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If you could change one rule at MARTIN EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783000102
Martin Elementary School
11718 HENDON, HOUSTON, TX 77072 · (281) 983-8363 · Harris County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
11.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
595 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (145).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Martin Elementary School
Martin Elementary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Elementary School this school | 654 | 91.0% | 43.3% |
| Frazier Elementary School HOUSTON | 601 | 89.2% | 37.6% |
| Youens Elementary School HOUSTON | 675 | 94.8% | 39.4% |
| White E Elementary School HOUSTON | 691 | 91.9% | 33.3% |
| Epps Island Elementary School KLEIN | 764 | 91.1% | 39.9% |
| Hart Elementary School AUSTIN | 577 | 92.4% | 25.6% |
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 Martin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,174 of 4,401 | #288 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,826 of 4,466 ▼ 55 | #246 of 625 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,092 of 4,466 ▲ 290 | #432 of 625 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,845 of 3,998 | #286 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #1,221 of 4,938 | #289 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #171 of 4,622 | #29 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #3,424 of 4,628 | #486 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #957 of 4,789 | #232 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #496 of 2,838 | #109 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
654
-164 (-20%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 654 | 57.9 | 11.3:1 | 91% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 59 | 11.9:1 | 91% (639) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 56.9 | 12.6:1 | 91% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | 64 | 12.8:1 | 92% (752) |
| 2017-18 | 935 | 68.5 | 13.7:1 | 81% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 68 | 13.3:1 | 78% (710) |
| 2010-11 | 909 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 83% (758) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 50 | 18.9:1 | 64% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 44 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (935 to 654); teachers down 15% (68.5 to 57.9).
About Martin Elementary School
Martin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in HOUSTON. Federal data show 654 students enrolled in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Martin Elementary School is run by ALIEF ISD, whose 46 schools enroll 38,610 students.
Of every 100 students at Martin Elementary School, about 83 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 7% Black and 7% Asian. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Martin Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Martin Elementary School, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Martin Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Martin Elementary School are 8.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.3% actual, 34.8% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Youngblood Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Martin Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Martin Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 43.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Martin Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 818 (2020-21) to 654 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.8:1 to 11.3:1.
The discussion board for Martin 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 ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 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 Martin Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 7 states are named Martin Elementary. Martin Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 12.
- Martin Elementary SchoolWEATHERFORD, TX · 547 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 537 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 517 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 415 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolLake in the Hills, IL · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Youngblood Intermediate School0.9 mi · 864
- Alief Learning Center (K-6)1.0 mi · 6
- Alief Learning Center (6-12)1.0 mi · 140
- Boone Elementary School1.1 mi · 511
- Owens Intermediate School1.2 mi · 809
- Chambers Elementary School1.2 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Martin Elementary School?
Martin Elementary School enrolls approximately 654 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Martin Elementary School serve?
Martin Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Martin Elementary School?
Martin Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 83% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian.
Who oversees Martin Elementary School?
Martin Elementary School is overseen by ALIEF ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.