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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432001466
Matthys Elementary School
1500 MAIN ST, SOUTH HOUSTON, TX 77587 · (713) 740-0632 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
410 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 50 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 33.0% | 17.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Matthys Elementary School
Matthys Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthys Elementary School this school | 457 | 89.7% | 37.4% |
| Montana Vista Elementary School EL PASO | 457 | 90.2% | 40.9% |
| Hull Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 441 | 89.3% | 28.6% |
| Worsham Elementary School HOUSTON | 449 | 89.1% | 48.3% |
| Parkland Elementary School EL PASO | 471 | 89.6% | 48.0% |
| Irene C Cardwell Elementary School DEL RIO | 452 | 90.3% | N/A |
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 Matthys Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,894 of 4,401 | #403 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,790 of 4,466 ▲ 694 | #238 of 625 ▲ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,604 of 4,466 ▲ 365 | #512 of 625 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,887 of 3,998 | #293 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #2,950 of 4,938 | #493 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #633 of 4,622 | #96 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #4,117 of 4,628 | #612 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #1,105 of 4,789 | #270 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #450 of 2,838 | #99 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
457
-87 (-16%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 90% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 35.7 | 14.6:1 | 91% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 93% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 89% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 45.2 | 14.7:1 | 86% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 81% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 47 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 45 | 19.3:1 | 74% (644) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matthys Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (664 to 457); teachers down 20% (45.2 to 36).
About Matthys Elementary School
Students in SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas, attend Matthys Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 457 students.
PASADENA ISD oversees Matthys Elementary School and 66 other schools, with 46,491 students in total.
The share of Hispanic students at Matthys Elementary School is 95%. The next largest groups are 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 51 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. The diversity index for Matthys Elementary School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Matthys Elementary School totals 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Matthys Elementary School is about 90%. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Matthys Elementary School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.4% for Matthys Elementary School. The school posts 37.4%, 2.0 points above the prediction.
The school is in Harris County, where median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Matthys Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is South Houston Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Matthys Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Matthys Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.4% against a local average of 38.3%.
Matthys Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 457 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 544.
This page collects posts and questions about Matthys Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Nearby schools
- South Houston Intermediate School0.1 mi · 509
- South Houston Elementary School0.4 mi · 422
- Stevenson Middle School0.9 mi · 1,096
- Rick Schneider Middle School1.0 mi · 500
- Freeman Elementary School1.0 mi · 382
- Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby1.0 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Matthys Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Matthys Elementary School?
Matthys Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Matthys Elementary School serve?
Matthys Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Matthys Elementary School have?
Matthys Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Matthys Elementary School?
Student demographics at Matthys Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Matthys Elementary School in?
Matthys Elementary School is part of PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.