Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002591
SOUTHMAYD EL
1800 CORAL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77012 · (713) 924-1720 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 EL→DEADY MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
-369 (-53%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 16.1:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 97%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SOUTHMAYD EL
SOUTHMAYD EL, a compact primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD, caters to 321 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SOUTHMAYD EL sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.
HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; SOUTHMAYD EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, SOUTHMAYD EL reports that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTHMAYD EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SOUTHMAYD EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at SOUTHMAYD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Harris County's rate of about 70%.
After controlling for student poverty, SOUTHMAYD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 32.6%, a residual of +0.8 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which SOUTHMAYD EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC ELITE COLLEGE PREP, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHMAYD EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTHMAYD EL has edged down 53%, going from 690 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.
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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
Related schools
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- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
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- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC ELITE COLLEGE PREP0.3 mi · 583
- DAVILA EL0.4 mi · 398
- HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS0.4 mi · 961
- SANCHEZ EL0.6 mi · 378
- MILBY H S0.7 mi · 2,126
- DEADY MIDDLE0.7 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHMAYD ELWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTHMAYD EL?
SOUTHMAYD EL enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
Is SOUTHMAYD EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTHMAYD EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SOUTHMAYD EL have?
SOUTHMAYD EL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHMAYD EL?
At SOUTHMAYD EL, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is SOUTHMAYD EL public or private?
SOUTHMAYD EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
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