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Rennell Elementary School

19500 TUCKERTON BLVD, CYPRESS, TX 77433 · (281) 213-1550 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,260 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-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

Enrollment
1,260
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
198 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K665%
Kindergarten18815%
Grade 117013%
Grade 221317%
Grade 319816%
Grade 420817%
Grade 521717%

This year's kindergarten class (188) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (217).

Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
42334%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
25620%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
15012%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
34327%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
877%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
62950%
Female
63150%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading57.0%27.0%11.0%5.0%
Mathematics45.0%32.0%14.0%9.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2684.0%77.0%
2024-2584.0%80.0%
2023-2479.0%70.0%
2022-2364.0%66.0%
2021-2272.0%66.0%
2020-2158.0%62.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Rennell Elementary School

Rennell Elementary School's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rennell Elementary School this school1,26015.7%74.5%
Wells Elementary School
CYPRESS
1,13314.9%72.8%
Sienna Crossing Elementary School
MISSOURI CITY
1,03518.9%71.0%
McGown Elementary School
CYPRESS
1,40811.3%77.8%
George W Bush Elementary School
ST PAUL
92417.7%75.1%
Warner Elementary School
CYPRESS
1,16823.1%76.2%
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 Rennell Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.5%#204 of 4,401#28 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.0%#203 of 4,466
▼ 65
#21 of 625
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.0%#131 of 4,466
▲ 24
#21 of 625
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+15.5pp#816 of 3,998#111 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,260#17 of 4,938#5 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#3,973 of 4,622#547 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
75.3%#101 of 4,628#12 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
15.7%#4,532 of 4,789#651 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+54.0%#90 of 1,307#7 of 148
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,260
+165 (+15%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 823
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,26073.117.2:116% (198)
2023-241,21671.217.1:118% (217)
2022-231,2827317.6:119% (241)
2020-211,0956317.4:118% (196)
2017-1881845.717.9:116% (128)
2015-166053318.3:111% (69)
2010-118234617.9:122% (182)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rennell Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 54% (818 to 1,260); teachers up 60% (45.7 to 73.1).

About Rennell Elementary School

Rennell Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in CYPRESS, Texas. There are 1,260 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 143% larger than that mark.

Enrollment across the 92 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD totals 117,927 students.

White students account for 34% of enrollment at Rennell Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 27% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. Harris County residents are about 34% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.

Rennell Elementary School has 73.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The school has 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.

Rennell Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Rennell Elementary School is 7.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 74.5% actual, 67.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.

Harris County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 886,911, Rennell Elementary School among them.

Rennell Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Anthony Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Rennell Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.5% against a local average of 69.5%.

Rennell Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 15%, from 1,095 to 1,260.

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Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Rennell Elementary School
District
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Address
19500 TUCKERTON BLVD, CYPRESS, TX 77433
Phone
(281) 213-1550
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
1,260
Teachers (FTE)
73
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
198 (16%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481611012300
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rennell Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Rennell Elementary School?
Rennell Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,260 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rennell Elementary School serve?
Rennell Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rennell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rennell Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (73 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rennell Elementary School?
Rennell Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 27% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Rennell Elementary School?
Rennell 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.
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