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Enrollment
709
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364010750
NEFF EL
8301 NEFF ST, HOUSTON, TX 77036 · (713) 556-9566 · Harris County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
681 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
Feeds from
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
34.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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
709
-69 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 19.8:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
86%
was 84%
% Black
5%
was 7%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEFF EL
NEFF EL is a moderately sized elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HOUSTON ISD. The school educates 709 students in grades 2 through 5. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
NEFF EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that works with 176,727 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, NEFF EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Other groups include 6% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, NEFF EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.
After controlling for student poverty, NEFF EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 32.2%, a residual of +0.3 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which NEFF EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEFF EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Over the past 7-year window. NEFF EL's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 778 (now 709). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the NEFF EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,352
- NEFF ECC0.3 mi · 550
- WHITE E EL0.7 mi · 691
- BONHAM EL1.2 mi · 940
- BUSH EL1.3 mi · 780
- SHARPSTOWN H S1.5 mi · 1,689
Frequently asked questions
About NEFF ELHow large is NEFF EL?
NEFF EL enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does NEFF EL serve?
NEFF EL serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many teachers does NEFF EL have?
NEFF EL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEFF EL?
At NEFF EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 86% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees NEFF EL?
NEFF 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.