35.0%
2024-2549.0%33.0%
2023-2443.0%30.0%
2022-2348.0%52.0%
2021-2258.0%35.0%
2020-2136.0%26.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →

Where Hancock Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.4%#2,902 of 4,401#404 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#3,433 of 4,466#513 of 625
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#2,487 of 4,466#336 of 625
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-7.5pp#489 of 3,998#58 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
749#635 of 4,938#179 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#2,203 of 4,622#291 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.6%#746 of 4,628#101 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
81.3%#1,845 of 4,789#394 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.9%#2,031 of 2,838#341 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
749
-99 (-12%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2574950.814.7:181% (609)
2023-2475455.813.5:182% (619)
2022-239656016.1:178% (752)
2020-218485615.1:176% (643)
2017-188315116.3:166% (549)
2015-161,0006116.4:164% (637)
2010-111,0626117.4:156% (596)
2000-016865213.2:127% (186)
1990-915853616.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hancock Elementary School.

About Hancock Elementary School

Hancock Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in HOUSTON, Texas. The school has 749 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.

The district for Hancock Elementary School is CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 92 schools and 117,927 students.

About 44% of students at Hancock Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.

The school lists 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A total of 609 students, or 81%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.0%.

The school is in Harris County, where the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Hancock Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.

The closest school to Hancock Elementary School is Cypress Creek High School, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hancock Elementary School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 848 to 749, a 12% decline.

The allk12 page for Hancock Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Hancock Elementary School
District
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Address
13801 SCHROEDER RD, HOUSTON, TX 77070
Phone
(281) 897-4523
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
749
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
609 (81%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481611001192
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hancock Elementary School
How large is Hancock Elementary School?
Hancock Elementary School enrolls approximately 749 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hancock Elementary School serve?
Hancock Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hancock Elementary School have?
Hancock Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hancock Elementary School?
At Hancock Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 34% Hispanic, 44% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Hancock Elementary School public or private?
Hancock Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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