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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002499
Janowski Elementary School
7500 BAUMAN RD, HOUSTON, TX 77022 · (713) 696-2844 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
374 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 57 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Janowski Elementary School→Burbank Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +49.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 49 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 43.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Janowski Elementary School
Janowski Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janowski Elementary School this school | 395 | 94.7% | 47.0% |
| Morales Elementary School PASADENA | 379 | 93.9% | 48.2% |
| Sam Rosen Elementary School FORT WORTH | 407 | 95.1% | 24.6% |
| Cable Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 392 | 94.4% | 30.8% |
| Kruse Elementary School PASADENA | 408 | 94.6% | 48.8% |
| Sunrise Mountain Elementary School EL PASO | 397 | 93.2% | 41.5% |
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 Janowski Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,739 of 4,401 | #212 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,012 of 4,466 ▲ 67 | #119 of 625 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,051 of 4,466 ▲ 535 | #266 of 625 ▲ 83 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,321 of 3,998 | #202 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #3,525 of 4,938 | #545 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,129 of 4,622 | #413 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #4,098 of 4,628 | #609 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #555 of 4,789 | #148 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #378 of 2,838 | #89 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
395
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,012
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 95% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 97% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 96% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 97% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 95% (558) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 98% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 62% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 32 | 25.1:1 | 94% (751) |
| 1990-91 | 1,012 | 48 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Janowski Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (588 to 395); teachers down 31% (36 to 25).
About Janowski Elementary School
Janowski Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools in HOUSTON ISD. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 395 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
HOUSTON ISD counts 273 schools and 176,727 students, including Janowski Elementary School.
At Janowski Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. After that, the student body is 3% Black and 2% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. By the diversity index, Janowski Elementary School comes in at 10%.
The school has about 15.8 students per teacher and 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 95%. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Test results at Janowski Elementary School are 13.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.0% actual, 33.3% predicted).
Harris County has about 4,838,303 residents, and median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Harris County number 1,205 and enroll about 886,911.
The nearest public school is North Houston Early College High School, at about 0.5 miles. Janowski Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Janowski Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Janowski Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Janowski Elementary School had 464 students in 2020-21 and 395 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
- North Houston Early College High School0.5 mi · 489
- Burbank Middle School0.6 mi · 1,412
- Herrera Elementary School0.6 mi · 721
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.8 mi · 385
- KIPP Generations Collegiate0.9 mi · 614
- KIPP Dream Prep1.0 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Janowski Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Janowski Elementary School?
Janowski Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Janowski Elementary School serve?
Janowski Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Janowski Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Janowski Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Janowski Elementary School?
Student demographics at Janowski Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Janowski Elementary School public or private?
Janowski Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.