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What's one thing JESSUP EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003831
Jessup Elementary School
9301 ALMEDA GENOA RD, HOUSTON, TX 77075 · (713) 740-0616 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
315 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 45 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 27% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Jessup Elementary School
Jessup Elementary School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup Elementary School this school | 326 | 96.6% | 37.1% |
| Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet HOUSTON | 303 | 95.7% | 22.0% |
| Pershing Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 309 | 97.4% | 16.9% |
| Oran M Roberts Elementary School DALLAS | 340 | 97.4% | 22.3% |
| Neal Elementary School BRYAN | 323 | 94.4% | 43.8% |
| Gregg Elementary School HOUSTON | 289 | 96.9% | 43.8% |
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 Jessup Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,939 of 4,401 | #409 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,688 of 4,466 ▼ 193 | #546 of 625 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,178 of 4,466 ▼ 471 | #597 of 625 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #866 of 3,998 | #111 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #4,038 of 4,938 | #600 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #24 of 4,622 | #1 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #3,342 of 4,628 | #472 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #316 of 4,789 | #96 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.1% | #44 of 2,838 | #15 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
326
-275 (-46%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 326 | 33 | 9.9:1 | 97% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 37 | 10.0:1 | 94% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 42 | 11.1:1 | 97% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 96% (579) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 92% (626) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 88% (755) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 28% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 72% (539) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 22 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jessup Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (680 to 326); teachers down 33% (49 to 33).
About Jessup Elementary School
Jessup Elementary School is a small elementary school located in HOUSTON, Texas. It enrolls 326 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 37% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
Jessup Elementary School is part of PASADENA ISD, where 67 schools serve 46,491 students.
Hispanic students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 14% Black and 2% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Federal data show 97% of students (315) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Jessup Elementary School is 4.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.1% versus 32.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Jessup Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Beta Academy, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Jessup Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Jessup Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 37.1% versus a 36.5% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 601 (2020-21) and 326 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.9:1) than in 2020-21 (12.5:1).
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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 PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 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
Other Jessup Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jessup Elementary. Jessup Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Jessup ElementaryJessup, MD · 646 students
- Jessup ElementaryCheyenne, WY · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Beta Academy0.4 mi · 1,032
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School0.6 mi · 736
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School0.6 mi · 449
- Thomas Hancock Elementary School0.7 mi · 336
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School0.7 mi · 837
- Laura Welch Bush Elementary School0.8 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Jessup Elementary SchoolHow large is Jessup Elementary School?
Jessup Elementary School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Jessup Elementary School serve?
Jessup Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jessup Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jessup Elementary School is approximately 9.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jessup Elementary School?
At Jessup Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 81% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Jessup Elementary School public or private?
Jessup Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
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