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Enrollment
1,172
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517008628
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School
18605 GREEN LAND WAY, HOUSTON, TX 77084 · (281) 237-4500 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,172 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-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
12.0:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
920 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 105 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 182 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 156 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 193 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 185 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 187 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 164 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (182) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (164).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 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 | 25.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School this school | 1,172 | 78.5% | 44.0% |
| Matzke Elementary School HOUSTON | 1,026 | 77.5% | 40.0% |
| Brosnahan Elementary School KATY | 1,035 | 79.7% | 41.8% |
| Bang Elementary School HOUSTON | 949 | 77.3% | 46.3% |
| Killeen Elementary School KILLEEN | 1,091 | 81.7% | 30.4% |
| Franz Elementary School KATY | 1,115 | 77.8% | 41.3% |
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 Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,079 of 4,401 | #267 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,880 of 4,466 ▼ 292 | #417 of 625 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,774 of 4,466 ▼ 737 | #383 of 625 ▼ 117 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #904 of 3,998 | #120 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,172 | #32 of 4,938 | #9 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #352 of 4,622 | #58 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #1,135 of 4,628 | #139 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #2,055 of 4,789 | #423 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #2,781 of 2,838 | #436 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
1,172
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,127
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,172 | 97.6 | 12.0:1 | 78% (920) |
| 2023-24 | 1,206 | 93.1 | 12.9:1 | 81% (973) |
| 2022-23 | 1,311 | 99.3 | 13.2:1 | 77% (1,006) |
| 2020-21 | 1,175 | 93 | 12.6:1 | 65% (769) |
| 2017-18 | 1,184 | 86.4 | 13.7:1 | 62% (734) |
| 2015-16 | 1,154 | 86 | 13.4:1 | 62% (712) |
| 2010-11 | 1,127 | 74 | 15.2:1 | 59% (669) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,184 to 1,172); teachers up 13% (86.4 to 97.6).
About Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in HOUSTON, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 1,172 students. That puts enrollment 126% above the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School reports to KATY ISD, which has 78 schools and 96,111 students.
More than half of the students at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School are Hispanic (53%). Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Black, 9% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School is 12.0:1, based on 97.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.0%, compared with a predicted 40.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Harris County area, median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Mayde Creek High School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,172, starting from 1,175.
The Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 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
- Mayde Creek High School1.0 mi · 3,036
- Mayde Creek Junior High School1.1 mi · 1,214
- Cardiff Junior High School1.2 mi · 803
- Mayde Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 816
- Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School1.7 mi · 703
- McRoberts Elementary School1.9 mi · 864
Frequently asked questions
About Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School?
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,172 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School serve?
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School have?
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School employs 98 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School?
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 53% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School?
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School is overseen by KATY ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.