1
Enrollment
980
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611009630
Tipps Elementary School
5611 QUEENSTON BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77084 · (281) 345-3350 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL980 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
884 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 123 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp 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 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
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% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Tipps Elementary School
Tipps Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipps Elementary School this school | 980 | 90.2% | 36.5% |
| Sneed Elementary School HOUSTON | 922 | 90.2% | 28.8% |
| Davis Elementary School IRVING | 831 | 90.0% | 25.7% |
| Anne Frank Elementary School DALLAS | 1,119 | 89.9% | 47.2% |
| Horne Elementary School HOUSTON | 908 | 83.5% | 37.8% |
| George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School ADDISON | 834 | 86.7% | 38.7% |
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 Tipps Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #3,007 of 4,401 | #422 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,957 of 4,466 ▼ 146 | #429 of 625 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,543 of 4,466 ▼ 64 | #501 of 625 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,982 of 3,998 | #308 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 980 | #113 of 4,938 | #41 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,371 of 4,622 | #454 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #2,704 of 4,628 | #371 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1,057 of 4,789 | #258 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #2,485 of 2,838 | #393 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
980
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 1,232
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 980 | 60.8 | 16.1:1 | 90% (884) |
| 2023-24 | 1,028 | 70.3 | 14.6:1 | 91% (938) |
| 2022-23 | 1,028 | 63.1 | 16.3:1 | 87% (898) |
| 2020-21 | 963 | 68 | 14.2:1 | 88% (846) |
| 2017-18 | 1,028 | 63 | 16.3:1 | 78% (804) |
| 2015-16 | 1,038 | 65 | 16.0:1 | 78% (809) |
| 2010-11 | 1,232 | 75 | 16.4:1 | 75% (928) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tipps Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,028 to 980); teachers down 3% (63 to 60.8).
About Tipps Elementary School
In HOUSTON, Texas, Tipps Elementary School is a large elementary school. It enrolled 980 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Tipps Elementary School reports to CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, which has 92 schools and 117,927 students.
Tipps Elementary School is 71% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 18% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Harris County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tipps Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.1:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 90% of students at Tipps Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tipps Elementary School would score about 35.2%. It scores 36.5%, 1.3 points above that figure.
Across Harris County, 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.
Wilson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Tipps Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Tipps Elementary School at 9th of 9.
The federal government classifies Tipps Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 963 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 980. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Tipps Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Tipps Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tipps Elementary School?
Tipps Elementary School enrolls approximately 980 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tipps Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tipps Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tipps Elementary School have?
Tipps Elementary School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Tipps Elementary School?
Tipps Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 71% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Tipps Elementary School public or private?
Tipps Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.