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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432010779
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School
9100 BLACKHAWK BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77075 · (713) 740-0928 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- BThree-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
13.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
377 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 | 67 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (90).
Student demographics
42%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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 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 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 19 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 Laura Welch Bush Elementary School
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School this school | 555 | 67.9% | 63.8% |
| Sst Discovery SAN ANTONIO | 508 | 69.7% | 43.6% |
| Evers Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 580 | 66.9% | 33.0% |
| Parkway Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 571 | 66.9% | 36.6% |
| Marjory Vickery Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 635 | 74.8% | 38.1% |
| Boone Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 458 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
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 Laura Welch Bush Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #578 of 4,401 | #60 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,533 of 4,466 ▼ 867 | #195 of 625 ▼ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,387 of 4,466 ▼ 333 | #175 of 625 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,824 of 3,998 | #283 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,994 of 4,938 | #411 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #954 of 4,622 | #137 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #2,930 of 4,628 | #402 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #2,670 of 4,789 | #487 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #1,199 of 2,838 | #224 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
555
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 879
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 68% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 43.9 | 13.1:1 | 68% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 44.8 | 12.8:1 | 73% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 69% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 51.1 | 13.5:1 | 61% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 62 | 15.6:1 | 62% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 879 | 57 | 15.4:1 | 13% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laura Welch Bush Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (691 to 555); teachers down 18% (51.1 to 42).
About Laura Welch Bush Elementary School
In HOUSTON, Texas, Laura Welch Bush Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 555 students, from pre-K through 4.
PASADENA ISD has 67 schools and 46,491 students, and Laura Welch Bush Elementary School is one of those schools.
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School is 75% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 9% Asian, 9% White, and 5% Black. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. Laura Welch Bush Elementary School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 42 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Laura Welch Bush Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 63.8%, is 19.1 points above the 44.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Texas schools.
Across Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Jessup Elementary School is located about 0.8 miles from Laura Welch Bush Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 63.8% is above the 35.7% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 35 students since 2020-21, to 555.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 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
Other Laura Welch Bush Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Laura Welch Bush Elementary. Laura Welch Bush Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Laura Welch Bush Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Jessup Elementary School0.8 mi · 326
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School0.9 mi · 449
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School0.9 mi · 736
- Atkinson Elementary School0.9 mi · 454
- Beta Academy1.0 mi · 1,032
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School1.0 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Laura Welch Bush Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Laura Welch Bush Elementary School?
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Laura Welch Bush Elementary School serve?
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Laura Welch Bush Elementary School have?
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Laura Welch Bush Elementary School?
Student demographics at Laura Welch Bush Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 75% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Laura Welch Bush Elementary School?
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.