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What's something KRUSE EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003832
Kruse Elementary School
400 PARK LN, PASADENA, TX 77506 · (713) 740-0624 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
386 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 | 44 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
14%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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Kruse Elementary School
Kruse Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kruse Elementary School this school | 408 | 94.6% | 48.8% |
| Janowski Elementary School HOUSTON | 395 | 94.7% | 47.0% |
| Cook Elementary School AUSTIN | 433 | 94.9% | 21.8% |
| Sam Rosen Elementary School FORT WORTH | 407 | 95.1% | 24.6% |
| Cable Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 392 | 94.4% | 30.8% |
| Zavala Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 433 | 94.9% | 31.6% |
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 Kruse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,552 of 4,401 | #184 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,479 of 4,466 ▼ 1,730 | #521 of 625 ▼ 289 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,784 of 4,466 ▼ 1,035 | #544 of 625 ▼ 169 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #867 of 3,998 | #112 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,421 of 4,938 | #536 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #288 of 4,622 | #47 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #3,962 of 4,628 | #587 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #562 of 4,789 | #150 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #413 of 2,838 | #96 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
408
-70 (-15%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 408 | 34.6 | 11.8:1 | 95% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 95% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 36.5 | 12.2:1 | 97% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 96% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 89% (531) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 90% (669) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 27% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 89% (691) |
| 1990-91 | 798 | 35 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kruse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (600 to 408); teachers down 11% (39 to 34.6).
About Kruse Elementary School
Kruse Elementary School is a public elementary school in PASADENA, Texas. A total of 408 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
Kruse Elementary School is one school in a 67-school district, PASADENA ISD, which enrolls 46,491 students.
The student body at Kruse Elementary School is 93% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Kruse Elementary School operates with 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.8:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 95% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 25 points lower.
Kruse Elementary School is in the top 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3%. The school's actual rate is 48.8%, 15.5 points higher.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
The nearest other public school, De Zavala Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Kruse Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 15% from its 2020-21 level of 478. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 11.8:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. 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 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 PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Other Kruse Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kruse Elementary. Kruse Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Kruse Elementary SchoolFORT COLLINS, CO · 406 students
Nearby schools
- De Zavala Middle School0.2 mi · 457
- Pasadena High School0.3 mi · 2,217
- Jackson Intermediate School0.8 mi · 527
- Richey Elementary School0.8 mi · 505
- Morales Elementary School0.9 mi · 379
- Gardens Elementary School1.0 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Kruse Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kruse Elementary School?
Kruse Elementary School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Kruse Elementary School serve?
Kruse Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kruse Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kruse Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kruse Elementary School?
At Kruse Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Kruse Elementary School public or private?
Kruse Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.