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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 Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 115 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
5%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
Scarborough Elementary School→Henry 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 →
Schools most like Scarborough Elementary School
Scarborough Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Elementary School this school | 790 | 94.4% | 39.6% |
| John W Arndt Elementary School LAREDO | 766 | 94.5% | 45.9% |
| Prada Elementary School LAREDO | 788 | 93.7% | 44.6% |
| Rogers Academy SAN ANTONIO | 756 | 93.1% | 22.4% |
| Cloverleaf Elementary School HOUSTON | 821 | 96.1% | 37.9% |
| Dr William Long Elementary School PHARR | 767 | 96.3% | 44.5% |
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 Scarborough Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,642 of 4,401 | #349 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,749 of 4,466 ▼ 401 | #391 of 625 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,269 of 4,466 ▲ 320 | #296 of 625 ▲ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,473 of 3,998 | #234 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 790 | #481 of 4,938 | #136 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #4,339 of 4,622 | #619 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #4,323 of 4,628 | #647 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #576 of 4,789 | #153 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #540 of 1,307 | #56 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
790
+209 (+36%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 857
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 790 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 94% (746) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 96% (689) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 96% (629) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 96% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 97% (666) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 89% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 65% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 91% (732) |
| 1990-91 | 857 | 45 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scarborough Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (684 to 790); teachers down 5% (44 to 42).
About Scarborough Elementary School
Scarborough Elementary School is a large elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, (ZIP code 77093). It teaches 790 students in pre-K through 5. That is 52% above the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Scarborough Elementary School is among 273 schools run by HOUSTON ISD, which serves 176,727 students.
By race and ethnicity, Scarborough Elementary School is 97% Hispanic. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
There are 42 full-time-equivalent teachers at Scarborough Elementary School, giving a ratio of 18.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A total of 746 students, or 94%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 24 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Scarborough Elementary School is 6.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.6% versus 33.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Harris County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Scarborough Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, North East STEM Academy is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Scarborough Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Scarborough Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 790, up from 581 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 15.7 in 2020-21 to 18.8 in 2024-25.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 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 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
Other Scarborough Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Scarborough Elementary. Scarborough Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Scarborough Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 925 students
- Scarborough ElemOlathe, KS · 307 students
Nearby schools
- North East STEM Academy0.2 mi · 133
- Worsham Elementary School1.0 mi · 449
- IDEA Hardy College Preparatory1.1 mi · 635
- IDEA Hardy Academy1.1 mi · 705
- Coop Elementary School1.2 mi · 533
- Orange Grove Elementary School1.4 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Scarborough Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scarborough Elementary School?
Scarborough Elementary School enrolls approximately 790 students in grades PK-05.
Is Scarborough Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scarborough Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Scarborough Elementary School have?
Scarborough Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Scarborough Elementary School?
Student demographics at Scarborough Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is Scarborough Elementary School in?
Scarborough Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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