Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002486
Henderson N Elementary School
701 SOLO ST, HOUSTON, TX 77020 · (713) 671-4195 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
12.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
250 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
35%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Henderson N Elementary School
Henderson N Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson N Elementary School this school | 251 | 99.6% | 27.3% |
| Adelle Turner Elementary School DALLAS | 258 | 96.9% | 27.1% |
| Birdie Alexander Elementary School DALLAS | 259 | 96.1% | 25.4% |
| A M Pate Elementary School FORT WORTH | 227 | 96.0% | 23.9% |
| Otto M Fridia Elementary School DALLAS | 212 | 98.1% | 37.2% |
| Hartsfield Elementary School HOUSTON | 287 | 97.9% | 26.6% |
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 Henderson N Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #3,891 of 4,401 | #564 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,060 of 4,466 ▼ 393 | #592 of 625 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,761 of 4,466 ▼ 1,172 | #540 of 625 ▼ 192 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -20.5pp | #68 of 3,998 | #5 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #4,452 of 4,938 | #640 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #573 of 4,622 | #87 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #3,277 of 4,628 | #459 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #45 of 4,789 | #16 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #2,268 of 2,838 | #369 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
251
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 251 | 19.9 | 12.6:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 25.8 | 8.2:1 | 94% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 13.8 | 16.5:1 | 100% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 97% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 19.3 | 14.0:1 | 87% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 97% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 30% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 18 | 26.4:1 | 97% (460) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 23 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson N Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (271 to 251); teachers up 3% (19.3 to 19.9).
About Henderson N Elementary School
Henderson N Elementary School is an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, according to federal school records. The school's 251 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 52% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
HOUSTON ISD is the local district for Henderson N Elementary School. It runs 273 schools with 176,727 students.
At 78%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Henderson N Elementary School combined. The school is also 20% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 19%. The chance that two students picked at random at Henderson N Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 at Henderson N Elementary School, with 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Henderson N Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.2%. Henderson N Elementary School scores 27.3%.
Within Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
Wheatley High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Henderson N Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 39.4%, higher than Henderson N Elementary School's 27.3%.
NCES describes the area around Henderson N Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 264 in 2020-21 and 251 in 2024-25, a decrease of 13 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 12.6:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Henderson N Elementary SchoolHow large is Henderson N Elementary School?
Henderson N Elementary School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades PK-05.
Is Henderson N Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henderson N Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Henderson N Elementary School have?
Henderson N Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Henderson N Elementary School?
Student demographics at Henderson N Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 20% Hispanic, 78% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Henderson N Elementary School?
Henderson N Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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