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Byrd Elementary School

20002 W RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433 · (208) 897-4003 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,138 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,138
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
376 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K12111%
Kindergarten16314%
Grade 117115%
Grade 217716%
Grade 318316%
Grade 416014%
Grade 516314%

This year's kindergarten class (163) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (163).

Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
11510%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
27925%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
30627%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
35731%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
797%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
58151%
Female
55749%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2024

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 1 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading59.0%22.0%12.0%7.0%
Mathematics45.0%28.0%15.0%12.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2681.0%73.0%
2024-2582.0%72.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Byrd Elementary School

Byrd Elementary School's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Byrd Elementary School this school1,13833.0%77.6%
James C Neill Elementary School
RICHMOND
1,25335.5%51.2%
H F McNeill Elementary School
RICHMOND
92637.6%70.3%
Jan Schiff Elementary School
MISSOURI CITY
81136.5%49.0%
Don Carter Elementary School
RICHMOND
75838.0%69.2%
Joe Hubenak Elementary School
RICHMOND
1,17932.4%70.3%
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 Byrd Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
77.6%#133 of 4,401#20 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#340 of 4,466
▲ 2
#37 of 625
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#247 of 4,466
▲ 9
#33 of 625
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,138#37 of 4,938#12 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#3,982 of 4,622#551 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
75.4%#93 of 4,628#10 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.0%#4,144 of 4,789#616 of 671
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.

About Byrd Elementary School

Byrd Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in CYPRESS, Texas, under CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. It teaches 1,138 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.

Besides Byrd Elementary School, CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs 91 other schools. The district enrolls 117,927 students.

The biggest share of students at Byrd Elementary School, 31%, is Asian. Next come 27% Black, 25% Hispanic, 10% White, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 7% Asian among all Harris County residents. The diversity index for Byrd Elementary School is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school had 66 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 33%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 37 points.

Byrd Elementary School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.6% with an actual 77.6%.

For Harris County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Postma Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Byrd Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The allk12 page for Byrd Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Byrd Elementary School
District
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Address
20002 W RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433
Phone
(208) 897-4003
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
1,138
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
376 (33%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481611023018
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Byrd Elementary. Byrd Elementary School is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Byrd Elementary School
How many students attend Byrd Elementary School?
Byrd Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,138 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Byrd Elementary School serve?
Byrd Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Byrd Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Byrd Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Byrd Elementary School?
Student demographics at Byrd Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 25% Hispanic, 27% Black, 31% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Byrd Elementary School?
Byrd Elementary School is overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD in Harris County.
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