Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002573
Rucker Elementary School
5201 VINETT ST, HOUSTON, TX 77017 · (713) 845-7467 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
408 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 106 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rucker Elementary School→Stevenson Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 17.0% | 30.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Rucker Elementary School
Rucker Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rucker Elementary School this school | 434 | 94.0% | 40.0% |
| Hidden Cove Steam Academy SAN ANTONIO | 453 | 94.0% | 26.8% |
| Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 444 | 94.1% | 44.8% |
| South Houston Elementary School SO HOUSTON | 422 | 94.5% | 38.0% |
| Pickle Elementary School AUSTIN | 407 | 95.3% | 23.4% |
| Henderson J Elementary School HOUSTON | 443 | 95.9% | 47.9% |
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 Rucker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,596 of 4,401 | #343 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,206 of 4,466 ▼ 1,137 | #608 of 625 ▼ 167 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,462 of 4,466 ▼ 744 | #487 of 625 ▼ 120 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #528 of 3,998 | #65 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,186 of 4,938 | #519 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,536 of 4,622 | #219 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #4,005 of 4,628 | #596 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #632 of 4,789 | #163 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #1,933 of 2,838 | #330 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
434
+55 (+15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 94% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 94% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 27.9 | 14.1:1 | 96% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 97% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 32.5 | 15.0:1 | 95% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 94% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 69% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 91% (598) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 30 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rucker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (489 to 434); teachers down 5% (32.5 to 31).
About Rucker Elementary School
Rucker Elementary School is a small elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, under HOUSTON ISD. The school enrolls 434 students in pre-K through 5.
Rucker Elementary School is in HOUSTON ISD, a district with 176,727 students across 273 schools.
At Rucker Elementary School, 93% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% Black. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rucker Elementary School scores 13%.
The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 94% of the student body. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
Rucker Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.0% is 6.4 points above the 33.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, 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, Rucker Elementary School among them.
Rucker Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Patterson Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Rucker Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Rucker Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 15%, from 379 to 434.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other Rucker Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rucker Elementary. Rucker Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rucker ElementaryGilroy, CA · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Patterson Elementary School0.8 mi · 811
- Williams Elementary School0.9 mi · 455
- Chavez High School0.9 mi · 1,857
- Richey Elementary School1.4 mi · 505
- Queens Intermediate School1.4 mi · 526
- Stevenson Middle School1.6 mi · 1,096
Frequently asked questions
About Rucker Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rucker Elementary School?
Rucker Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rucker Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rucker Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rucker Elementary School have?
Rucker Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rucker Elementary School?
At Rucker Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rucker Elementary School?
Rucker Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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