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How has HOUSTON EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
741
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500001005
Houston Elementary School
1000 N THOMPSON, CONROE, TX 77301 · (936) 709-5100 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL741 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
703 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 95 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (116).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 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 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Houston Elementary School
Houston Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Elementary School this school | 741 | 94.9% | 40.8% |
| Seagoville North Elementary School DALLAS | 774 | 94.3% | 23.3% |
| North Forest Elementary School HOUSTON | 772 | 94.8% | 32.9% |
| Hanby Elementary School MESQUITE | 768 | 90.6% | 41.0% |
| Seagoville Elementary School SEAGOVILLE | 733 | 94.5% | 33.7% |
| Larry G Smith Elementary School MESQUTE | 681 | 95.4% | 42.9% |
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 Houston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,495 of 4,401 | #59 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,072 of 4,466 ▼ 389 | #66 of 77 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,048 of 4,466 ▼ 1,141 | #72 of 77 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #451 of 3,998 | #6 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 741 | #678 of 4,938 | #39 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,239 of 4,622 | #15 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #2,840 of 4,628 | #67 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #530 of 4,789 | #2 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #799 of 1,307 | #16 of 28 |
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
741
+125 (+20%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 741 | 54.3 | 13.7:1 | 95% (703) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 47 | 12.7:1 | 95% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 45.6 | 13.3:1 | 95% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 92% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 90% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 90% (719) |
| 2010-11 | 905 | 54 | 16.8:1 | 92% (830) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 78% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (680 to 741); teachers up 23% (44 to 54.3).
About Houston Elementary School
Houston Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in CONROE, Texas. Enrollment stands at 741 students, covering pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 43% above the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
CONROE ISD enrolls 72,914 students, and its 66 schools include Houston Elementary School.
The share of Hispanic students at Houston Elementary School is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 28% Hispanic. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Houston Elementary School are from different groups.
Houston Elementary School reported 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 95% of students at Houston Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 48%, lower than here.
Houston Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.8% and a predicted 33.2%.
In Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $97,701, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 134,595 students.
Houston Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Travis Intermediate School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Houston Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 20%, from 616 to 741.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Houston Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONROE ISD
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in CONROE
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
- Suchma Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,428 students
- Moorhead Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,379 students
- Donald J Stockton JHMiddle · 1,367 students
Other Houston Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 5 states are named Houston Elementary. Houston Elementary School is the largest of the 14.
- Houston Elementary SchoolPORT ARTHUR, TX · 689 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolLANCASTER, TX · 613 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 537 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 496 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolHARLINGEN, TX · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Intermediate School0.1 mi · 488
- Anderson Elementary School1.0 mi · 686
- Booker T Washington High School1.1 mi · 189
- Montgomery Co J J Alternative Education Program1.1 mi · 1
- Project Restore1.1 mi · 1
- JJAEP1.2 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Houston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Houston Elementary School?
Houston Elementary School enrolls approximately 741 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Houston Elementary School serve?
Houston Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Houston Elementary School have?
Houston Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Houston Elementary School?
Houston Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Houston Elementary School public or private?
Houston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONROE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.