Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364009278
Seguin Elementary School
5905 WALTRIP, HOUSTON, TX 77087 · (713) 845-5600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
384 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 | 48 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
19%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
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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Seguin Elementary School
Seguin Elementary School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seguin Elementary School this school | 395 | 97.2% | 45.0% |
| Golfcrest Elementary School HOUSTON | 372 | 96.8% | 41.6% |
| Smith Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 408 | 95.6% | 28.2% |
| Oaklawn Elementary School FORT WORTH | 395 | 95.4% | 21.2% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School DALLAS | 369 | 96.7% | 32.5% |
| Margil Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 420 | 96.9% | 29.4% |
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 Seguin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,962 of 4,401 | #254 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,223 of 4,466 ▼ 353 | #148 of 625 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,891 of 4,466 ▼ 56 | #397 of 625 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #493 of 3,998 | #59 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #3,527 of 4,938 | #547 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,116 of 4,622 | #283 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #3,779 of 4,628 | #560 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #259 of 4,789 | #77 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #505 of 2,838 | #111 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
395
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 97% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 29.8 | 11.8:1 | 96% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 94% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 37.6 | 15.0:1 | 87% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 92% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 65% (421) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seguin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (564 to 395); teachers down 28% (37.6 to 27).
About Seguin Elementary School
At 5905 WALTRIP in HOUSTON, Texas, Seguin Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 395 students. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
A total of 273 schools make up HOUSTON ISD, with 176,727 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Seguin Elementary School is 89% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 9% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 45 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. Seguin Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Seguin Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 97%. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Seguin Elementary School would score about 32.2%. It scores 45.0%, 12.8 points above that figure.
Harris County has about 4,838,303 residents, and the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Seguin Elementary School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Hartman Middle School is located about 0.4 miles from Seguin Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Seguin Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school enrolled 395 students in 2024-25, 46 fewer than the 441 it had in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Seguin Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Seguin Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Seguin Elementary. Seguin Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Seguin Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 530 students
- Seguin Elementary SchoolWEATHERFORD, TX · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Hartman Middle School0.4 mi · 645
- Gregg Elementary School0.4 mi · 289
- Cornelius Elementary School0.7 mi · 763
- Academy of Accelerated Learning0.8 mi · 738
- Golfcrest Elementary School0.9 mi · 372
- Garden Villas Elementary School1.2 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Seguin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Seguin Elementary School?
Seguin Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
Is Seguin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seguin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seguin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seguin Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seguin Elementary School?
At Seguin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Seguin Elementary School public or private?
Seguin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
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