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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELDON ISD·NCES 483999005811
L E Monahan Elementary School
8901 DEEP VALLEY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77044 · (281) 454-2900 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
557 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 23% |
This year's 1st grade class (122) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 L E Monahan Elementary School
L E Monahan Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L E Monahan Elementary School this school | 635 | 87.7% | 28.6% |
| Houston Elementary School LANCASTER | 613 | 87.3% | 32.9% |
| Meyer Elementary School HOUSTON | 680 | 88.4% | 33.5% |
| Uplift Wisdom Prep PS DALLAS | 593 | 90.4% | 26.1% |
| Sheldon Lake Elementary School HOUSTON | 622 | 84.6% | 32.3% |
| Uplift Summit Prep PS ARLINGTON | 688 | 87.1% | 33.9% |
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 L E Monahan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,788 of 4,401 | #546 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,028 of 4,466 ▼ 716 | #591 of 625 ▼ 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,229 of 4,466 ▼ 131 | #603 of 625 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #508 of 3,998 | #61 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #1,359 of 4,938 | #309 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,196 of 4,622 | #423 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #2,206 of 4,628 | #290 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #1,319 of 4,789 | #316 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #953 of 1,307 | #96 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
635
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 635 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 88% (557) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 40.5 | 15.8:1 | 92% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 95% (627) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 90% (568) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 43.2 | 13.9:1 | 78% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 83% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 89% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 64% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L E Monahan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (601 to 635); teachers down 7% (43.2 to 40).
About L E Monahan Elementary School
Families in HOUSTON, Texas, are served by L E Monahan Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 635 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 22% above average.
SHELDON ISD has a total of 14 schools and 10,946 students, L E Monahan Elementary School among them.
At L E Monahan Elementary School, 59% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 37% Black and 3% White. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
Based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, L E Monahan Elementary School has a ratio of 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.2% at L E Monahan Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.6%.
Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Of the public schools around it, L E Monahan Elementary School is closest to Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, L E Monahan Elementary School places 4th out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes L E Monahan Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 629 students in 2020-21 and 635 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
L E Monahan Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 SHELDON ISD
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
- C E King Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,359 students
- Michael R Null Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Sheldon Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Royalwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Garrett Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 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
- Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood0.4 mi · 556
- Kase Academy0.7 mi · 104
- C E King Middle School0.7 mi · 1,359
- H M Carroll Elementary School0.9 mi · 536
- Sheldon Lake Elementary School1.4 mi · 622
- Highpoint School East (daep)1.5 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About L E Monahan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at L E Monahan Elementary School?
L E Monahan Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does L E Monahan Elementary School serve?
L E Monahan Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at L E Monahan Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at L E Monahan Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at L E Monahan Elementary School?
At L E Monahan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees L E Monahan Elementary School?
L E Monahan Elementary School is overseen by SHELDON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.