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Enrollment
761
Elementary
DISTRICT 795 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496005122
Sam Houston Elementary School
608 N CANTU, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6740 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- 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
20.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
649 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 138 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +43.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Sam Houston Elementary School
Sam Houston Elementary School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston Elementary School this school | 761 | 85.3% | 55.1% |
| Airport Elementary School WESLACO | 786 | 86.3% | 39.7% |
| IDEA Rio Grande City Academy RIO GRANDE CITY | 717 | 85.2% | 47.6% |
| Jane A Hambric School EL PASO | 740 | 83.8% | 46.2% |
| H W Schulze Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 726 | 86.8% | 37.0% |
| North Bridge Elementary School WESLACO | 775 | 87.6% | 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 Sam Houston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #1,058 of 4,401 | #29 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #849 of 4,466 ▲ 404 | #22 of 183 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,677 of 4,466 ▼ 30 | #63 of 183 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,348 of 3,998 | #55 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #594 of 4,938 | #11 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #4,452 of 4,622 | #162 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #4,345 of 4,628 | #71 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #1,541 of 4,789 | #138 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #1,115 of 1,307 | #41 of 53 |
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
761
+41 (+6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 761 | 38 | 20.0:1 | 85% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 42.1 | 18.0:1 | 87% (656) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 41 | 18.2:1 | 87% (649) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 87% (628) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 43.7 | 16.9:1 | 86% (632) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 88% (657) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 44 | 16.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 74% (558) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 47 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam Houston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (738 to 761); teachers down 13% (43.7 to 38).
About Sam Houston Elementary School
Sam Houston Elementary School is a public elementary school in WESLACO, Texas. Enrollment is 761 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 47% higher.
Sam Houston Elementary School is a school in WESLACO ISD. The district has 20 schools and 16,300 students.
Most students at Sam Houston Elementary School are Hispanic: 98% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Sam Houston Elementary School comes in at 4%.
Staffing totals 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 85%. Across public schools in Hidalgo County, the average is about the same, 85%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Sam Houston Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 55.1%, is 17.8 points above the 37.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Texas schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Sam Houston Elementary School is among the 364 public schools in Hidalgo County.
The closest other public school is IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sam Houston Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 55.1% versus a 49.0% average.
Sam Houston Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Sam Houston Elementary School saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 17.1 to 20.0 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sam Houston Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESLACO ISD
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Other Sam Houston Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sam Houston Elementary. Sam Houston Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 703 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolMARSHALL, TX · 536 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 494 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolLA FERIA, TX · 456 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 450 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy0.4 mi · 734
- IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory0.4 mi · 758
- Career and College Development Center0.4 mi · 50
- Hidalgo County Boot Camp0.6 mi · 11
- North Bridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 775
- Airport Elementary School0.8 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About Sam Houston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sam Houston Elementary School?
Sam Houston Elementary School enrolls approximately 761 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sam Houston Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sam Houston Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sam Houston Elementary School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Sam Houston Elementary School.
How diverse is Sam Houston Elementary School?
Sam Houston Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is Sam Houston Elementary School in?
Sam Houston Elementary School is part of WESLACO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.