Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480012512514
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy
4515 MANGUM RD, HOUSTON, TX 77092 · (713) 688-0505 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
81.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 79.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
470 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 126 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy→Southwest Public Schools Lead &global Studies Academy→Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
487
+123 (+34%) vs 2020
+473% since 2010-11, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
81.2:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 487 | 6 | 81.2:1 | 97% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 20.9 | 17.7:1 | 98% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 20.8 | 18.2:1 | 97% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 95% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 16.8 | 21.3:1 | 95% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 93% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 85 | 7 | 12.1:1 | 96% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (357 to 487); teachers down 64% (16.8 to 6).
About Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counts 487 students across pre-K through 5.
SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS is responsible for 5 schools, Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy included, with 1,866 students in all.
About 93% of the student body at Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy is Hispanic. The remaining students are 6% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 81.2:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 97% of students at Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (29.4%) and its predicted rate (32.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Harris County has these Census figures: the median household income is $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 is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The closest other public school is Smith Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 29.4% is below the 34.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school enrolled 487 students in 2024-25, 123 more than the 364 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.2:1 to 81.2:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership AcademyElementary · 526 students
- Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep AcademyHigh · 462 students
- Southwest Public Schools Lead &global Studies AcademyMiddle · 284 students
- Phoenix School at Southwest SchoolsHigh · 107 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
- Smith Elementary School0.3 mi · 730
- KIPP Nexus Middle School0.5 mi · 432
- KIPP Nexus Primary School0.5 mi · 739
- Scarborough High School0.6 mi · 691
- Wainwright Elementary School0.9 mi · 382
- Clifton Middle School1.1 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts AcademyHow large is Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy?
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy serve?
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy?
Approximately 81.2:1 students per teacher at Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy.
How diverse is Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy?
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy?
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy is overseen by SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.