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What's something LEWIS EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002519
Lewis Elementary School
6745 TIPPERARY, HOUSTON, TX 77061 · (713) 845-7453 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
13.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
672 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (92) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 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 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Lewis Elementary School
Lewis Elementary School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Elementary School this school | 675 | 99.6% | 32.4% |
| Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School DALLAS | 685 | 97.8% | 45.5% |
| Gilbert Cuellar Sr Elementary School DALLAS | 715 | 98.3% | 38.3% |
| Smith Elementary School HOUSTON | 730 | 96.8% | 34.4% |
| Stevens Park Elementary School DALLAS | 631 | 99.8% | 36.0% |
| Tinsley Elementary School HOUSTON | 590 | 98.5% | 33.0% |
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 Lewis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #3,431 of 4,401 | #495 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,998 of 4,466 ▼ 718 | #588 of 625 ▼ 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,062 of 4,466 ▼ 309 | #581 of 625 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #900 of 3,998 | #118 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #1,083 of 4,938 | #271 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,401 of 4,622 | #201 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #3,697 of 4,628 | #540 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #48 of 4,789 | #18 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,547 of 2,838 | #272 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
675
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 906
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 675 | 48.7 | 13.8:1 | 100% (672) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 48.6 | 14.6:1 | 98% (699) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 40.7 | 17.5:1 | 99% (704) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 97% (672) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 47.5 | 16.9:1 | 93% (747) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 48 | 18.7:1 | 73% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | 49 | 17.9:1 | 50% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 43 | 21.9:1 | 91% (860) |
| 1990-91 | 906 | 40 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (801 to 675); teachers up 3% (47.5 to 48.7).
About Lewis Elementary School
Among the schools in HOUSTON, Texas, is Lewis Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 675 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
Enrollment across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD totals 176,727 students.
Lewis Elementary School is 88% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lewis Elementary School scores 22%.
On staff are 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 100% of students at Lewis Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Lewis Elementary School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Lewis Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.4% and a predicted 31.2%.
The school is in Harris County, where the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Lewis Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
About 0.4 miles separate Lewis Elementary School from the closest public school, Ortiz Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.5%; Lewis Elementary School's is 32.4%, ranking 8th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Lewis Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 694 to 675, a 3% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (17.4:1).
The discussion board for Lewis Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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 Lewis Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lewis Elementary. Lewis Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Lewis Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 738 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 437 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolKennesaw, GA · 550 students
- LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTEMPLE TERRACE, FL · 546 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Ortiz Middle School0.4 mi · 772
- Bellfort Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 313
- Cornelius Elementary School1.1 mi · 763
- Mount Carmel Academy1.2 mi · 194
- Garden Villas Elementary School1.3 mi · 363
- Hartman Middle School1.3 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Elementary SchoolHow large is Lewis Elementary School?
Lewis Elementary School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lewis Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewis Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lewis Elementary School have?
Lewis Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Lewis Elementary School?
Lewis Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 88% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lewis Elementary School in?
Lewis Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.