Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 480007309646
The Varnett School - East
804A MAXEY RD, HOUSTON, TX 77013 · (713) 637-6574 · Harris County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
201 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 22 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 91% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 16.0% | 25.0% | 56.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 The Varnett School - East
The Varnett School - East's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Varnett School - East this school | 275 | 73.1% | 28.4% |
| Horizon Montessori III - STEM Academy HARLINGEN | 291 | 70.8% | 37.2% |
| Parkland Pre K Center EL PASO | 308 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Uphaus Early Childhood Center AUSTIN | 246 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Putnam Elementary School EL PASO | 260 | 76.9% | 41.9% |
| Dr Green Elementary School EL PASO | 264 | 69.7% | 39.9% |
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 The Varnett School - East ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,797 of 4,401 | #548 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,380 of 4,466 ▼ 760 | #622 of 625 ▼ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,137 of 4,466 ▲ 97 | #589 of 625 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.0pp | #127 of 3,998 | #9 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #4,328 of 4,938 | #629 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,511 of 4,622 | #334 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #3,902 of 4,628 | #579 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #2,389 of 4,789 | #465 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #1,159 of 2,838 | #218 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
275
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 275 | 18.3 | 15.1:1 | 73% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 16.6 | 13.7:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 99% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 17.8 | 19.3:1 | 86% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 83% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 19 | 20.5:1 | 98% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Varnett School - East.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (344 to 275); teachers up 2% (17.8 to 18.3).
About The Varnett School - East
The Varnett School - East sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 275 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 47% smaller than that.
The 3 schools in THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL enroll 1,159 students altogether, The Varnett School - East among them.
Hispanic students are the large majority at The Varnett School - East, with 92% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% Black and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. The Varnett School - East has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at The Varnett School - East is 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. That is close to the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades The Varnett School - East an F. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, The Varnett School - East scores 14.1 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.4%; the prediction is 42.5%.
The Varnett School - East is located in Harris County, where median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
The closest other public school is Harris R P Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: The Varnett School - East ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 28.4% versus a 43.7% average.
The federal government classifies The Varnett School - East's location as City: Large. The Varnett School - East is a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 297 in 2020-21 and 275 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.5:1).
Community posts for The Varnett School - East can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL
- Varnett Charter SchoolElementary · 530 students
- The Varnett School - NortheastElementary · 354 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
- Harris R P Elementary School0.6 mi · 383
- Normandy Crossing Elementary School0.7 mi · 596
- Robinson Elementary School1.0 mi · 401
- Pyburn Elementary School1.0 mi · 454
- Jacinto City Elementary School1.3 mi · 689
- Whittier Elementary School1.4 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About The Varnett School - EastHow many students attend The Varnett School - East?
The Varnett School - East enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does The Varnett School - East serve?
The Varnett School - East serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does The Varnett School - East have?
The Varnett School - East employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at The Varnett School - East?
Student demographics at The Varnett School - East are roughly 92% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees The Varnett School - East?
The Varnett School - East is overseen by THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL in Harris County.
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