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What's the one class at SINCLAIR EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002587
Sinclair Elementary School
6410 GROVEWOOD LN, HOUSTON, TX 77008 · (713) 867-5161 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- A+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
17.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
239 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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +47.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 55.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Sinclair Elementary School
Sinclair Elementary School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair Elementary School this school | 728 | 32.8% | 67.4% |
| Lake Country Elementary School FORT WORTH | 655 | 33.4% | 44.4% |
| J C Thompson Elementary School HASLET | 726 | 35.5% | 40.0% |
| Nottingham Elementary School HOUSTON | 746 | 35.7% | 65.3% |
| Ouida Springer ROCKWALL | 595 | 31.8% | 59.2% |
| Meadow Creek Elementary School BEDFORD | 649 | 34.2% | 67.9% |
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 Sinclair Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #398 of 4,401 | #46 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #465 of 4,466 ▲ 137 | #49 of 625 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #337 of 4,466 ▲ 39 | #43 of 625 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #129 of 3,998 | #11 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #754 of 4,938 | #206 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #3,934 of 4,622 | #541 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #795 of 4,628 | #104 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #4,152 of 4,789 | #619 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.4% | #346 of 1,307 | #29 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
728
+137 (+23%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 728 | 42.5 | 17.1:1 | 33% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 41.5 | 17.3:1 | 38% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 38.5 | 17.0:1 | 38% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 31% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 33.5 | 17.6:1 | 41% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 54% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 47% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 44% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sinclair Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (590 to 728); teachers up 27% (33.5 to 42.5).
About Sinclair Elementary School
Families in HOUSTON, Texas, are served by Sinclair Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 728 students. It has 40% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Sinclair Elementary School reports to HOUSTON ISD, which has 273 schools and 176,727 students.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Sinclair Elementary School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Harris County, the White share is about 34%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sinclair Elementary School scores 67%.
Sinclair Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1, with 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sinclair Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Texas public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Sinclair Elementary School's nearest public school is Love Elementary School (about 1.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.1%; Sinclair Elementary School's is 67.4%, ranking 1st of 7.
NCES describes the area around Sinclair Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 728 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 591.
People who know Sinclair Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- 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
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Other Sinclair Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sinclair Elementary. Sinclair Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sinclair Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 739 students
Nearby schools
- Love Elementary School1.2 mi · 340
- Houston Heights Charter School1.3 mi · 192
- Helms Elementary School1.5 mi · 501
- Soar Center1.6 mi · 209
- Memorial Elementary School1.7 mi · 474
- Waltrip High School1.7 mi · 1,615
Frequently asked questions
About Sinclair Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sinclair Elementary School?
Sinclair Elementary School enrolls approximately 728 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sinclair Elementary School serve?
Sinclair Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sinclair Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sinclair Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sinclair Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sinclair Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sinclair Elementary School in?
Sinclair Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.