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Enrollment
793
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004687
Rummel Creek Elementary School
625 BRITTMOORE, HOUSTON, TX 77079 · (713) 251-6700 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL793 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
52 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
89.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 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 | 67.0% | 22.0% | 8.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 52.0% | 32.0% | 12.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 89.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Rummel Creek Elementary School
Rummel Creek Elementary School's state test result (83.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rummel Creek Elementary School this school | 793 | 6.6% | 83.0% |
| Kiker Elementary School AUSTIN | 750 | 4.3% | 68.3% |
| Hilltop Elementary School ARGYLE | 788 | 8.4% | 59.9% |
| Mills Elementary School AUSTIN | 703 | 7.5% | 79.3% |
| Lance Thompson Elementary School ARGYLE | 701 | 8.6% | 66.2% |
| Rough Hollow Elementary School SPICEWOOD | 702 | 2.8% | 68.4% |
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 Rummel Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #51 of 4,401 | #7 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #79 of 4,466 ▲ 7 | #13 of 625 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #45 of 4,466 ▼ 8 | #7 of 625 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,155 of 3,998 | #165 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #469 of 4,938 | #133 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,313 of 4,622 | #441 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #1,614 of 4,628 | #210 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #4,727 of 4,789 | #670 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #866 of 1,307 | #87 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 2024-25Enrollment
793
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 793 | 49.5 | 16.0:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 49.1 | 16.5:1 | 6% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 48.2 | 17.1:1 | 6% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 45 | 17.5:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 45.3 | 16.3:1 | 19% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 3% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rummel Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (737 to 793); teachers up 9% (45.3 to 49.5).
About Rummel Creek Elementary School
Rummel Creek Elementary School is a large elementary school in SPRING BRANCH ISD, located in HOUSTON, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 793 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
SPRING BRANCH ISD is responsible for 46 schools, Rummel Creek Elementary School included, with 33,793 students in all.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Rummel Creek Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 26 points above the 34% share among Harris County residents. By the diversity index, Rummel Creek Elementary School comes in at 58%.
Rummel Creek Elementary School operates with 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 7% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 63 points.
The allk12 Grade for Rummel Creek Elementary School is A+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rummel Creek Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (83.0%) and its predicted rate (70.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rummel Creek Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
The nearest public school is The Wildcat Way School, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Rummel Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (787) and 2024-25 (793). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 SPRING BRANCH ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,636 students
- Northbrook High SchoolHigh · 2,398 students
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 2,394 students
- Spring Woods High SchoolHigh · 2,020 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,236 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 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
Nearby schools
- The Wildcat Way School0.7 mi · 268
- Bendwood School0.7 mi · 41
- Wilchester Elementary School0.8 mi · 854
- Westchester Academy for International Studies0.9 mi · 864
- Memorial Middle School1.1 mi · 1,236
- Shadow Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Rummel Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rummel Creek Elementary School?
Rummel Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 793 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rummel Creek Elementary School serve?
Rummel Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rummel Creek Elementary School have?
Rummel Creek Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Rummel Creek Elementary School?
Rummel Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Rummel Creek Elementary School in?
Rummel Creek Elementary School is part of SPRING BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.