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Lemm Elementary School

19034 JOANLEIGH DR, KLEIN, TX 77388 · (832) 484-6300 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
294 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K335%
Kindergarten8814%
Grade 19115%
Grade 29916%
Grade 39415%
Grade 410116%
Grade 511218%

This year's kindergarten class (88) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
17228%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
23238%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
13822%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
539%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
213%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31651%
Female
30249%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 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 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading30.0%32.0%21.0%17.0%
Mathematics29.0%29.0%21.0%21.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2662.0%58.0%
2024-2553.0%52.0%
2023-2455.0%54.0%
2022-2360.0%56.0%
2021-2270.0%61.0%
2020-2156.0%48.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Lemm Elementary School

Lemm Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lemm Elementary School this school61847.6%49.3%
C J Harris Elementary School
PEARLAND
54949.2%53.9%
Hackberry Elementary School
FRISCO
60143.8%38.2%
Herfurth Elementary School
ROWLETT
59046.6%53.7%
Lake Pointe Elementary School
FORT WORTH
74547.1%43.0%
Alvis C Story Elementary School
ALLEN
53046.6%42.8%
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 Lemm Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.3%#1,498 of 4,401#176 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#1,074 of 4,466
▲ 387
#129 of 625
▲ 54
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#1,266 of 4,466
▲ 876
#155 of 625
▲ 127
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.0pp#2,555 of 3,998#409 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
618#1,469 of 4,938#329 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#2,327 of 4,622#309 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.3%#304 of 4,628#38 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.6%#3,671 of 4,789#573 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.5%#2,063 of 2,838#348 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 2024-25
Enrollment
618
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561841.614.9:148% (294)
2023-245833915.0:146% (266)
2022-2362543.714.3:147% (294)
2020-216484614.1:137% (237)
2017-1868344.515.4:125% (170)
2015-166784315.8:124% (164)
2010-117014515.6:122% (151)
2000-018374618.2:19% (72)
1990-915553117.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lemm Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (683 to 618); teachers down 7% (44.5 to 41.6).

About Lemm Elementary School

In KLEIN, Texas, Lemm Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 618 students in pre-K through 5.

KLEIN ISD has 52,437 students spread across 50 schools.

Hispanic students make up 38% of enrollment at Lemm Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 22% Black, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lemm Elementary School, which has 41.6. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 48%. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 22 points higher.

Lemm Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.3% is 4.1 points below the 53.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Harris County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

Spring High School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Lemm Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.

NCES describes the area around Lemm Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 618 in 2024-25.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Lemm Elementary School
District
KLEIN ISD
Address
19034 JOANLEIGH DR, KLEIN, TX 77388
Phone
(832) 484-6300
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
618
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
294 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482574005524
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lemm Elementary School
How many students attend Lemm Elementary School?
Lemm Elementary School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lemm Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lemm Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lemm Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Lemm Elementary School.
How diverse is Lemm Elementary School?
Lemm Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 38% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lemm Elementary School?
Lemm Elementary School is overseen by KLEIN ISD in Harris County.
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