Klenk Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
Schools most like Klenk Elementary School
Klenk Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klenk Elementary School this school | 717 | 73.8% | 43.8% |
| Willbern Elementary School HOUSTON | 831 | 76.3% | 49.1% |
| Wilson Elementary School HOUSTON | 756 | 67.6% | 44.6% |
| Lee Elementary School HOUSTON | 780 | 76.8% | 46.8% |
| Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School AUSTIN | 556 | 72.3% | 29.2% |
| Fiest Elementary School HOUSTON | 856 | 70.8% | 41.5% |
Where Klenk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #2,109 of 4,401 | #274 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #775 of 4,466 ▲ 950 | #90 of 625 ▲ 139 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,264 of 4,466 ▲ 987 | #153 of 625 ▲ 144 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #684 of 3,998 | #92 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #813 of 4,938 | #215 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #415 of 4,622 | #69 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #1,304 of 4,628 | #161 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #2,332 of 4,789 | #460 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #1,796 of 2,838 | #308 of 441 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 717 | 58.7 | 12.2:1 | 74% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 60.5 | 12.0:1 | 75% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 58.4 | 13.1:1 | 75% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | 56 | 12.8:1 | 74% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 66.8 | 12.3:1 | 66% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 66 | 12.7:1 | 68% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 65 | 13.2:1 | 64% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 897 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 30% (273) |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (821 to 717); teachers down 12% (66.8 to 58.7).
About Klenk Elementary School
Klenk Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of KLEIN, Texas. The school's enrollment of 717 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
In KLEIN ISD, 50 schools enroll a combined 52,437 students.
Hispanic students account for 56% of enrollment at Klenk Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 22% Black, 13% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 12 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Klenk Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
The teaching staff at Klenk Elementary School is 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 74%.
Klenk Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.8%) and its predicted rate (42.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Harris County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Klenk Elementary School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
Klein Forest High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 45.0% on proficiency, and Klenk Elementary School is below that at 43.8%.
The federal government classifies Klenk Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Klenk Elementary School was 719 in 2020-21 and 717 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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