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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LANGHAM EL this year?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEDERLAND ISD·NCES 483228003580
Langham Elementary School
800 S 12TH ST, NEDERLAND, TX 77627 · (409) 722-4324 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
300 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 68.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Langham Elementary School
Langham Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langham Elementary School this school | 553 | 54.2% | 57.8% |
| W H Bonner Elementary School LUFKIN | 621 | 52.5% | 51.0% |
| Fowler Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 490 | 53.3% | 57.7% |
| Tarver-Rendon Ag Leadership BURLESON | 506 | 51.8% | 50.8% |
| Gerard Elementary School CLEBURNE | 474 | 50.4% | 55.9% |
| Hyde Park Elementary School DENISON | 502 | 51.0% | 48.2% |
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 Langham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #885 of 4,401 | #4 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #832 of 4,466 ▲ 180 | #7 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #843 of 4,466 ▼ 142 | #4 of 34 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #582 of 3,998 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #2,014 of 4,938 | #17 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,636 of 4,622 | #27 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,415 of 4,628 | #10 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #3,394 of 4,789 | #31 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #426 of 1,307 | #8 of 16 |
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
553
+141 (+34%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 553 | 33.5 | 16.5:1 | 54% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 32.2 | 16.9:1 | 56% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 29.4 | 14.6:1 | 55% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 58% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 30.2 | 15.3:1 | 54% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 54% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 56% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 29% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Langham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (462 to 553); teachers up 11% (30.2 to 33.5).
About Langham Elementary School
Langham Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in NEDERLAND, Texas, one of the schools in NEDERLAND ISD. The school reports 553 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, NEDERLAND ISD has 8 schools and 5,317 students.
By race and ethnicity, Langham Elementary School is 57% White. It is also 27% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 40% White. Langham Elementary School has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Langham Elementary School employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 54% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
The allk12 Grade for Langham Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Langham Elementary School would be expected to post about 50.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.8%.
Within Jefferson County, median household income is about $60,026, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 92 and enroll about 42,825.
Of nearby public schools, Central Middle School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Langham Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Langham Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 34%, from 412 to 553. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.2 to 16.5 over 4 years.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEDERLAND ISD
- Nederland High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Helena Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other schools in NEDERLAND
- Nederland High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Helena Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle School0.5 mi · 556
- Highland Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 547
- Wilson Middle School0.9 mi · 678
- Nederland High School1.0 mi · 1,500
- Helena Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 760
- Hillcrest Elementary School1.3 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Langham Elementary SchoolHow large is Langham Elementary School?
Langham Elementary School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Langham Elementary School serve?
Langham Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Langham Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Langham Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Langham Elementary School?
Student demographics at Langham Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Langham Elementary School in?
Langham Elementary School is part of NEDERLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.