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Lockhart Elementary School

3200 ROSEDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77004 · (713) 942-1950 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
287 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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-K5819%
Kindergarten3712%
Grade 14314%
Grade 23712%
Grade 33612%
Grade 44013%
Grade 55518%

This year's kindergarten class (37) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
269%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
27088%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
14748%
Female
15952%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lockhart Elementary School→Cullen Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading23.0%24.0%24.0%29.0%
Mathematics10.0%20.0%26.0%44.0%
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
2025-2647.0%30.0%
2024-2552.0%43.0%
2023-2451.0%38.0%
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lockhart Elementary School

Lockhart Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lockhart Elementary School this school30693.8%39.0%
Gateway Charter Academy
DALLAS
31593.7%7.6%
Codwell Elementary School
HOUSTON
34295.3%28.4%
Reynolds Elementary School
HOUSTON
30193.4%26.8%
Bruce Elementary School
HOUSTON
28596.8%27.9%
Thompson Elementary School
HOUSTON
36395.9%48.3%
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 Lockhart Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#2,719 of 4,401#359 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#3,918 of 4,466
▼ 1,564
#580 of 625
▼ 252
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#2,885 of 4,466
▼ 641
#391 of 625
▼ 100
Enrollment
ranked largest first
306#4,162 of 4,938#609 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#666 of 4,622#100 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
21.4%#3,713 of 4,628#545 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
93.8%#652 of 4,789#170 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-54.0%#36 of 2,838#10 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
306
-175 (-36%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253062412.8:194% (287)
2023-2433834.99.7:191% (306)
2022-2337925.115.1:192% (350)
2020-214813115.5:188% (424)
2017-1866536.518.2:189% (592)
2015-167203818.9:185% (609)
2010-117084316.5:146% (327)
2000-014672717.3:177% (360)
1990-917063619.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lockhart Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 54% (665 to 306); teachers down 34% (36.5 to 24).

About Lockhart Elementary School

Lockhart Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in HOUSTON, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 306 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.

HOUSTON ISD (273 schools, 176,727 students) runs Lockhart Elementary School.

The student body at Lockhart Elementary School is 88% Black. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of Harris County, the Black share is about 19%. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Lockhart Elementary School's 24 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.

The allk12 Grade for Lockhart Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Lockhart Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.0% is 5.4 points above the 33.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.

Nearest public school: Energy Institute High School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lockhart Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.0% against a local average of 51.5%.

Under the NCES locale system, Lockhart Elementary School is City: Large.

Over 4 years, Lockhart Elementary School's enrollment declined 36%, to 306. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.

Community posts for Lockhart Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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
Lockhart Elementary School
District
HOUSTON ISD
Address
3200 ROSEDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77004
Phone
(713) 942-1950
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
306
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
287 (94%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482364002521
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lockhart Elementary. Lockhart Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lockhart Elementary School
How many students attend Lockhart Elementary School?
Lockhart Elementary School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lockhart Elementary School serve?
Lockhart Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lockhart Elementary School have?
Lockhart Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lockhart Elementary School?
At Lockhart Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lockhart Elementary School in?
Lockhart Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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