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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428006835
John F Ward Elementary School
1440 BOULDERCREST DR, HOUSTON, TX 77062 · (281) 284-5400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- C+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
15.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
273 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 John F Ward Elementary School
John F Ward Elementary School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Ward Elementary School this school | 617 | 44.2% | 50.5% |
| Freedom Elementary School KELLER | 639 | 40.7% | 61.8% |
| Double File Trail Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 570 | 41.9% | 46.2% |
| Brinker Elementary School PLANO | 565 | 42.5% | 58.0% |
| Alvis C Story Elementary School ALLEN | 530 | 46.6% | 42.8% |
| Park Hill Elementary School HEWITT | 680 | 39.1% | 61.3% |
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 John F Ward Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,385 of 4,401 | #154 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,202 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #145 of 625 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,003 of 4,466 ▲ 398 | #116 of 625 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,012 of 3,998 | #137 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #1,479 of 4,938 | #331 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,189 of 4,622 | #421 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #293 of 4,628 | #37 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #3,796 of 4,789 | #584 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #961 of 1,307 | #98 of 148 |
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
+57 (+10%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 617 | 38.9 | 15.9:1 | 44% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 37.8 | 15.9:1 | 42% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 41% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 36.1 | 16.2:1 | 32% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 24% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 792 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 2% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 40 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Ward Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (585 to 617); teachers up 8% (36.1 to 38.9).
About John F Ward Elementary School
John F Ward Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in HOUSTON, Texas. The school's 617 students are in pre-K through 5.
CLEAR CREEK ISD runs John F Ward Elementary School along with 45 other schools, enrolling 39,684 students in total.
White students are the largest group at John F Ward Elementary School, with 37% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 13% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 34% White share among all Harris County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at John F Ward Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
John F Ward Elementary School employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.9:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades John F Ward Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.8%.
Among Harris County residents, median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
The closest other public school is Clear Lake Intermediate School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.5% on proficiency, and John F Ward Elementary School is above that at 50.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 560 in 2020-21 and 617 in 2024-25, a 10% rise.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at John F Ward Elementary School. 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 CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 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
- Clear Lake Intermediate School0.9 mi · 839
- Odyssey Academy - Webster1.1 mi · 328
- Clear Lake City Elementary School1.4 mi · 507
- North Pointe Elementary School1.5 mi · 573
- Armand Bayou Elementary School1.5 mi · 518
- Falcon Pass Elementary School1.5 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About John F Ward Elementary SchoolHow large is John F Ward Elementary School?
John F Ward Elementary School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John F Ward Elementary School serve?
John F Ward Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at John F Ward Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at John F Ward Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F Ward Elementary School?
At John F Ward Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees John F Ward Elementary School?
John F Ward Elementary School is overseen by CLEAR CREEK ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.