Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002478
Harris J R Elementary School
801 BROADWAY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77012 · (713) 924-1860 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
277 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
7%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
Harris J R Elementary School→Deady Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +48.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 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 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 48 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Harris J R Elementary School
Harris J R Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris J R Elementary School this school | 288 | 96.2% | 45.5% |
| H R Moye Elementary School EL PASO | 286 | 96.5% | 24.9% |
| Raymond Elementary School HOUSTON | 297 | 97.0% | 24.9% |
| Palm Grove Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 294 | 95.6% | 38.6% |
| Roberts Elementary School SAN BENITO | 303 | 95.0% | 21.0% |
| Roosevelt Dual Language Academy SAN ANTONIO | 282 | 97.2% | 29.5% |
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 Harris J R Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,909 of 4,401 | #242 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #814 of 4,466 ▲ 171 | #93 of 625 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,739 of 4,466 ▲ 623 | #225 of 625 ▲ 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.5pp | #122 of 3,998 | #10 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #4,270 of 4,938 | #623 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,290 of 4,622 | #189 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #4,209 of 4,628 | #630 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #365 of 4,789 | #109 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.8% | #222 of 2,838 | #62 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
288
-63 (-18%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 96% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 98% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 96% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 97% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 31.6 | 14.6:1 | 88% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 89% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 59% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | 94% (685) |
| 1990-91 | 1,038 | 61 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris J R Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (463 to 288); teachers down 34% (31.6 to 21).
About Harris J R Elementary School
Harris J R Elementary School, located in HOUSTON, Texas, is a small elementary school. The school counted 288 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 45% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
HOUSTON ISD is the local district for Harris J R Elementary School. It runs 273 schools with 176,727 students.
Harris J R Elementary School is 96% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 2% Black. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Harris County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
Its staff includes 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.4 students per teacher. Roughly 96% of students at Harris J R Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 26 points.
Harris J R Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools.
Harris J R Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.5%) and its predicted rate (32.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census data for Harris County show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, YES Prep - East End, is the closest to Harris J R Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 45.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Harris J R Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.7:1, from 15.9:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Harris J R Elementary SchoolHow large is Harris J R Elementary School?
Harris J R Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harris J R Elementary School serve?
Harris J R Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harris J R Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harris J R Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harris J R Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harris J R Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Harris J R Elementary School public or private?
Harris J R Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
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