Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004675
Housman Elementary School
6705 HOUSMAN ST, HOUSTON, TX 77055 · (713) 251-5900 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
578 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 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 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Housman Elementary School
Housman Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housman Elementary School this school | 634 | 91.2% | 36.8% |
| James Bowie Fine Arts Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 618 | 92.1% | 37.0% |
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 EL PASO | 656 | 89.9% | 30.3% |
| Hodges Elementary School BALCH SPRINGS | 570 | 90.9% | 28.0% |
| South Elementary School MIDLAND | 651 | 93.2% | 32.6% |
| Md Williams Elementary School GARLAND | 562 | 90.2% | 33.8% |
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 Housman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,977 of 4,401 | #414 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,153 of 4,466 ▲ 154 | #465 of 625 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,617 of 4,466 ▼ 375 | #516 of 625 ▼ 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #768 of 3,998 | #101 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #1,366 of 4,938 | #312 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #3,002 of 4,622 | #397 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #3,450 of 4,628 | #492 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #936 of 4,789 | #225 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.7% | #450 of 1,307 | #42 of 148 |
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
634
+226 (+55%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 634 | 40.6 | 15.6:1 | 91% (578) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 92% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 89% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 90% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 85% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 86% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 83% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 85% (569) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 53 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Housman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (534 to 634); teachers up 10% (37 to 40.6).
About Housman Elementary School
The public elementary school Housman Elementary School is located in HOUSTON, Texas. It reported 634 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
SPRING BRANCH ISD includes 46 schools. Together they enroll 33,793 students.
Of every 100 students at Housman Elementary School, about 83 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 7% White and 7% Black. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Housman Elementary School is 15.6:1, based on 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Housman Elementary School counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Housman Elementary School, the prediction is 34.8% and the result is 36.8%.
Harris County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Treasure Forest Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.0%; Housman Elementary School's is 36.8%, ranking 4th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 408 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 634. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
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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 SPRING BRANCH ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,636 students
- Northbrook High SchoolHigh · 2,398 students
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 2,394 students
- Spring Woods High SchoolHigh · 2,020 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,236 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 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
- Treasure Forest Elementary School0.7 mi · 432
- Soar Center0.9 mi · 209
- Valley Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 894
- Wainwright Elementary School1.6 mi · 382
- The Lion Lane School1.6 mi · 268
- Ridgecrest Elementary School1.6 mi · 836
Frequently asked questions
About Housman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Housman Elementary School?
Housman Elementary School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Housman Elementary School serve?
Housman Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Housman Elementary School have?
Housman Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Housman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Housman Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 83% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Housman Elementary School?
Housman Elementary School is overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD in Harris County.
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