Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002591
Southmayd Elementary School
1800 CORAL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77012 · (713) 924-1720 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- 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.
- AThree-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
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
309 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 | 45 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
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
Southmayd Elementary School→Deady 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% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +45.0pp 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 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
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% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
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 Southmayd Elementary School
Southmayd Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southmayd Elementary School this school | 321 | 96.3% | 40.0% |
| Ogden Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 335 | 94.6% | 11.3% |
| Lida Hooe Elementary School DALLAS | 310 | 97.7% | 28.3% |
| Leo J Leo Elementary School MISSION | 319 | 95.3% | 38.8% |
| Aoy Elementary School EL PASO | 315 | 94.9% | 31.3% |
| Kennedy Zapata Elementary School LAREDO | 336 | 97.0% | 49.5% |
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 Southmayd Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,597 of 4,401 | #344 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #647 of 4,466 ▲ 577 | #76 of 625 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,270 of 4,466 ▼ 241 | #297 of 625 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #263 of 3,998 | #36 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #4,070 of 4,938 | #605 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #477 of 4,622 | #76 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #4,327 of 4,628 | #649 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #356 of 4,789 | #107 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.5% | #40 of 2,838 | #12 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
321
-136 (-30%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 96% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 97% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 96% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 94% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 42.8 | 16.1:1 | 93% (642) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 94% (696) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 63% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 38 | 19.7:1 | 91% (677) |
| 1990-91 | 872 | 61 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southmayd Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 53% (690 to 321); teachers down 39% (42.8 to 26).
About Southmayd Elementary School
HOUSTON, Texas, is home to Southmayd Elementary School, a small elementary school. It enrolled 321 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
The 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD enroll 176,727 students altogether, Southmayd Elementary School among them.
Southmayd Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 98% Hispanic. The school is also 2% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Southmayd Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
Its teaching staff equals 26 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 96% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Southmayd Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Southmayd Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.0%; the prediction is 32.6%.
Harris County census figures show that median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southmayd Elementary School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
The school nearest to Southmayd Elementary School is Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Southmayd Elementary School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 30%, from 457 to 321. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 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
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- Milby High School0.7 mi · 2,126
- Deady Middle School0.7 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Southmayd Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southmayd Elementary School?
Southmayd Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southmayd Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southmayd Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Southmayd Elementary School have?
Southmayd Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southmayd Elementary School?
At Southmayd Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Southmayd Elementary School public or private?
Southmayd Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
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