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What's one thing LA PORTE EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE ISD·NCES 482619006876
La Porte Elementary School
725 S BROADWAY, LA PORTE, TX 77571 · (281) 604-4700 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
336 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 70 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
La Porte Elementary School→James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
Based on grade levels within LA PORTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 La Porte Elementary School
La Porte Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte Elementary School this school | 503 | 66.8% | 54.2% |
| Mayes Elementary School DENISON | 508 | 67.9% | 46.3% |
| Bowie Elementary School ENNIS | 506 | 64.0% | 36.0% |
| Central Elementary School ANGLETON | 533 | 70.0% | 51.3% |
| Crockett Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 477 | 65.2% | 56.0% |
| Giddings Elementary School GIDDINGS | 585 | 69.2% | 40.0% |
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 La Porte Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,127 of 4,401 | #120 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,076 of 4,466 ▼ 78 | #131 of 625 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,449 of 4,466 ▲ 269 | #181 of 625 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #937 of 3,998 | #130 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #2,506 of 4,938 | #464 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,246 of 4,622 | #432 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #1,336 of 4,628 | #166 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #2,734 of 4,789 | #497 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,073 of 2,838 | #349 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
503
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 503 | 31.6 | 15.9:1 | 67% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 33.1 | 16.8:1 | 79% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 31.1 | 17.1:1 | 82% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 75% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 33.1 | 16.8:1 | 76% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 77% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 73% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 67% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 821 | 52 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Porte Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (555 to 503); teachers down 5% (33.1 to 31.6).
About La Porte Elementary School
In LA PORTE, Texas, part of Harris County, La Porte Elementary School is an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 503 students enrolled.
La Porte Elementary School belongs to LA PORTE ISD, a district of 13 schools and 7,099 students.
At La Porte Elementary School, 53% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 31% White, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, La Porte Elementary School scores 61%.
La Porte Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher, from 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On BeatsExpectations, La Porte Elementary School is 9.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Harris County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. La Porte Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
La Porte Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is La Porte Junior High School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 54.0% on proficiency, and La Porte Elementary School is above that at 54.2%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 5%. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at La Porte Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 LA PORTE ISD
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in LA PORTE
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
- Bayshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- La Porte Junior High School0.2 mi · 563
- La Porte High School0.3 mi · 2,090
- Highpoint - DAEP0.3 mi · 5
- The Academy of Viola Dewalt High School0.9 mi · 163
- Bayshore Elementary School1.9 mi · 420
- Leo A Rizzuto Elementary School3.1 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About La Porte Elementary SchoolHow large is La Porte Elementary School?
La Porte Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does La Porte Elementary School serve?
La Porte Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at La Porte Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at La Porte Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at La Porte Elementary School?
Student demographics at La Porte Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 53% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is La Porte Elementary School in?
La Porte Elementary School is part of LA PORTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.