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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783006349
Hearne Elementary School
13939 RIO BONITO, HOUSTON, TX 77083 · (281) 983-8333 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
597 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 13 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (145).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Hearne Elementary School
Hearne Elementary School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearne Elementary School this school | 675 | 88.4% | 33.6% |
| Alexander Elementary School HOUSTON | 609 | 89.3% | 41.8% |
| Southridge Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 696 | 84.9% | 27.3% |
| Carmichael Elementary School HOUSTON | 711 | 90.7% | 40.9% |
| Harmony School of Exploration- Houston HOUSTON | 687 | 87.2% | 52.1% |
| Bebensee Elementary School ARLINGTON | 765 | 86.0% | 35.7% |
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 Hearne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #3,307 of 4,401 | #469 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,181 of 4,466 ▲ 40 | #471 of 625 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,528 of 4,466 ▲ 114 | #500 of 625 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,392 of 3,998 | #378 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #1,079 of 4,938 | #269 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #409 of 4,622 | #67 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #2,434 of 4,628 | #330 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #1,240 of 4,789 | #299 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #401 of 2,838 | #93 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
675
-116 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 967
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 675 | 55.3 | 12.2:1 | 88% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 58 | 11.9:1 | 91% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 53.9 | 12.8:1 | 90% (619) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 73 | 10.8:1 | 90% (710) |
| 2017-18 | 995 | 71 | 14.0:1 | 84% (838) |
| 2015-16 | 1,016 | 72 | 14.1:1 | 83% (846) |
| 2010-11 | 1,058 | 72 | 14.7:1 | 82% (863) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 45 | 20.3:1 | 71% (647) |
| 1990-91 | 967 | 58 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hearne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (995 to 675); teachers down 22% (71 to 55.3).
About Hearne Elementary School
At 13939 RIO BONITO in HOUSTON, Texas, Hearne Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 675 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
The 46 schools in ALIEF ISD enroll 38,610 students altogether, Hearne Elementary School among them.
More than half of enrollment at Hearne Elementary School is Hispanic: 67%. Other groups make up 23% Black, 8% Asian, and 3% White. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Hearne Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, with 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hearne Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.6%; the prediction is 35.9%.
For the population of Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Hearne Elementary School.
O'Donnell Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hearne Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 675 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 791. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Hearne Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 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 Hearne Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hearne Elementary. Hearne Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hearne Elementary SchoolHEARNE, TX · 377 students
Nearby schools
- O'Donnell Middle School0.2 mi · 1,214
- Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center0.3 mi · 388
- Taylor High School0.8 mi · 2,838
- Mahanay Elementary School1.0 mi · 499
- Kerr High School1.1 mi · 807
- Petrosky Elementary School1.2 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Hearne Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hearne Elementary School?
Hearne Elementary School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades PK-04.
Is Hearne Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hearne Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Hearne Elementary School have?
Hearne Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hearne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hearne Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 67% Hispanic, 23% Black, 8% Asian.
Is Hearne Elementary School public or private?
Hearne Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.