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Which teacher or staff member at JP DABBS EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK ISD·NCES 481653001417
Jp Dabbs Elementary School
302 E LAMBUTH, DEER PARK, TX 77536 · (832) 668-8100 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
332 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Jp Dabbs Elementary School
Jp Dabbs Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jp Dabbs Elementary School this school | 612 | 54.2% | 45.6% |
| Emile Elementary School BASTROP | 606 | 52.8% | 35.5% |
| Castroville Elementary School CASTROVILLE | 600 | 52.3% | 53.0% |
| Oak Hill Elementary School AUSTIN | 617 | 50.4% | 44.0% |
| Morningside Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 665 | 57.6% | 47.8% |
| McNair Elementary School DENTON | 599 | 53.1% | 55.5% |
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 Jp Dabbs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,890 of 4,401 | #237 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,140 of 4,466 ▲ 680 | #295 of 625 ▲ 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,718 of 4,466 ▼ 224 | #220 of 625 ▼ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,132 of 3,998 | #333 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #1,520 of 4,938 | #334 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,985 of 4,622 | #268 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #2,247 of 4,628 | #296 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #3,395 of 4,789 | #547 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,011 of 2,838 | #338 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
612
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 612 | 42.2 | 14.5:1 | 54% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 42.3 | 14.7:1 | 57% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 41.6 | 14.8:1 | 61% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 52% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 46.5 | 14.7:1 | 49% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 50% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 49% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 22% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 45 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jp Dabbs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (681 to 612); teachers down 9% (46.5 to 42.2).
About Jp Dabbs Elementary School
Jp Dabbs Elementary School is an elementary school in DEER PARK, Texas, reachable at (832) 668-8100. It enrolls 612 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
DEER PARK ISD is the local district for Jp Dabbs Elementary School. It runs 14 schools with 12,165 students.
At Jp Dabbs Elementary School, 61% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 34% White and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. The diversity index for Jp Dabbs Elementary School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Jp Dabbs Elementary School has 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. At Jp Dabbs Elementary School, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 16 points below the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The model predicts 50.5% for a school in Texas with Jp Dabbs Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Jp Dabbs Elementary School posts 45.6%.
Census data for Harris County show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 886,911, Jp Dabbs Elementary School among them.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, College Park Elementary School, is the closest to Jp Dabbs Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jp Dabbs Elementary School. On proficiency, Jp Dabbs Elementary School is behind the 51.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 586 in 2020-21 to 612 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 DEER PARK ISD
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Fairmont Junior High SchoolMiddle · 676 students
Other schools in DEER PARK
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bonnette Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
Nearby schools
- College Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 432
- H S Point1.2 mi · 8
- Bonnette Junior High School1.2 mi · 662
- Deer Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 661
- Carpenter Elementary School1.3 mi · 837
- Deer Park High School1.4 mi · 4,057
Frequently asked questions
About Jp Dabbs Elementary SchoolHow large is Jp Dabbs Elementary School?
Jp Dabbs Elementary School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Jp Dabbs Elementary School serve?
Jp Dabbs Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jp Dabbs Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Jp Dabbs Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Jp Dabbs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jp Dabbs Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 61% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Jp Dabbs Elementary School public or private?
Jp Dabbs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DEER PARK ISD.
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