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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the RAYMOND EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000082
Raymond Elementary School
1605 CONNORVALE RD, HOUSTON, TX 77039 · (281) 985-6550 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
288 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (54) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 43.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Raymond Elementary School
Raymond Elementary School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Elementary School this school | 297 | 97.0% | 24.9% |
| Lida Hooe Elementary School DALLAS | 310 | 97.7% | 28.3% |
| Travis Elementary School HARLINGEN | 294 | 98.0% | 37.9% |
| Palm Grove Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 294 | 95.6% | 38.6% |
| Harris J R Elementary School HOUSTON | 288 | 96.2% | 45.5% |
| H R Moye Elementary School EL PASO | 286 | 96.5% | 24.9% |
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 Raymond Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #4,057 of 4,401 | #591 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,616 of 4,466 ▲ 549 | #535 of 625 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,198 of 4,466 ▲ 103 | #600 of 625 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,163 of 3,998 | #166 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #4,210 of 4,938 | #617 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #556 of 4,622 | #85 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #4,191 of 4,628 | #626 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #281 of 4,789 | #82 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -69.1% | #6 of 2,838 | #1 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
297
-240 (-45%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 297 | 23.7 | 12.6:1 | 97% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 98% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 28.7 | 15.1:1 | 96% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 96% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 960 | 59 | 16.3:1 | 91% (869) |
| 2015-16 | 1,035 | 57 | 18.2:1 | 86% (889) |
| 2010-11 | 994 | 59 | 16.9:1 | 85% (844) |
| 2000-01 | 868 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 73% (630) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 55 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 69% (960 to 297); teachers down 60% (59 to 23.7).
About Raymond Elementary School
Raymond Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in HOUSTON, Texas. A total of 297 students attend the school, which covers grades 1 through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 43% lower.
Raymond Elementary School is among 76 schools run by ALDINE ISD, which serves 56,419 students.
The student body at Raymond Elementary School is 96% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 3% White. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.6:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Raymond Elementary School is 97%. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades Raymond Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Raymond Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (24.9%) and its predicted rate (32.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
Reed Academy is the public school closest to Raymond Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Raymond Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.9% against a local average of 42.9%.
Federal data place Raymond Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment figures are 537 for 2020-21 and 297 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Raymond Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 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 Raymond Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Raymond Elementary. Raymond Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Raymond ElementaryFullerton, CA · 598 students
- Raymond Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 439 students
- Raymond ElementaryFranksville, WI · 385 students
- Raymond Elementary SchoolRaymond, ME · 275 students
- Raymond Elementary SchoolRAYMOND, WA · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Reed Academy0.1 mi · 637
- Hinojosa Ec/PK/K0.2 mi · 578
- Grantham Academy0.3 mi · 1,006
- YES Prep - North Central0.4 mi · 1,002
- North Central Elementary School0.4 mi · 863
- Stephens Elementary School1.0 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Raymond Elementary SchoolHow large is Raymond Elementary School?
Raymond Elementary School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 01-05.
Is Raymond Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Raymond Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Raymond Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Raymond Elementary School.
How diverse is Raymond Elementary School?
Raymond Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Raymond Elementary School public or private?
Raymond Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.