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What's the biggest difference between POST EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
798
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001191
Post Elementary School
7600 EQUADOR ST, HOUSTON, TX 77040 · (713) 896-3488 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL798 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
607 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 | 70 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Post Elementary School
Post Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Elementary School this school | 798 | 76.1% | 49.0% |
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School N RICHLAND HILLS | 757 | 76.5% | 26.0% |
| Owens Elementary School HOUSTON | 779 | 73.4% | 44.1% |
| Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School KATY | 703 | 79.2% | 38.7% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School HUMBLE | 732 | 73.6% | 33.3% |
| Alamo Elementary School BAYTOWN | 746 | 75.5% | 43.9% |
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 Post Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,528 of 4,401 | #181 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,259 of 4,466 ▼ 463 | #313 of 625 ▼ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,241 of 4,466 ▲ 7 | #144 of 625 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #489 of 3,998 | #59 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 798 | #459 of 4,938 | #131 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,838 of 4,622 | #254 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #1,224 of 4,628 | #151 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #2,210 of 4,789 | #445 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #484 of 2,838 | #106 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
798
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 798 | 55.6 | 14.3:1 | 76% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 76% (627) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 58.9 | 14.7:1 | 72% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 57 | 14.1:1 | 66% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 1,146 | 62.1 | 18.5:1 | 63% (722) |
| 2015-16 | 1,117 | 60 | 18.6:1 | 67% (746) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 64% (615) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 56 | 15.1:1 | 35% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 1,017 | 56 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Post Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,146 to 798); teachers down 10% (62.1 to 55.6).
About Post Elementary School
Families in HOUSTON, Texas, are served by Post Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school's 798 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 54% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, Post Elementary School is one of 92 schools. The district enrolls 117,927 students.
Hispanic students account for 56% of enrollment at Post Elementary School. The remaining students are 22% Black, 12% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Post Elementary School comes in at 62%.
Staffing totals 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 76%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Post Elementary School, the prediction is 41.2% and the result is 49.0%.
Among Harris County residents, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Post Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
Nearby, Jersey Village High School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Post Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Post Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 805 students in 2020-21 and 798 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Post Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Post Elementary. Post Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Post Elementary SchoolPOST, TX · 311 students
- Post ElementaryWestminster, CA · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Jersey Village High School0.2 mi · 3,323
- Harmony School of Excellence-Houston0.7 mi · 1,165
- Gleason Elementary School1.4 mi · 940
- YES Prep - Northwest1.4 mi · 940
- Reed Elementary School1.7 mi · 847
- Cook Middle School1.9 mi · 1,375
Frequently asked questions
About Post Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Post Elementary School?
Post Elementary School enrolls approximately 798 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Post Elementary School serve?
Post Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Post Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Post Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Post Elementary School?
Student demographics at Post Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 56% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Post Elementary School in?
Post Elementary School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.