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Enrollment
823
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPSTEAD ISD·NCES 482292002320
HEMPSTEAD EL
1340 13TH ST, HEMPSTEAD, TX 77445 · (979) 826-2452 · Waller County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
718 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within HEMPSTEAD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
22.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
823
-44 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 15.1:1
% White
7%
was 9%
% Hispanic
65%
was 59%
% Black
25%
was 31%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HEMPSTEAD EL
HEMPSTEAD EL is one of the big elementary-level communitys in HEMPSTEAD, Texas, run under HEMPSTEAD ISD, with 823 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% larger than the state mean of about 519.
Within HEMPSTEAD ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,585 students, HEMPSTEAD EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, HEMPSTEAD EL logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 25% Black, 7% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Waller County's rate of about 60%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HEMPSTEAD EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.8%; HEMPSTEAD EL posts 21.0%, -14.8 points below that line.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Waller County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,397, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Waller County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,294 students), HEMPSTEAD EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HEMPSTEAD H S, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEMPSTEAD EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.1%.
HEMPSTEAD EL operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEMPSTEAD EL has declined 5%, going from 867 students in 2018 to 823 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 31% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Waller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,552
Census ACS
Median income
$80,397
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD ISD
- HEMPSTEAD H SHigh · 462 students
- HEMPSTEAD MIDDLEMiddle · 300 students
- HEMPSTEAD ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERCombined
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- H T JONES ELElementary · 720 students
- HEMPSTEAD H SHigh · 462 students
- HEMPSTEAD MIDDLEMiddle · 300 students
- SAFE HAVENHigh · 12 students
- HEMPSTEAD ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERCombined
Nearby schools
- HEMPSTEAD H S0.7 mi · 462
- HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE0.8 mi · 300
- H T JONES EL6.2 mi · 720
- SAFE HAVEN6.8 mi · 12
- WALLER J J A E P9.5 mi · 7
- WALLER J H9.5 mi · 951
Frequently asked questions
About HEMPSTEAD ELWhat is the total enrollment at HEMPSTEAD EL?
HEMPSTEAD EL enrolls approximately 823 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HEMPSTEAD EL serve?
HEMPSTEAD EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HEMPSTEAD EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HEMPSTEAD EL is approximately 19.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HEMPSTEAD EL?
At HEMPSTEAD EL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 65% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is HEMPSTEAD EL public or private?
HEMPSTEAD EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HEMPSTEAD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.