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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003848
South Houston Elementary School
900 MAIN ST, SO HOUSTON, TX 77587 · (713) 740-0736 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
12.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
399 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 45 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
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 →
Schools most like South Houston Elementary School
South Houston Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Houston Elementary School this school | 422 | 94.5% | 38.0% |
| Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School DALLAS | 404 | 94.3% | 37.8% |
| KIPP Esperanza Primary School SAN ANTONIO | 424 | 93.2% | 28.8% |
| Pickle Elementary School AUSTIN | 407 | 95.3% | 23.4% |
| Rucker Elementary School HOUSTON | 434 | 94.0% | 40.0% |
| Cable Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 392 | 94.4% | 30.8% |
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 South Houston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,835 of 4,401 | #389 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,791 of 4,466 ▲ 250 | #239 of 625 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,786 of 4,466 ▼ 556 | #546 of 625 ▼ 99 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,271 of 3,998 | #190 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #3,310 of 4,938 | #530 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #497 of 4,622 | #81 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #3,840 of 4,628 | #568 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #566 of 4,789 | #152 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #293 of 2,838 | #79 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
422
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,094
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 422 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 32.6 | 13.3:1 | 91% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 95% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 93% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 42.5 | 15.4:1 | 87% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 87% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 40 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 87% (620) |
| 1990-91 | 1,094 | 50 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Houston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (653 to 422); teachers down 20% (42.5 to 34).
About South Houston Elementary School
South Houston Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school found in SO HOUSTON, Texas. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 422 students.
A total of 67 schools make up PASADENA ISD, with 46,491 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at South Houston Elementary School is 91%. Other groups make up 5% Black and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 47 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Houston Elementary School is 12.4:1, based on 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
South Houston Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Texas public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, South Houston Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.0%; the prediction is 33.3%.
The school's county is Harris County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 886,911, South Houston Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Matthys Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from South Houston Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 38.0% is below the 38.1% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 467 (2020-21) to 422 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the South Houston Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in SO HOUSTON
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Pearl Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- South Houston Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Matthys Elementary School0.4 mi · 457
- South Houston Intermediate School0.4 mi · 509
- Stevenson Middle School0.6 mi · 1,096
- Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby0.9 mi · 322
- YES Prep Hobby Elementary School1.0 mi · 186
- YES Prep - Hobby1.0 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About South Houston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Houston Elementary School?
South Houston Elementary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does South Houston Elementary School serve?
South Houston Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Houston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Houston Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is South Houston Elementary School?
South Houston Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees South Houston Elementary School?
South Houston Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.