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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at TURNER EL this year?
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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432001444
Turner Elementary School
4333 LILY ST, PASADENA, TX 77505 · (713) 740-0768 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
13.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
339 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 33.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Turner Elementary School
Turner Elementary School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Elementary School this school | 526 | 64.4% | 52.0% |
| Crestview Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 578 | 65.1% | 62.1% |
| Northrich Elementary School RICHARDSON | 509 | 65.2% | 44.3% |
| T W Ogg Elementary School CLUTE | 525 | 68.4% | 63.8% |
| Nixon Elementary School EL PASO | 510 | 66.1% | 39.9% |
| Wooden Elementary School RED OAK | 508 | 64.4% | 46.6% |
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 Turner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,271 of 4,401 | #137 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,544 of 4,466 ▲ 440 | #359 of 625 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,430 of 4,466 ▼ 482 | #325 of 625 ▼ 75 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.5pp | #153 of 3,998 | #11 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,285 of 4,938 | #443 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,133 of 4,622 | #166 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #2,658 of 4,628 | #364 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #2,874 of 4,789 | #508 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,441 of 2,838 | #259 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
526
+41 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 526 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 64% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 38.9 | 13.4:1 | 68% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 39.8 | 13.4:1 | 71% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 64% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 39.2 | 16.1:1 | 55% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 46% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 11% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (633 to 526); teachers down 1% (39.2 to 39).
About Turner Elementary School
Located in PASADENA, Texas, Turner Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 526 students in pre-K through 4.
PASADENA ISD has 67 schools and 46,491 students, and Turner Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at Turner Elementary School, with 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% White, 8% Black, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. Turner Elementary School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers at Turner Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.5:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Turner Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Turner Elementary School is +5.8 points: 52.0% actual, 46.2% predicted.
Within Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Turner Elementary School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Bondy Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Turner Elementary School is ahead of the 49.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal data place Turner Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has grown by 41 students since 2020-21, to 526. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.4 to 13.5 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Turner 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
Related schools
Other schools in PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Other Turner Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Turner Elementary. Turner Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 12.
- Turner Elementary SchoolWILLIS, TX · 463 students
- Turner ElementaryFresno, CA · 585 students
- Turner ElemKansas City, KS · 560 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 461 students
- Turner ElementaryAntioch, CA · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Bondy Intermediate School0.1 mi · 933
- Pasadena Memorial High School0.6 mi · 3,177
- Teague Elementary School0.9 mi · 709
- Tegeler Community School0.9 mi · 150
- Carter Lomax Middle School1.0 mi · 552
- Jensen Elementary School1.2 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Turner Elementary SchoolHow large is Turner Elementary School?
Turner Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Turner Elementary School serve?
Turner Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Turner Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Turner Elementary School.
How diverse is Turner Elementary School?
Turner Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 70% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Turner Elementary School?
Turner Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.