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Enrollment
779
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611005861
Owens Elementary School
7939 JACKRABBIT RD, HOUSTON, TX 77095 · (281) 463-5915 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
572 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 89 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Owens Elementary School
Owens Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Elementary School this school | 779 | 73.4% | 44.1% |
| Post Elementary School HOUSTON | 798 | 76.1% | 49.0% |
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School N RICHLAND HILLS | 757 | 76.5% | 26.0% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School HUMBLE | 732 | 73.6% | 33.3% |
| Yeager Elementary School HOUSTON | 708 | 71.3% | 40.0% |
| Banuelos Elementary School BAYTOWN | 769 | 72.7% | 38.7% |
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 Owens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,063 of 4,401 | #265 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,316 of 4,466 ▼ 278 | #492 of 625 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,913 of 4,466 ▼ 22 | #246 of 625 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #659 of 3,998 | #84 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #528 of 4,938 | #148 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,530 of 4,622 | #217 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #1,258 of 4,628 | #154 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #2,365 of 4,789 | #464 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #1,891 of 2,838 | #323 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
779
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,177
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 779 | 55.6 | 14.0:1 | 73% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 59 | 13.5:1 | 77% (615) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 56.2 | 13.8:1 | 77% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 57 | 13.0:1 | 72% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 882 | 54.4 | 16.2:1 | 64% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 58 | 16.0:1 | 65% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 1,086 | 64 | 17.0:1 | 58% (633) |
| 2000-01 | 899 | 58 | 15.5:1 | 29% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 1,177 | 62 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (882 to 779); teachers up 2% (54.4 to 55.6).
About Owens Elementary School
Owens Elementary School is a large elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. It had 779 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD has 117,927 students in 92 schools, and Owens Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 56% of those enrolled at Owens Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 23% Black, 11% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Owens Elementary School lists 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 73% of students at Owens Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Harris County is close, at 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Owens Elementary School is 1.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 44.1%. Predicted: 42.3%.
The county, Harris County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Cypress Ridge High School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.7%; Owens Elementary School's is 44.1%, ranking 6th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Owens Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school grew from 740 students in 2020-21 to 779 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.0:1) than in 2020-21 (13.0:1).
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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 CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 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 Owens Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Owens Elementary. Owens Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Owens Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 712 students
- Owens Elementary SchoolWikieup, AZ · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Cypress Ridge High School1.0 mi · 2,861
- Hairgrove Elementary School1.2 mi · 795
- Labay Middle School1.3 mi · 1,067
- Fiest Elementary School1.5 mi · 856
- Lowery Elementary School1.7 mi · 660
- Truitt Middle School1.7 mi · 1,353
Frequently asked questions
About Owens Elementary SchoolHow large is Owens Elementary School?
Owens Elementary School enrolls approximately 779 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Owens Elementary School serve?
Owens Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Owens Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Owens Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Owens Elementary School?
Student demographics at Owens Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 56% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Owens Elementary School?
Owens Elementary School is overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.