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Looscan Elementary School

3800 ROBERTSON ST, HOUSTON, TX 77009 · (713) 696-2760 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Texas public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-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

Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
228 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-K3616%
Kindergarten2611%
Grade 13616%
Grade 24118%
Grade 33214%
Grade 42210%
Grade 53616%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).

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%
White
21%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
20188%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
2310%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
10%
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
11450%
Female
11550%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Looscan Elementary School→Marshall Middle School→Northside High 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading14.0%44.0%22.0%20.0%
Mathematics23.0%28.0%24.0%25.0%
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
2025-2658.0%51.0%
2024-2546.0%48.0%
2023-2451.0%50.0%
2022-2329.0%37.0%
2021-2240.0%40.0%
2020-2131.0%27.0%
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% 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 Looscan Elementary School

Looscan Elementary School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Looscan Elementary School this school22999.6%42.4%
Bean Elementary School
LUBBOCK
23598.3%N/A
North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus
LEWISVILLE
25995.4%34.0%
Port Houston Elementary School
HOUSTON
25599.6%34.1%
Bean Elementary School
LUBBOCK
21893.6%31.1%
Obadiah Knight Elementary School
DALLAS
27998.2%51.7%
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 Looscan Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.4%#2,286 of 4,401#307 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#1,675 of 4,466
▲ 137
#219 of 625
▲ 22
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#1,629 of 4,466
▲ 1,292
#207 of 625
▲ 191
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+21.5pp#428 of 3,998#52 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
229#4,538 of 4,938#650 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#1,115 of 4,622#164 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
21.9%#3,696 of 4,628#539 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.6%#47 of 4,789#17 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.9%#306 of 2,838#80 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
229
-69 (-23%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252291713.5:1100% (228)
2023-2423821.810.9:196% (228)
2022-232621715.4:198% (256)
2020-212982114.2:196% (287)
2017-183522613.5:184% (294)
2015-164802618.5:197% (465)
2010-114813016.0:153% (256)
2000-013912615.0:196% (374)
1990-917784517.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Looscan Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (352 to 229); teachers down 35% (26 to 17).

About Looscan Elementary School

Looscan Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. There are 229 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 56% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.

Looscan Elementary School is a school in HOUSTON ISD. The district has 273 schools and 176,727 students.

At Looscan Elementary School, 88% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 10% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.

There are about 13.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Looscan Elementary School, which has 17. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Looscan Elementary School is about 100%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.

Looscan Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Texas public elementary schools.

A school with Looscan Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 31.2%. Looscan Elementary School scores 42.4%, 11.2 points above that line.

In the wider Harris County area, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Looscan Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.

Martinez C Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Looscan Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Looscan Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

Enrollment decreased 23% over 4 years, reaching 229 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
Looscan Elementary School
District
HOUSTON ISD
Address
3800 ROBERTSON ST, HOUSTON, TX 77009
Phone
(713) 696-2760
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
229
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
228 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482364002524
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Looscan Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Looscan Elementary School?
Looscan Elementary School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Looscan Elementary School serve?
Looscan Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Looscan Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Looscan Elementary School.
How diverse is Looscan Elementary School?
Looscan Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Looscan Elementary School public or private?
Looscan Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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