Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENISON ISD·NCES 481671001435
Houston Elementary School
1100 W MORGAN ST, DENISON, TX 75020 · (903) 462-7300 · Grayson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
13.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
200 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 124 | 49% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
This year's 1st grade class (36) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (36).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Based on grade levels within DENISON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +7.0pp 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 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 43.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 (39.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Elementary School this school | 255 | 78.4% | 39.3% |
| Schulenburg Elementary School SCHULENBURG | 273 | 77.7% | 32.1% |
| Alto Elementary School ALTO | 207 | 72.9% | 38.3% |
| Wakefield Elementary School SHERMAN | 324 | 77.2% | 28.7% |
| Albert C Williams Elementary School COMMERCE | 317 | 72.9% | 31.4% |
| West Rusk Intermediate School NEW LONDON | 215 | 75.3% | 32.5% |
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 Houston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #2,689 of 4,401 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,327 of 4,466 ▲ 489 | #14 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,548 of 4,466 ▼ 730 | #18 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #704 of 3,998 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #4,432 of 4,938 | #25 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,105 of 4,622 | #7 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #385 of 4,628 | #2 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #2,058 of 4,789 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #888 of 1,307 | #9 of 12 |
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
255
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 255 | 18.9 | 13.5:1 | 78% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 22.4 | 12.9:1 | 81% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 22.9 | 12.5:1 | 74% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 82% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 20.2 | 11.8:1 | 75% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 73% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 72% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 52% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 21 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (238 to 255); teachers down 6% (20.2 to 18.9).
About Houston Elementary School
Houston Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in DENISON ISD, located in DENISON, Texas. The school's 255 students are in pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in DENISON ISD totals 4,977 students.
Houston Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 38%. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 13% multiracial. County-wide, 76% of Grayson County residents are White. Houston Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Houston Elementary School and a ratio of 13.5:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 78% of students. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Grayson County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Houston Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Houston Elementary School is 40.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.3%.
Within Grayson County, the median household income is $72,182, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Houston Elementary School, Grayson County has 67 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Pathways High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Houston Elementary School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Houston Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 7 students since 2020-21, to 255.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENISON ISD
- Denison High SchoolHigh · 1,351 students
- Henry Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- B McDaniel Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Mayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Hyde Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Terrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in DENISON
- Denison High SchoolHigh · 1,351 students
- Henry Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- B McDaniel Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Mayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Hyde Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Terrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other Houston Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 5 states are named Houston Elementary. Houston Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 14.
- Houston Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 741 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Pathways High School0.7 mi · 62
- Henry Scott Middle School1.1 mi · 733
- Terrell Elementary School1.2 mi · 432
- Lamar Elementary School1.4 mi · 425
- Mayes Elementary School1.4 mi · 508
- B McDaniel Intermediate School1.7 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Houston Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Houston Elementary School?
Houston Elementary School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-04.
Is Houston Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Houston Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Houston Elementary School have?
Houston Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Houston Elementary School?
At Houston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Houston Elementary School in?
Houston Elementary School is part of DENISON ISD.
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