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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364010751
Hines-Caldwell
5515 W OREM, HOUSTON, TX 77085 · (713) 726-3700 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
597 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 73 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
38%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hines-Caldwell→Lawson Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Hines-Caldwell
Hines-Caldwell's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hines-Caldwell this school | 638 | 93.6% | 45.4% |
| Tice Elementary School HOUSTON | 669 | 91.3% | 50.9% |
| IDEA Southeast Academy FORT WORTH | 698 | 93.1% | 29.6% |
| Reagan K-8 Educational Center HOUSTON | 682 | 93.1% | 32.4% |
| Stehlik Elementary School HOUSTON | 683 | 91.9% | 28.7% |
| Cunningham Elementary School HOUSTON | 562 | 92.9% | 47.5% |
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 Hines-Caldwell ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,916 of 4,401 | #244 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,406 of 4,466 ▲ 310 | #182 of 625 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,539 of 4,466 ▲ 488 | #192 of 625 ▲ 72 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #496 of 3,998 | #60 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #1,338 of 4,938 | #303 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #3,975 of 4,622 | #549 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #3,136 of 4,628 | #439 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #678 of 4,789 | #175 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,363 of 2,838 | #245 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
638
-85 (-12%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 638 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 94% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 38.8 | 17.8:1 | 93% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 92% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 93% (669) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 42.7 | 18.2:1 | 84% (653) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 91% (691) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 71% (563) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hines-Caldwell.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (775 to 638); teachers down 13% (42.7 to 37).
About Hines-Caldwell
Hines-Caldwell is an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, reachable at (713) 726-3700. The school enrolls 638 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Across its 273 schools, HOUSTON ISD enrolls 176,727 students. Hines-Caldwell is one of those schools.
At Hines-Caldwell, Hispanic students make up 76% of the student body. After that, the student body is 21% Black and 2% Asian. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hines-Caldwell's 37 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 17.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 24 points.
Hines-Caldwell is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 33.7% for a school in Texas with Hines-Caldwell's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hines-Caldwell posts 45.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Hines-Caldwell, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Windsor Village Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Hines-Caldwell has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 38.7% proficiency; Hines-Caldwell posts 45.4%.
NCES assigns Hines-Caldwell the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Hines-Caldwell's enrollment declined from 723 in 2020-21 to 638 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Windsor Village Elementary School0.7 mi · 628
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- Meyerpark Elementary School1.1 mi · 296
- Grissom Elementary School1.1 mi · 424
- Lawson Middle School1.2 mi · 1,069
Frequently asked questions
About Hines-CaldwellWhat is the total enrollment at Hines-Caldwell?
Hines-Caldwell enrolls approximately 638 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hines-Caldwell serve?
Hines-Caldwell serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hines-Caldwell?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hines-Caldwell is approximately 17.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hines-Caldwell?
Hines-Caldwell reports a student body of 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hines-Caldwell?
Hines-Caldwell is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.