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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANNELVIEW ISD·NCES 481359010726
Harvey S Brown Elementary School
16550 WALLISVILLE RD, HOUSTON, TX 77049 · (281) 860-1400 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
437 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 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 | 19.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Harvey S Brown Elementary School
Harvey S Brown Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey S Brown Elementary School this school | 569 | 76.8% | 39.1% |
| Ervin C Whitt Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 523 | 75.5% | 43.8% |
| Humble Elementary School HUMBLE | 620 | 77.1% | 39.3% |
| Crockett Elementary School BAYTOWN | 545 | 77.1% | 46.4% |
| Sheldon Elementary School HOUSTON | 585 | 80.7% | 40.0% |
| Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 582 | 73.5% | 35.6% |
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 Harvey S Brown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,709 of 4,401 | #357 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,639 of 4,466 ▲ 260 | #213 of 625 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,357 of 4,466 ▼ 684 | #309 of 625 ▼ 115 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,319 of 3,998 | #357 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #1,865 of 4,938 | #386 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,029 of 4,622 | #149 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #2,919 of 4,628 | #400 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #2,161 of 4,789 | #436 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #1,107 of 2,838 | #207 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
569
-122 (-18%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 569 | 42.7 | 13.3:1 | 77% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 42.3 | 14.8:1 | 79% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 44.1 | 13.2:1 | 71% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 53% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 43.9 | 16.3:1 | 66% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 64% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 55 | 16.3:1 | 72% (642) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvey S Brown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (718 to 569); teachers down 3% (43.9 to 42.7).
About Harvey S Brown Elementary School
Harvey S Brown Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, administered by CHANNELVIEW ISD. It had 569 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 12 schools in CHANNELVIEW ISD, with 9,335 students enrolled.
The student body at Harvey S Brown Elementary School is 73% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 29 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Harvey S Brown Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Harvey S Brown Elementary School outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Harvey S Brown Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.1% is 1.8 points below the 40.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that 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%. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
Alice Johnson Junior High School, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.9%; Harvey S Brown Elementary School's is 39.1%, ranking 5th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 122 students, from 691 to 569. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Harvey S Brown Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 CHANNELVIEW ISD
- Channelview High SchoolHigh · 2,917 students
- Alice Johnson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- Aguirre Junior High SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- B H Hamblen Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- McGhee Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- De Zavala Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 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
Nearby schools
- Alice Johnson Junior High School1.2 mi · 1,112
- Aguirre Junior High School1.3 mi · 933
- McMullan Elementary School1.4 mi · 482
- Crenshaw Elementary School1.5 mi · 482
- McGhee Elementary School1.5 mi · 770
- B H Hamblen Elementary School1.6 mi · 886
Frequently asked questions
About Harvey S Brown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harvey S Brown Elementary School?
Harvey S Brown Elementary School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Harvey S Brown Elementary School serve?
Harvey S Brown Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harvey S Brown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harvey S Brown Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harvey S Brown Elementary School?
Harvey S Brown Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 73% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Harvey S Brown Elementary School?
Harvey S Brown Elementary School is overseen by CHANNELVIEW ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.