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Alumni: what's one memory from MATZKE EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,026
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001189
Matzke Elementary School
13102 JONES RD, HOUSTON, TX 77070 · (281) 897-4450 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,026 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- C-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
13.7:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
795 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 99 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 155 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 159 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (157).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Matzke Elementary School
Matzke Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matzke Elementary School this school | 1,026 | 77.5% | 40.0% |
| Brosnahan Elementary School KATY | 1,035 | 79.7% | 41.8% |
| Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School HOUSTON | 1,172 | 78.5% | 44.0% |
| Bang Elementary School HOUSTON | 949 | 77.3% | 46.3% |
| Walker Elementary School KATY | 984 | 72.2% | 43.4% |
| Robinson Elementary School KATY | 908 | 81.6% | 49.6% |
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 Matzke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,593 of 4,401 | #341 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,603 of 4,466 ▲ 86 | #366 of 625 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,364 of 4,466 ▼ 580 | #312 of 625 ▼ 97 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,018 of 3,998 | #138 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,026 | #86 of 4,938 | #31 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,302 of 4,622 | #190 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #1,213 of 4,628 | #150 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #2,122 of 4,789 | #429 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #2,637 of 2,838 | #414 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
1,026
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 1,026 | 74.8 | 13.7:1 | 77% (795) |
| 2023-24 | 1,035 | 80.5 | 12.9:1 | 79% (816) |
| 2022-23 | 1,063 | 84.4 | 12.6:1 | 77% (822) |
| 2020-21 | 1,033 | 77 | 13.4:1 | 72% (740) |
| 2017-18 | 1,054 | 64.8 | 16.3:1 | 60% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 994 | 58 | 17.1:1 | 54% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 1,027 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 50% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 926 | 57 | 16.3:1 | 17% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 56 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matzke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,054 to 1,026); teachers up 15% (64.8 to 74.8).
About Matzke Elementary School
In HOUSTON, Texas, part of Harris County, Matzke Elementary School is an elementary school. The school counted 1,026 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 98% above the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD enrolls 117,927 students in 92 schools, including Matzke Elementary School.
About 53% of the student body at Matzke Elementary School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 10% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Matzke Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 74.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Matzke Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 77%.
Matzke Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Texas public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.6%.
In Harris County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Matzke Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Cypress Creek High School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Matzke Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Matzke Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,033 to 1,026, a small change.
Matzke Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 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
Nearby schools
- Cypress Creek High School0.4 mi · 3,222
- Aristoi Classical Academy-Cypress0.7 mi · 511
- Bleyl Middle School0.8 mi · 1,322
- Hancock Elementary School1.3 mi · 749
- Campbell Middle School1.7 mi · 1,076
- Francone Elementary School2.0 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About Matzke Elementary SchoolHow large is Matzke Elementary School?
Matzke Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,026 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Matzke Elementary School serve?
Matzke Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matzke Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matzke Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Matzke Elementary School?
At Matzke Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 53% Hispanic, 28% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Matzke Elementary School public or private?
Matzke Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.