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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002482
Harvard Elementary School
810 HARVARD ST, HOUSTON, TX 77007 · (713) 867-5210 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
73 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
61%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
Harvard Elementary School→Hogg Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 56.0% | 25.0% | 14.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 81.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Harvard Elementary School
Harvard Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Elementary School this school | 657 | 11.1% | 67.3% |
| Travis Elementary School HOUSTON | 762 | 13.5% | 70.1% |
| Windsong Elementary School FRIENDSWOOD | 607 | 8.7% | 66.3% |
| Forest Creek Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 652 | 14.0% | 61.5% |
| David Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 585 | 9.4% | 84.9% |
| Indian Springs Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 649 | 9.2% | 72.8% |
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 Harvard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #403 of 4,401 | #47 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #585 of 4,466 ▼ 325 | #64 of 625 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #227 of 4,466 ▼ 33 | #30 of 625 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.0pp | #225 of 3,998 | #28 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #1,202 of 4,938 | #286 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,831 of 4,622 | #524 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,285 of 4,628 | #158 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #4,632 of 4,789 | #662 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #2,641 of 2,838 | #415 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
657
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 657 | 38.9 | 16.9:1 | 11% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 17% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 38.3 | 17.3:1 | 16% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 19% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 24% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 30% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 76% (464) |
| 1990-91 | 793 | 45 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (675 to 657); teachers unchanged (39 to 38.9).
About Harvard Elementary School
Among the schools in HOUSTON, Texas, is Harvard Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 657 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Harvard Elementary School is run by HOUSTON ISD, whose 273 schools enroll 176,727 students.
A majority of students at Harvard Elementary School, 55%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 34%. Harvard Elementary School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.9:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 11%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Harvard Elementary School would score about 68.9%. It scores 67.3%, 1.7 points below that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
The closest public school to Harvard Elementary School is Hogg Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Harvard Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 67.3% is above the 55.6% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Harvard Elementary School had 647 students in 2020-21 and 657 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Discussions about Harvard Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Harvard Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Harvard Elementary. Harvard Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Harvard ElementaryTacoma, WA · 445 students
- Harvard Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 335 students
- Harvard Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 262 students
- Harvard ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 249 students
- HARVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHARVARD, NE · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Hogg Middle School0.6 mi · 1,161
- Heights High School0.7 mi · 2,426
- Houston Heights Charter School0.8 mi · 192
- Love Elementary School0.9 mi · 340
- Field Elementary School1.1 mi · 507
- Crockett Elementary School1.2 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Harvard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harvard Elementary School?
Harvard Elementary School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-05.
Is Harvard Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harvard Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harvard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harvard Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harvard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harvard Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Harvard Elementary School in?
Harvard Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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