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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SCARBOROUGH EL this year?
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Enrollment
790
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002579
SCARBOROUGH EL
3030 TRENTON RD, HOUSTON, TX 77093 · (713) 696-2710 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL790 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
746 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SCARBOROUGH EL→HENRY MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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
790
+106 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 15.6:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 96%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SCARBOROUGH EL
SCARBOROUGH EL is a substantial elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD. The school teaches 790 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SCARBOROUGH EL sits 52% bigger than that benchmark.
HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. SCARBOROUGH EL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, SCARBOROUGH EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, SCARBOROUGH EL shows 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at SCARBOROUGH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, SCARBOROUGH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 38.0%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), SCARBOROUGH EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: NORTH EAST STEM ACADEMY, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SCARBOROUGH EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.3%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Over the past 7-year window. SCARBOROUGH EL's enrollment has ticked up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 684 (now 790). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for SCARBOROUGH EL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- NORTH EAST STEM ACADEMY0.2 mi · 133
- WORSHAM EL1.0 mi · 449
- IDEA HARDY COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.1 mi · 635
- IDEA HARDY ACADEMY1.1 mi · 705
- COOP EL1.2 mi · 533
- ORANGE GROVE EL1.4 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About SCARBOROUGH ELWhat is the total enrollment at SCARBOROUGH EL?
SCARBOROUGH EL enrolls approximately 790 students in grades PK-05.
Is SCARBOROUGH EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCARBOROUGH EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SCARBOROUGH EL have?
SCARBOROUGH EL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at SCARBOROUGH EL?
Student demographics at SCARBOROUGH EL are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is SCARBOROUGH EL in?
SCARBOROUGH EL is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.