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If you had an hour of school board time for HOYLAND EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122012103
Hoyland Elementary School
2200 WITTERSHAW DR, HOUSTON, TX 77090 · (281) 891-8810 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- B-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
14.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
568 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 74 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 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 down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Hoyland Elementary School
Hoyland Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyland Elementary School this school | 617 | 92.1% | 32.1% |
| Southside Elementary School HOUSTON | 675 | 95.6% | 31.3% |
| Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School HOUSTON | 574 | 91.8% | 26.6% |
| Anderson Academy HOUSTON | 568 | 88.2% | 34.7% |
| Shadydale Elementary School HOUSTON | 576 | 96.5% | 32.9% |
| Helen Major Elementary School HOUSTON | 567 | 94.4% | 29.9% |
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 Hoyland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,469 of 4,401 | #503 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,787 of 4,466 ▲ 332 | #560 of 625 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,405 of 4,466 ▲ 128 | #480 of 625 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,099 of 3,998 | #328 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #1,482 of 4,938 | #332 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,753 of 4,622 | #245 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #2,063 of 4,628 | #269 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #834 of 4,789 | #206 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #974 of 2,838 | #186 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
617
-67 (-10%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 617 | 43.3 | 14.3:1 | 92% (568) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 94% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 44.6 | 15.2:1 | 94% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 94% (642) |
| 2017-18 | 797 | 47.8 | 16.7:1 | 76% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 83% (763) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 44 | 18.7:1 | 88% (728) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoyland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (797 to 617); teachers down 9% (47.8 to 43.3).
About Hoyland Elementary School
Hoyland Elementary School sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 617 students in 2024-25.
SPRING ISD enrolls 33,678 students, and its 42 schools include Hoyland Elementary School.
At Hoyland Elementary School, 51% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 45% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 19% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Hoyland Elementary School reported 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. There are 568 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 92% of enrollment. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
On the allk12 Grade, Hoyland Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Texas public elementary schools.
Hoyland Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.1% is 2.2 points below the 34.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Harris County show median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Measured in a straight line, Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Hoyland Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 32.1% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 684 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 617 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.3:1, from 15.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Hoyland Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 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
- Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School0.6 mi · 574
- YES Prep North Rankin Elementary School0.9 mi · 262
- Clark Elementary School0.9 mi · 828
- Spring Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 502
- Richard Milburn Academy Houston (suburban)1.2 mi · 157
- IDEA Spears Academy1.3 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About Hoyland Elementary SchoolHow large is Hoyland Elementary School?
Hoyland Elementary School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hoyland Elementary School serve?
Hoyland Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hoyland Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Hoyland Elementary School.
How diverse is Hoyland Elementary School?
Hoyland Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 51% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hoyland Elementary School?
Hoyland Elementary School is overseen by SPRING ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.