Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002572
ROSS EL
2819 BAY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77026 · (713) 226-4550 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
252 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
51.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-91 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
56%
was 44%
% Black
42%
was 54%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROSS EL
ROSS EL is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in HOUSTON, Texas, run under HOUSTON ISD, works with 262 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 519.
HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. ROSS EL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, ROSS EL reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 42% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at school resources, ROSS EL lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ROSS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROSS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.1%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. ROSS EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
YES PREP - NORTHSIDE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROSS EL. On composite proficiency, ROSS EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.9%.
ROSS EL operates from a downtown location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 26%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 44% to 56%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- YES PREP - NORTHSIDE0.5 mi · 948
- KEY MIDDLE1.0 mi · 516
- TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON NORTH1.0 mi · 254
- LOOSCAN EL1.1 mi · 229
- FLEMING MIDDLE1.3 mi · 319
- DOGAN EL1.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About ROSS ELWhat is the total enrollment at ROSS EL?
ROSS EL enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ROSS EL serve?
ROSS EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ROSS EL?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at ROSS EL.
What is the student diversity at ROSS EL?
Student demographics at ROSS EL are roughly 1% White, 56% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ROSS EL?
ROSS EL is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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