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What's something NORTH CENTRAL EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
863
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC·NCES 480020914068
North Central Elementary School
1900 STRAWN RD, HOUSTON, TX 77039 · (713) 842-5650 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL863 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
790 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 66 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 North Central Elementary School
North Central Elementary School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Elementary School this school | 863 | 91.5% | 44.2% |
| A+ Academy Elementary School DALLAS | 888 | 91.7% | 29.7% |
| Schenck Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 828 | 93.1% | 32.8% |
| Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary School CLEVELAND | 888 | 93.2% | 20.8% |
| Patterson Elementary School HOUSTON | 811 | 94.0% | 45.9% |
| Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School DALLAS | 891 | 93.7% | 41.3% |
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 North Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,051 of 4,401 | #263 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,623 of 4,466 ▲ 444 | #210 of 625 ▲ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,999 of 4,466 ▲ 515 | #257 of 625 ▲ 81 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,735 of 3,998 | #431 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #266 of 4,938 | #90 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #4,024 of 4,622 | #557 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #4,002 of 4,628 | #595 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #901 of 4,789 | #219 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
863
+495 (+135%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 863 | 49.7 | 17.4:1 | 92% (790) |
| 2023-24 | 857 | 48.6 | 17.6:1 | 92% (789) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 43.5 | 16.3:1 | 90% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 80% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Central Elementary School.
About North Central Elementary School
North Central Elementary School is a large elementary school with its address in HOUSTON, Texas. Its enrollment is 863 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 66% larger than that mark.
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC (24 schools, 19,573 students) runs North Central Elementary School.
North Central Elementary School is 93% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 4% Black. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Harris County residents. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at North Central Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. At North Central Elementary School, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
North Central Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.2%) and its predicted rate (34.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In the surrounding 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 North Central Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
YES Prep - North Central is the nearest public school to North Central Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of North Central Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, North Central Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). North Central Elementary School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
North Central Elementary School enrolled 368 in 2020-21 and 863 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.4:1 to 17.4:1.
This page collects posts and questions about North Central Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
- YES Prep - SouthwestHigh · 1,060 students
- YES Prep - Brays OaksHigh · 1,051 students
- YES Prep - GulftonHigh · 1,039 students
- YES Prep - East EndHigh · 1,014 students
- YES Prep - NorthlineHigh · 1,004 students
- YES Prep - North CentralHigh · 1,002 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
Other North Central Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named North Central Elementary. North Central Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- North Central ElementaryKershaw, SC · 509 students
- North Central Elementary SchoolPioneer, OH · 308 students
- North Central Elementary SchoolHERMANSVILLE, MI · 123 students
Nearby schools
- YES Prep - North Central0.1 mi · 1,002
- Hinojosa Ec/PK/K0.2 mi · 578
- Reed Academy0.3 mi · 637
- Raymond Elementary School0.4 mi · 297
- Grantham Academy0.7 mi · 1,006
- Mead Middle School1.1 mi · 910
Frequently asked questions
About North Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Central Elementary School?
North Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 863 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Central Elementary School serve?
North Central Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Central Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Central Elementary School?
At North Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees North Central Elementary School?
North Central Elementary School is overseen by YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.