Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002505
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School
4901 LOCKWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77026 · (713) 671-4160 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-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.
- B+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
14.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
324 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 61 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
29%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
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School→Key Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 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 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 30.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 30.0% | 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 | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Kashmere Gardens Elementary School
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashmere Gardens Elementary School this school | 329 | 98.5% | 31.4% |
| Young Elementary School HOUSTON | 334 | 98.5% | 43.5% |
| Codwell Elementary School HOUSTON | 342 | 95.3% | 28.4% |
| Meyerpark Elementary School HOUSTON | 296 | 95.9% | 29.9% |
| Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School AUSTIN | 303 | 99.7% | N/A |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center TEXARKANA | 329 | 97.9% | N/A |
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 Kashmere Gardens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,533 of 4,401 | #513 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,166 of 4,466 ▲ 892 | #298 of 625 ▲ 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,255 of 4,466 ▼ 1,115 | #456 of 625 ▼ 177 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #933 of 3,998 | #128 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #4,013 of 4,938 | #596 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,787 of 4,622 | #248 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #3,464 of 4,628 | #498 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #128 of 4,789 | #42 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #1,129 of 2,838 | #211 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
329
-103 (-24%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 98% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 32.6 | 10.1:1 | 99% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 22.5 | 15.8:1 | 98% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 23.1 | 17.9:1 | 93% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 88% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 36% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 93% (492) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 34 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kashmere Gardens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (414 to 329); teachers unchanged (23.1 to 23).
About Kashmere Gardens Elementary School
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School is an elementary school located in HOUSTON, Texas, in Harris County. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 329 students. It has 37% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Within HOUSTON ISD, Kashmere Gardens Elementary School is one of 273 schools. The district enrolls 176,727 students.
The share of Black students at Kashmere Gardens Elementary School is 83%. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic. Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Classroom staffing at Kashmere Gardens Elementary School totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 98% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kashmere Gardens Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with Kashmere Gardens Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 31.6%. Kashmere Gardens Elementary School scores 31.4%, within a point of that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Measured in a straight line, Isaacs Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Kashmere Gardens Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 32.4% proficiency; Kashmere Gardens Elementary School posts 31.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
In 2020-21, Kashmere Gardens Elementary School enrolled 432 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 329. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Key Middle School0.9 mi · 516
- Kashmere High School1.2 mi · 655
- Cook Jr Elementary School1.3 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Kashmere Gardens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kashmere Gardens Elementary School?
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kashmere Gardens Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kashmere Gardens Elementary School have?
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Kashmere Gardens Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kashmere Gardens Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 16% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kashmere Gardens Elementary School in?
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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