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What's one thing LAMKIN EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
834
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001187
Lamkin Elementary School
11521 TELGE RD, CYPRESS, TX 77429 · (281) 897-4775 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
589 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 75 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Lamkin Elementary School
Lamkin Elementary School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamkin Elementary School this school | 834 | 70.6% | 46.0% |
| Fiest Elementary School HOUSTON | 856 | 70.8% | 41.5% |
| Moore Elementary School HOUSTON | 873 | 62.5% | 45.6% |
| Ray Daily Elementary School HOUSTON | 853 | 67.2% | 43.3% |
| Bell Manor Elementary School BEDFORD | 610 | 70.3% | 44.8% |
| Clear Creek Elementary School FORT CAVAZOS | 696 | 71.1% | 50.6% |
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 Lamkin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,857 of 4,401 | #230 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,388 of 4,466 ▼ 592 | #335 of 625 ▼ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,363 of 4,466 ▼ 682 | #311 of 625 ▼ 114 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #593 of 3,998 | #70 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #339 of 4,938 | #113 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,977 of 4,622 | #391 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #249 of 4,628 | #32 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #2,526 of 4,789 | #476 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #2,058 of 2,838 | #346 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
834
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 834 | 53.5 | 15.6:1 | 71% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 903 | 60 | 15.1:1 | 71% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 893 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 69% (616) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 59% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 922 | 53.4 | 17.3:1 | 59% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 922 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 51% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 950 | 56 | 17.0:1 | 44% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 58 | 16.8:1 | 16% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 890 | 60 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamkin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (922 to 834); teachers unchanged (53.4 to 53.5).
About Lamkin Elementary School
Lamkin Elementary School, located in CYPRESS, Texas, is a large elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 834 students. It has 61% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Lamkin Elementary School is part of a district of 92 schools: CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 117,927 students.
About 36% of students at Lamkin Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other students are 30% Black, 22% White, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Its ratio of 15.6:1 is based on 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 71%. The average for public schools in Harris County is similar, at 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.5%.
In the surrounding 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.
Cy-Fair High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Lamkin Elementary School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 844 in 2020-21, 834 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in CYPRESS
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Park High SchoolHigh · 3,117 students
- Cypress Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,800 students
Nearby schools
- Cy-Fair High School0.3 mi · 3,216
- Arnold Middle School0.4 mi · 1,376
- Millsap Elementary School1.4 mi · 899
- Woodard Elementary School1.8 mi · 990
- Sampson Elementary School2.0 mi · 900
- Cypress Falls High School2.1 mi · 3,018
Frequently asked questions
About Lamkin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lamkin Elementary School?
Lamkin Elementary School enrolls approximately 834 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lamkin Elementary School serve?
Lamkin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamkin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lamkin Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lamkin Elementary School?
At Lamkin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 36% Hispanic, 30% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lamkin Elementary School public or private?
Lamkin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.