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What's the biggest difference between MILDRED JENKINS EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122004715
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School
4615 REYNALDO DR, SPRING, TX 77373 · (281) 891-8300 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
506 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp 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 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Mildred Jenkins Elementary School
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mildred Jenkins Elementary School this school | 603 | 83.9% | 35.0% |
| Drew Elementary School CROSBY | 602 | 81.1% | 40.0% |
| Jowell Elementary School KATY | 574 | 83.8% | 38.4% |
| IDEA Walzem Academy SAN ANTONIO | 611 | 85.3% | 34.4% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School SPRING | 630 | 81.1% | 31.9% |
| Sheldon Early Childhood Academy HOUSTON | 562 | 83.1% | 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 Mildred Jenkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,157 of 4,401 | #447 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,898 of 4,466 ▲ 1,097 | #258 of 625 ▲ 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,188 of 4,466 ▲ 670 | #446 of 625 ▲ 104 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,422 of 3,998 | #223 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #1,603 of 4,938 | #347 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,926 of 4,622 | #385 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #1,860 of 4,628 | #243 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #1,647 of 4,789 | #368 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #1,917 of 2,838 | #325 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
603
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,018
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 603 | 38.8 | 15.5:1 | 84% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 46.8 | 13.5:1 | 90% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 44.5 | 14.0:1 | 91% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 91% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 44.5 | 15.3:1 | 80% (543) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 73% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 76% (633) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 39% (364) |
| 1990-91 | 1,018 | 54 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mildred Jenkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (681 to 603); teachers down 13% (44.5 to 38.8).
About Mildred Jenkins Elementary School
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in SPRING, Texas. It has an enrollment of 603 students in pre-K through 5.
SPRING ISD is the local district for Mildred Jenkins Elementary School. It runs 42 schools with 33,678 students.
The student body at Mildred Jenkins Elementary School is 60% Hispanic. The school is also 27% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
There are 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mildred Jenkins Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. By family income, 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.0%, compared with a predicted 37.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mildred Jenkins Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Dueitt Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 35.0% is above the 26.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Mildred Jenkins Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mildred Jenkins Elementary School had a net gain of 39 students, or 7%. The school's ratio increased from 13.4:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 SPRING ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
Other schools in SPRING
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- York Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Cox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Dueitt Middle School0.3 mi · 720
- Ogden Elementary School1.2 mi · 584
- Teague Middle School1.4 mi · 550
- Magrill Ec/PK/K1.4 mi · 589
- Anderson Elementary School1.6 mi · 635
- Sam Houston State University Charter School1.6 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Mildred Jenkins Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mildred Jenkins Elementary School?
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mildred Jenkins Elementary School serve?
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mildred Jenkins Elementary School have?
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Mildred Jenkins Elementary School?
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 60% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mildred Jenkins Elementary School?
Mildred Jenkins Elementary School is overseen by SPRING ISD in Harris County.
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