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Alumni: what's one memory from MEMORIAL EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002534
MEMORIAL EL
6401 ARNOT ST, HOUSTON, TX 77007 · (713) 867-5150 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
167 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MEMORIAL EL→HOGG MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
+121 (+34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.7:1
% White
24%
was 10%
% Hispanic
50%
was 76%
% Black
12%
was 8%
% Asian
7%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MEMORIAL EL
MEMORIAL EL is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by HOUSTON ISD, caters to 474 students in grades pre-K through 5.
MEMORIAL EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that serves 176,727 students overall.
Demographically, MEMORIAL EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% White, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, MEMORIAL EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, MEMORIAL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.5%, the actual is 59.2%, a residual of +0.7 points.
In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), MEMORIAL EL is one campus in the mix.
RIVER OAKS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MEMORIAL EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEMORIAL EL has rose 34%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 76% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the MEMORIAL EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- RIVER OAKS EL1.6 mi · 777
- SINCLAIR EL1.7 mi · 728
- HOUSTON HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL1.9 mi · 192
- LOVE EL1.9 mi · 340
- LAMAR H S2.0 mi · 2,968
- HARVARD EL2.1 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About MEMORIAL ELHow many students attend MEMORIAL EL?
MEMORIAL EL enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-05.
Is MEMORIAL EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MEMORIAL EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MEMORIAL EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MEMORIAL EL is approximately 16.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MEMORIAL EL?
MEMORIAL EL reports a student body of 24% White, 50% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MEMORIAL EL?
MEMORIAL EL is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.