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Enrollment
823
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPSTEAD ISD·NCES 482292002320
Hempstead Elementary School
1340 13TH ST, HEMPSTEAD, TX 77445 · (979) 826-2452 · Waller County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 174 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within HEMPSTEAD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 →
Schools most like Hempstead Elementary School
Hempstead Elementary School's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead Elementary School this school | 823 | 87.2% | 22.2% |
| George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School ADDISON | 834 | 86.7% | 38.7% |
| North Bend Elementary School HUMBLE | 768 | 90.5% | 30.1% |
| Holbrook Elementary School HOUSTON | 757 | 89.3% | 48.7% |
| Milton Cooper Elementary School HOUSTON | 766 | 84.2% | 38.4% |
| Francone Elementary School HOUSTON | 734 | 89.4% | 42.3% |
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 Hempstead Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Waller County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #4,192 of 4,401 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,449 of 4,466 ▲ 650 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,218 of 4,466 ▲ 121 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,183 of 3,998 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #374 of 4,938 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #4,438 of 4,622 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #2,293 of 4,628 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #1,361 of 4,789 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #2,455 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
823
+59 (+8%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 823 | 41.4 | 19.9:1 | 87% (718) |
| 2023-24 | 812 | 44.6 | 18.2:1 | 88% (713) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 44.8 | 18.6:1 | 90% (753) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 90% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 57.6 | 15.1:1 | 88% (765) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 49 | 18.3:1 | 88% (786) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 78% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 59% (397) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hempstead Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (867 to 823); teachers down 28% (57.6 to 41.4).
About Hempstead Elementary School
Hempstead Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in HEMPSTEAD, Texas. The school counts 823 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 59% above the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
HEMPSTEAD ISD has 3 schools; together they serve 1,585 students.
Hempstead Elementary School is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 25% Black, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Waller County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hempstead Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.9:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 87% of students at Hempstead Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Waller County average 60%.
Hempstead Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hempstead Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools: 22.2% actual against 36.4% predicted.
Waller County has these Census figures: the median household income is $80,397, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Waller County is home to 19 public schools and about 10,294 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Hempstead High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Hempstead Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Hempstead Elementary School comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 823 students in 2024-25, 59 more than the 764 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 19.9:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 High SchoolHigh · 462 students
- Hempstead Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- Hempstead Alternative Learning CenterCombined
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- H T Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 462 students
- Hempstead Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- Safe HavenHigh · 12 students
- Hempstead Alternative Learning CenterCombined
Other Hempstead Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hempstead Elementary. Hempstead Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- HEMPSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRING VALLEY, NY · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Hempstead High School0.7 mi · 462
- Hempstead Middle School0.8 mi · 300
- H T Jones Elementary School6.2 mi · 720
- Safe Haven6.8 mi · 12
- Waller J J Alternative Education Program9.5 mi · 7
- Waller Junior High School9.5 mi · 951
Frequently asked questions
About Hempstead Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hempstead Elementary School?
Hempstead Elementary School enrolls approximately 823 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hempstead Elementary School serve?
Hempstead Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hempstead Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hempstead Elementary School is approximately 19.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hempstead Elementary School?
At Hempstead Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 65% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Hempstead Elementary School public or private?
Hempstead Elementary School 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.