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MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL
Set in HOUSTON, Texas, MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL is an average-sized elementary school, one of the schools within FORT BEND ISD. It works with 648 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.
Within FORT BEND ISD, which oversees 83 schools and 79,663 students, MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 10% Asian, 4% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.5%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of +9.3 points.
Around the school, Fort Bend County reports that median household earnings sit near $114,041, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HODGES BEND MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.2%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Looking at the recent track record. MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 591 (now 648). Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 52% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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