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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SUTTON EL this year?
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Enrollment
833
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002596
Sutton Elementary School
7402 ALBACORE DR, HOUSTON, TX 77074 · (713) 778-3400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
803 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 | 71 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
29%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Sutton Elementary School
Sutton Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Elementary School this school | 833 | 96.4% | 40.5% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School HOUSTON | 917 | 97.9% | 32.1% |
| Neff Elementary School HOUSTON | 709 | 96.1% | 34.7% |
| Epps Island Elementary School KLEIN | 764 | 91.1% | 39.9% |
| Brown Elementary School IRVING | 879 | 94.0% | 37.2% |
| Buffalo Creek Elementary School HOUSTON | 741 | 96.9% | 30.6% |
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 Sutton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,524 of 4,401 | #332 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,405 of 4,466 ▼ 33 | #181 of 625 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,053 of 4,466 ▲ 537 | #268 of 625 ▲ 85 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #654 of 3,998 | #87 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #345 of 4,938 | #114 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,509 of 4,622 | #474 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #3,465 of 4,628 | #499 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #339 of 4,789 | #103 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #815 of 2,838 | #158 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
833
-193 (-19%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,200
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 833 | 51 | 16.3:1 | 96% (803) |
| 2023-24 | 921 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 97% (893) |
| 2022-23 | 1,049 | 58 | 18.1:1 | 95% (998) |
| 2020-21 | 1,026 | 61 | 16.8:1 | 93% (957) |
| 2017-18 | 1,103 | 65 | 17.0:1 | 91% (1,005) |
| 2015-16 | 1,128 | 64 | 17.6:1 | 88% (996) |
| 2010-11 | 1,126 | 63 | 17.9:1 | 62% (694) |
| 2000-01 | 1,341 | 61 | 22.0:1 | 88% (1,184) |
| 1990-91 | 1,200 | 58 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,103 to 833); teachers down 22% (65 to 51).
About Sutton Elementary School
Located in HOUSTON, Texas, Sutton Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 833 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
HOUSTON ISD includes 273 schools. Together they enroll 176,727 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sutton Elementary School is 84% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 7% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 40 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Sutton Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 96% of the student body. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sutton Elementary School would score about 32.5%. It scores 40.5%, 8.0 points above that figure.
Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Las Americas, is the closest to Sutton Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sutton Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sutton Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Federal data place Sutton Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 833, compared with 1,026 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Sutton Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- 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
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Sutton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sutton Elementary. Sutton Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Sutton Elementary SchoolOwensboro, KY · 535 students
- SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 411 students
- Sutton ElementarySutton, MA · 287 students
- SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUTTON, NE · 225 students
- Sutton Elementary SchoolSutton, WV · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Las Americas0.5 mi · 111
- Long Academy0.5 mi · 680
- Energized for STEM Academy Middle School0.6 mi · 335
- Energized for STEM Academy High School0.6 mi · 520
- KIPP Connect Houston Primary School0.6 mi · 1,056
- KIPP Connect Preparatory0.6 mi · 979
Frequently asked questions
About Sutton Elementary SchoolHow large is Sutton Elementary School?
Sutton Elementary School enrolls approximately 833 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sutton Elementary School serve?
Sutton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sutton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sutton Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sutton Elementary School?
At Sutton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sutton Elementary School public or private?
Sutton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.