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Harris R P Elementary School

1262 MAE DR, HOUSTON, TX 77015 · (713) 450-7100 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Texas public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+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

Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
374 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4411%
Kindergarten4010%
Grade 16016%
Grade 24913%
Grade 36818%
Grade 45715%
Grade 56517%

This year's kindergarten class (40) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).

Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
31382%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
6316%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
19852%
Female
18548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Harris R P Elementary School→Holland Middle School→Furr High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading14.0%19.0%30.0%37.0%
Mathematics17.0%25.0%26.0%32.0%
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
2025-2633.0%42.0%
2024-2531.0%35.0%
2023-2424.0%36.0%
2022-2321.0%28.0%
2021-2216.0%13.0%
2020-2112.0%9.0%
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 R P Elementary School

Harris R P Elementary School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Harris R P Elementary School this school38397.7%26.4%
IDEA Eastside Academy
SAN ANTONIO
39297.4%38.0%
Bayles Elementary School
DALLAS
39299.0%30.6%
Carroll Early Childhood Campus
SAN ANTONIO
36497.8%N/A
Washington Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
38199.2%28.2%
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
DALLAS
41796.9%35.8%
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 R P Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.4%#3,973 of 4,401#581 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#2,624 of 4,466
▲ 647
#370 of 625
▲ 96
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#4,166 of 4,466
▼ 30
#596 of 625
▼ 13
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+13.0pp#1,073 of 3,998#153 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
383#3,628 of 4,938#557 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#1,234 of 4,622#181 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.5%#3,404 of 4,628#483 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.7%#223 of 4,789#69 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-32.0%#411 of 2,838#95 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 2024-25
Enrollment
383
-140 (-27%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 970
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538328.113.6:198% (374)
2023-2438933.911.5:199% (384)
2022-2347827.317.5:198% (469)
2020-215233415.4:198% (511)
2017-1856338.514.6:197% (544)
2015-166503817.1:192% (600)
2010-116243418.4:161% (379)
2000-011,0515120.6:191% (959)
1990-919705517.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris R P Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 32% (563 to 383); teachers down 27% (38.5 to 28.1).

About Harris R P Elementary School

Harris R P Elementary School is a small elementary school found in HOUSTON, Texas. It enrolls 383 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 26% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.

HOUSTON ISD serves 176,727 students across 273 schools.

Roughly 82% of students at Harris R P Elementary School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The diversity index for Harris R P Elementary School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Harris R P Elementary School has 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.5 students per teacher. At Harris R P Elementary School, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 28 points.

Harris R P Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Texas public elementary schools.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.0% for Harris R P Elementary School. The school posts 26.4%, 5.6 points below the prediction.

For Harris County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 886,911, Harris R P Elementary School among them.

Measured in a straight line, Pyburn Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Harris R P Elementary School. The five-mile area around Harris R P Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Harris R P Elementary School ranks 9th on proficiency.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 523 (2020-21) to 383 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.4:1 to 13.6:1.

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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
Harris R P Elementary School
District
HOUSTON ISD
Address
1262 MAE DR, HOUSTON, TX 77015
Phone
(713) 450-7100
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
383
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
374 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482364002479
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Harris R P Elementary School
How large is Harris R P Elementary School?
Harris R P Elementary School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harris R P Elementary School serve?
Harris R P Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harris R P Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harris R P Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harris R P Elementary School?
Harris R P Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 82% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Harris R P Elementary School?
Harris R P Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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