Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002481
Hartsfield Elementary School
5001 PERRY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77021 · (713) 746-8280 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- 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
98%
281 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 | 56 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
41%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
Hartsfield Elementary School→Cullen 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 8.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Hartsfield Elementary School
Hartsfield Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartsfield Elementary School this school | 287 | 97.9% | 26.6% |
| Birdie Alexander Elementary School DALLAS | 259 | 96.1% | 25.4% |
| Adelle Turner Elementary School DALLAS | 258 | 96.9% | 27.1% |
| Edward Briscoe Elementary School FORT WORTH | 288 | 93.1% | 14.1% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School FORT WORTH | 261 | 95.0% | 30.5% |
| Wesley Elementary School HOUSTON | 291 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
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 Hartsfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,949 of 4,401 | #575 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,983 of 4,466 ▲ 675 | #434 of 625 ▲ 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,760 of 4,466 ▲ 315 | #539 of 625 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #379 of 3,998 | #48 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #4,274 of 4,938 | #625 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,256 of 4,622 | #185 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #2,990 of 4,628 | #415 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #195 of 4,789 | #63 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #1,492 of 2,838 | #265 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
287
-75 (-21%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 98% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 18.3 | 16.6:1 | 98% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 21.4 | 16.0:1 | 84% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 89% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 44% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 18 | 24.7:1 | 93% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartsfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (343 to 287); teachers down 2% (21.4 to 21).
About Hartsfield Elementary School
Hartsfield Elementary School is one of the public schools in HOUSTON, Texas. It is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 287 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 45% below that mark.
Hartsfield Elementary School is one of 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD, which enrolls 176,727 students in total.
The student body at Hartsfield Elementary School is 73% Black. The school is also 23% Hispanic. 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 41%.
Hartsfield Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The school has 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 28 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Hartsfield Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Hartsfield Elementary School are 5.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.6% actual, 31.9% predicted).
In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Hartsfield Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
Hartsfield Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Hartsfield Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 26.6% versus a 31.6% average.
Hartsfield Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 75 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Hartsfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hartsfield Elementary School?
Hartsfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hartsfield Elementary School serve?
Hartsfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hartsfield Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Hartsfield Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hartsfield Elementary School?
At Hartsfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 23% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hartsfield Elementary School in?
Hartsfield Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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