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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002490
Hobby Elementary School
4021 WOODMONT DR, HOUSTON, TX 77045 · (713) 434-5650 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
434 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 | 52 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
52%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 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 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Hobby Elementary School
Hobby Elementary School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Elementary School this school | 447 | 97.1% | 37.3% |
| Umphrey Lee Elementary School DALLAS | 447 | 97.8% | 37.5% |
| John Neely Bryan Elementary School DALLAS | 454 | 98.9% | 29.8% |
| Milne Elementary School HOUSTON | 498 | 95.6% | 25.9% |
| Roderick R Paige Elementary School HOUSTON | 393 | 97.2% | 32.0% |
| Western Hills Elementary School FORT WORTH | 499 | 97.6% | 15.8% |
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 Hobby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,914 of 4,401 | #407 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,234 of 4,466 ▼ 780 | #479 of 625 ▼ 135 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,024 of 4,466 ▼ 101 | #417 of 625 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #572 of 3,998 | #72 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #3,045 of 4,938 | #508 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #925 of 4,622 | #132 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #2,259 of 4,628 | #299 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #271 of 4,789 | #79 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.4% | #98 of 2,838 | #30 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
447
-194 (-30%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 447 | 33.9 | 13.2:1 | 97% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 92% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 28.9 | 17.4:1 | 89% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 97% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 818 | 46.9 | 17.4:1 | 81% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 48 | 18.2:1 | 84% (737) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 46 | 18.5:1 | 62% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 915 | 42 | 21.8:1 | 89% (813) |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 36 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hobby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (818 to 447); teachers down 28% (46.9 to 33.9).
About Hobby Elementary School
Hobby Elementary School, located in HOUSTON, Texas, is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 447 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
The district, HOUSTON ISD, has 176,727 students enrolled across 273 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Hobby Elementary School, at 56%. The remaining shares are 41% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. Hobby Elementary School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.2:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 97% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Hobby Elementary School scores 37.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.2%.
Harris County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Madison High School is located about 0.4 miles from Hobby Elementary School. The five-mile area around Hobby Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 39.4% proficiency; Hobby Elementary School posts 37.3%.
Federal data place Hobby Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Hobby Elementary School's enrollment dropped 30%, to 447. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.6:1 to 13.2:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
Nearby schools
- Madison High School0.4 mi · 1,588
- Montgomery Elementary School1.0 mi · 373
- Lawson Middle School1.3 mi · 1,069
- Petersen Elementary School1.4 mi · 357
- R D S P D1.4 mi · 46
- King Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Hobby Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hobby Elementary School?
Hobby Elementary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hobby Elementary School serve?
Hobby Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hobby Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Hobby Elementary School.
How diverse is Hobby Elementary School?
Hobby Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 56% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hobby Elementary School?
Hobby Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.