Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364005500
Tijerina Elementary School
6501 SHERMAN ST, HOUSTON, TX 77011 · (713) 924-1790 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
16.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
330 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 | 49 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
6%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 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 | 41.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Tijerina Elementary School
Tijerina Elementary School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tijerina Elementary School this school | 333 | 99.1% | 45.4% |
| Gallegos Elementary School HOUSTON | 351 | 99.7% | 45.1% |
| Skinner Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 344 | 99.7% | 35.8% |
| Carvajal Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 328 | 97.6% | 9.8% |
| Lida Hooe Elementary School DALLAS | 310 | 97.7% | 28.3% |
| Early Childhood EDINBURG | 352 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Tijerina Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,921 of 4,401 | #247 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,581 of 4,466 ▼ 285 | #200 of 625 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,576 of 4,466 ▼ 369 | #510 of 625 ▼ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #603 of 3,998 | #73 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #3,995 of 4,938 | #594 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,700 of 4,622 | #500 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #4,261 of 4,628 | #637 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #76 of 4,789 | #26 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #1,610 of 2,838 | #280 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
333
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 1,055
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 99% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 99% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 23.8 | 14.4:1 | 99% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 95% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 91% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 86% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 61% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 44 | 18.8:1 | 94% (780) |
| 1990-91 | 1,055 | 55 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tijerina Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (391 to 333); teachers down 17% (24 to 20).
About Tijerina Elementary School
Located in HOUSTON, Texas, Tijerina Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school reports 333 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
Tijerina Elementary School is one of the 273 schools that make up HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Tijerina Elementary School is 97% Hispanic. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 53 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 20 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades Tijerina Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Tijerina Elementary School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.4% with an actual 45.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Tijerina Elementary School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Nearby, Edison Middle School is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Tijerina Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Tijerina Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Tijerina Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment rise, from 310 in 2020-21 to 333 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- Navarro Middle School1.0 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Tijerina Elementary SchoolHow large is Tijerina Elementary School?
Tijerina Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tijerina Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tijerina Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tijerina Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tijerina Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tijerina Elementary School?
At Tijerina Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Tijerina Elementary School in?
Tijerina Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.