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What's something REGINA HOWELL EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUMONT ISD·NCES 480967005961
Regina Howell Elementary School
5850 REGINA, BEAUMONT, TX 77706 · (409) 617-6190 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
449 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 74 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Regina Howell Elementary School
Regina Howell Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Howell Elementary School this school | 742 | 60.5% | 48.6% |
| Quail Valley Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 584 | 58.2% | 43.5% |
| Providence Elementary School AUBREY | 678 | 53.8% | 26.6% |
| Pat Carney Elementary School KILLEEN | 733 | 58.7% | 41.6% |
| Comanche Springs Elementary School FORT WORTH | 628 | 52.5% | 34.5% |
| Ray Daily Elementary School HOUSTON | 853 | 67.2% | 43.3% |
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 Regina Howell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,564 of 4,401 | #9 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,946 of 4,466 ▼ 952 | #14 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,113 of 4,466 ▼ 13 | #11 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #418 of 3,998 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #671 of 4,938 | #3 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,792 of 4,622 | #30 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #368 of 4,628 | #1 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #3,090 of 4,789 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,149 of 2,838 | #15 of 17 |
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
742
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 742 | 44.1 | 16.8:1 | 61% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 43.5 | 17.5:1 | 65% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 38.3 | 17.8:1 | 58% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 54% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 45 | 18.0:1 | 44% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 822 | 43 | 19.1:1 | 34% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 25% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 21% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 39 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Regina Howell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (812 to 742); teachers down 2% (45 to 44.1).
About Regina Howell Elementary School
Among the schools in BEAUMONT, Texas, is Regina Howell Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 742 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 43% larger than that.
BEAUMONT ISD has a total of 26 schools and 16,336 students, Regina Howell Elementary School among them.
The most common group at Regina Howell Elementary School is Black students, at 42%. It is also 27% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 33% Black, 9 points below the school's share. Regina Howell Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 61% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Jefferson County average 71%.
Regina Howell Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Regina Howell Elementary School would score about 47.9%. It scores 48.6%, within a point of that figure.
Across Jefferson County, the median household income is $60,026, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County is home to 92 public schools and about 42,825 public school students.
The closest public school, Curtis Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles from Regina Howell Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Regina Howell Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Regina Howell Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has grown by 47 students since 2020-21, to 742.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEAUMONT ISD
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Guess Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Caldwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
Other schools in BEAUMONT
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Harmony Science Academy- BeaumontCombined · 1,206 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Guess Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Curtis Elementary School1.0 mi · 509
- Marshall Middle School1.1 mi · 694
- Beaumont ISD Early College High School1.4 mi · 321
- Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont1.5 mi · 1,206
- Caldwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 694
- Smith Middle School1.7 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Regina Howell Elementary SchoolHow large is Regina Howell Elementary School?
Regina Howell Elementary School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Regina Howell Elementary School serve?
Regina Howell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Regina Howell Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Regina Howell Elementary School.
How diverse is Regina Howell Elementary School?
Regina Howell Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 27% Hispanic, 42% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Regina Howell Elementary School?
Regina Howell Elementary School is overseen by BEAUMONT ISD in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.