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Which teacher or staff member at HORN EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783011251
Horn Elementary School
10734 BISSONETT, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (281) 988-3223 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
609 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (136).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Horn Elementary School
Horn Elementary School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Elementary School this school | 675 | 90.2% | 35.1% |
| Best Elementary School HOUSTON | 655 | 93.0% | 23.9% |
| El Magnet at Blackshear ODESSA | 715 | 92.2% | 31.0% |
| Donna Lewis Elementary School HOUSTON | 689 | 93.8% | 45.5% |
| Hill Elementary School HOUSTON | 646 | 87.8% | 33.2% |
| Del Valle Elementary School DEL VALLE | 726 | 89.5% | 21.1% |
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 Horn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #3,148 of 4,401 | #445 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,799 of 4,466 ▼ 262 | #563 of 625 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,825 of 4,466 ▲ 344 | #386 of 625 ▲ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,632 of 3,998 | #253 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #1,080 of 4,938 | #270 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #435 of 4,622 | #71 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #3,533 of 4,628 | #509 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1,054 of 4,789 | #256 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #393 of 2,838 | #90 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
675
-107 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 675 | 55 | 12.3:1 | 90% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 56.6 | 12.2:1 | 94% (649) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 63.8 | 11.9:1 | 91% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 70 | 11.2:1 | 91% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 999 | 74.3 | 13.4:1 | 90% (902) |
| 2015-16 | 1,136 | 82 | 13.8:1 | 90% (1,026) |
| 2010-11 | 904 | 60 | 15.1:1 | 92% (834) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (999 to 675); teachers down 26% (74.3 to 55).
About Horn Elementary School
Horn Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in HOUSTON, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 675 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 30% bigger than that.
A total of 46 schools make up ALIEF ISD, with 38,610 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up 85% of enrollment at Horn Elementary School. Other students are 11% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.3 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
A school with Horn Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 35.2%. Horn Elementary School scores 35.1%, within a point of that line.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Maria Del Carmen Martinez Early Learning Center, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Horn Elementary School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Horn Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 782 in 2020-21 to 675 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Horn Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 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
Other Horn Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Horn Elementary. Horn Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Horn Elementary SchoolBELLAIRE, TX · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Maria Del Carmen Martinez Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 335
- Phoenix School at Southwest Schools0.4 mi · 107
- KIPP Academy Middle School0.4 mi · 508
- KIPP Houston High School0.4 mi · 642
- KIPP Shine Prep0.4 mi · 920
- Olle Middle School0.5 mi · 1,025
Frequently asked questions
About Horn Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Horn Elementary School?
Horn Elementary School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Horn Elementary School serve?
Horn Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Horn Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Horn Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horn Elementary School?
At Horn Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Horn Elementary School public or private?
Horn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.