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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001188
Lieder Elementary School
17003 KIETH HARROW BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77084 · (281) 463-5928 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
639 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 | 95 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
43%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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 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 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Lieder Elementary School
Lieder Elementary School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieder Elementary School this school | 742 | 86.1% | 39.2% |
| Johnston Elementary School IRVING | 725 | 86.9% | 21.8% |
| Bellaire Elementary School HURST | 672 | 86.9% | 44.8% |
| Hanes Elementary School IRVING | 709 | 83.8% | 29.1% |
| Ralph Bunche Elementary School MIDLAND | 841 | 86.8% | 23.2% |
| Sundown Elementary School KATY | 720 | 85.7% | 33.2% |
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 Lieder Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #2,694 of 4,401 | #356 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,432 of 4,466 ▼ 394 | #512 of 625 ▼ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,486 of 4,466 ▼ 376 | #335 of 625 ▼ 61 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,126 of 3,998 | #332 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #673 of 4,938 | #190 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #785 of 4,622 | #116 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #2,918 of 4,628 | #399 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #1,470 of 4,789 | #335 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #1,280 of 2,838 | #234 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
742
-73 (-9%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 957
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 742 | 57.3 | 12.9:1 | 86% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 65 | 12.3:1 | 91% (731) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 62.6 | 13.1:1 | 89% (732) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 60 | 13.6:1 | 84% (688) |
| 2017-18 | 913 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 79% (720) |
| 2015-16 | 987 | 57 | 17.3:1 | 77% (757) |
| 2010-11 | 1,051 | 67 | 15.7:1 | 80% (840) |
| 2000-01 | 984 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 43% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 957 | 55 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lieder Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (913 to 742); teachers down 8% (62 to 57.3).
About Lieder Elementary School
Lieder Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in HOUSTON, Texas. Enrolled students number 742 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD is the district for Lieder Elementary School. It has 92 schools and 117,927 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Lieder Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. The school is also 12% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Lieder Elementary School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 57.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.9:1 here. Around 86% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lieder Elementary School, the prediction is 36.9% and the result is 39.2%.
Harris County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The closest public school to Lieder Elementary School is Watkins Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Lieder Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Lieder Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, Lieder Elementary School's enrollment declined 9%, to 742.
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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 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
Nearby schools
- Watkins Middle School0.2 mi · 1,283
- Tipps Elementary School0.6 mi · 980
- Wilson Elementary School0.9 mi · 756
- Harmony School of Achievement - Houston1.0 mi · 694
- Metcalf Elementary School1.1 mi · 855
- Kahla Middle School1.2 mi · 1,126
Frequently asked questions
About Lieder Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lieder Elementary School?
Lieder Elementary School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lieder Elementary School serve?
Lieder Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lieder Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lieder Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lieder Elementary School?
Lieder Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 74% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lieder Elementary School public or private?
Lieder 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.