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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122010791
Northgate Elementary School
23437 NORTHGATE CROSSING BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77373 · (281) 891-8780 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
458 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 | 68 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
58%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Northgate Elementary School
Northgate Elementary School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northgate Elementary School this school | 700 | 65.4% | 41.2% |
| James L Masters CONVERSE | 713 | 64.1% | 29.2% |
| Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School ROSHARON | 719 | 63.0% | 54.8% |
| Copperfield Elementary School CONVERSE | 730 | 61.8% | 33.9% |
| Honor Elementary School CONVERSE | 806 | 63.8% | 24.7% |
| IDEA Converse Academy CONVERSE | 743 | 61.9% | 37.8% |
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 Northgate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,440 of 4,401 | #324 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,262 of 4,466 ▲ 792 | #157 of 625 ▲ 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,807 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #385 of 625 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #989 of 3,998 | #143 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #922 of 4,938 | #235 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,570 of 4,622 | #481 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #1,570 of 4,628 | #203 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #2,808 of 4,789 | #501 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
700
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 700 | 42.6 | 16.4:1 | 65% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 51.7 | 13.3:1 | 75% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 47.6 | 15.3:1 | 70% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 68% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 54% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 51% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 51% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northgate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (700 to 700); teachers up 4% (41 to 42.6).
About Northgate Elementary School
Northgate Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in HOUSTON, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 700 students. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
The 42 schools of SPRING ISD, including Northgate Elementary School, enroll 33,678 students.
Hispanic students are 56% of those enrolled at Northgate Elementary School. The next largest groups are 31% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Northgate Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.4 students per teacher, from 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Northgate Elementary School, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Northgate Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.2%) and its predicted rate (45.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
The school is in Harris County, where median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Northgate Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Springwoods Village Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Northgate Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Northgate Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 39 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.4 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Northgate Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 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
Nearby schools
- Springwoods Village Middle School0.2 mi · 590
- Carl Wunsche Sr High School1.6 mi · 1,503
- Ford Elementary School2.2 mi · 857
- Salyers Elementary School2.3 mi · 484
- Wilkerson Intermediate School2.7 mi · 711
- Evolution Academy Houston2.7 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Northgate Elementary SchoolHow large is Northgate Elementary School?
Northgate Elementary School enrolls approximately 700 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northgate Elementary School serve?
Northgate Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northgate Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northgate Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northgate Elementary School?
Northgate Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 56% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Northgate Elementary School public or private?
Northgate Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.