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Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002543
Northline Elementary School
821 WITCHER LN, HOUSTON, TX 77076 · (713) 696-2890 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
350 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 →
Schools most like Northline Elementary School
Northline Elementary School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northline Elementary School this school | 358 | 97.8% | 37.0% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School DALLAS | 369 | 96.7% | 32.5% |
| Golfcrest Elementary School HOUSTON | 372 | 96.8% | 41.6% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School AUSTIN | 372 | 96.0% | 31.6% |
| Maria Moreno Steam Academy DALLAS | 344 | 95.6% | 39.9% |
| Ketelsen Elementary School HOUSTON | 382 | 96.6% | 43.4% |
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 Northline Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,941 of 4,401 | #411 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,235 of 4,466 ▼ 1,092 | #480 of 625 ▼ 184 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,852 of 4,466 ▼ 730 | #554 of 625 ▼ 124 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #901 of 3,998 | #119 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #3,820 of 4,938 | #575 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #816 of 4,622 | #118 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #3,988 of 4,628 | #591 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #216 of 4,789 | #67 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.6% | #178 of 2,838 | #50 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
358
-128 (-26%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 358 | 27.6 | 13.0:1 | 98% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 26.9 | 14.8:1 | 99% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 98% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 96% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 96% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 92% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 58% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 882 | 43 | 20.5:1 | 94% (826) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 43 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northline Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (593 to 358); teachers down 23% (36 to 27.6).
About Northline Elementary School
This page covers Northline Elementary School, a small elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. Federal data show 358 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
HOUSTON ISD serves 176,727 students across 273 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Northline Elementary School is 93% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 6% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 49 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Northline Elementary School are from different groups.
Northline Elementary School has 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Northline Elementary School scores 37.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.9%.
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 people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Northline Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Northline Elementary School is closest to YES Prep Airline Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Northline Elementary School ranks 4th of 4 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Northline Elementary School is City: Large.
From 486 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 358 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 15.7:1 to 13.0:1 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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 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 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
- YES Prep Airline Elementary School0.1 mi · 632
- Texasworks - Houston-Gallery Furniture0.6 mi · 17
- Premier H S Houston Gallery North0.6 mi · 108
- De Chaumes Elementary School0.9 mi · 680
- Burbank Elementary School0.9 mi · 736
- George I Sanchez North1.0 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Northline Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northline Elementary School?
Northline Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Northline Elementary School serve?
Northline Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Northline Elementary School have?
Northline Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Northline Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northline Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Northline Elementary School in?
Northline Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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