Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 480001812493
Ser-Ninos Charter El II
5919 DASHWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77081 · (713) 432-9400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
22.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
243 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 26 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
3%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 18.0% | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Ser-Ninos Charter El II
Ser-Ninos Charter El II's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II this school | 246 | 98.8% | 32.8% |
| Pugh Elementary School HOUSTON | 256 | 97.3% | 43.5% |
| Progreso Elementary School PROGRESO | 262 | 100.0% | 41.9% |
| Zavala Elementary School EL PASO | 253 | 96.4% | 35.0% |
| Stafford Center SAN ANTONIO | 255 | 96.1% | N/A |
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary School SANTA MARIA | 224 | 99.6% | 36.5% |
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 Ser-Ninos Charter El II ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,401 of 4,401 | #488 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,880 of 4,466 ▼ 267 | #572 of 625 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,136 of 4,466 ▼ 1,160 | #588 of 625 ▼ 183 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #478 of 3,998 | #57 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #4,467 of 4,938 | #642 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #4,563 of 4,622 | #644 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #4,401 of 4,628 | #654 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #101 of 4,789 | #32 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,225 of 2,838 | #228 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
246
-46 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 246 | 10.9 | 22.5:1 | 99% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 13.6 | 20.2:1 | 95% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 13.9 | 20.5:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 97% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 18.8 | 16.2:1 | 97% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 94% (277) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ser-Ninos Charter El II.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (305 to 246); teachers down 42% (18.8 to 10.9).
About Ser-Ninos Charter El II
Ser-Ninos Charter El II sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 246 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Ser-Ninos Charter El II is part of SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL, where 4 schools serve 1,193 students.
Ser-Ninos Charter El II's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. Ser-Ninos Charter El II's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 10.9 full-time equivalents, or about 22.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 22.5:1 here. About 99% of students, or 243, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Ser-Ninos Charter El II is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ser-Ninos Charter El II is +1.2 points: 32.8% actual, 31.5% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Ser-Ninos Charter El II is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Excel Academy Education Transition Center, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Ser-Ninos Charter El II is a publicly funded charter school.
Over 4 years, Ser-Ninos Charter El II's enrollment dropped 16%, to 246. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.2:1 to 22.5:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL
- Ser-Ninos Charter Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Ser-Ninos Charter Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
- Ser-Ninos Charter HighHigh · 169 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
- Excel Academy Education Transition Center0.5 mi · 58
- Mistral Center for Early Childhood0.5 mi · 329
- Premier H S - Houston (sharpstown)0.7 mi · 91
- Energized for Excellence Academy Ecc0.7 mi · 192
- YES Prep - Gulfton0.7 mi · 1,039
- New Neighbor Campus0.8 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Ser-Ninos Charter El IIWhat is the total enrollment at Ser-Ninos Charter El II?
Ser-Ninos Charter El II enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ser-Ninos Charter El II serve?
Ser-Ninos Charter El II serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ser-Ninos Charter El II?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ser-Ninos Charter El II is approximately 22.5:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ser-Ninos Charter El II?
Ser-Ninos Charter El II reports a student body of 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Ser-Ninos Charter El II?
Ser-Ninos Charter El II is overseen by SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.