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If you could change one rule at VALLEY WEST EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364007324
Valley West Elementary School
10707 S GESSNER DR, HOUSTON, TX 77071 · (713) 773-6151 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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
13.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
459 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 | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
50%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Valley West Elementary School→Welch Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 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 | 24.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Valley West Elementary School
Valley West Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley West Elementary School this school | 505 | 90.9% | 34.3% |
| Orr Elementary School TYLER | 460 | 90.9% | 26.9% |
| David Daniels El Academy of Science & Math GRAND PRAIRIE | 445 | 91.2% | 34.1% |
| Caraway Elementary School HOUSTON | 553 | 89.3% | 15.8% |
| Ramey Elementary School TYLER | 517 | 93.6% | 33.2% |
| Patrick Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 496 | 91.7% | 32.0% |
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 Valley West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,238 of 4,401 | #459 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,874 of 4,466 ▼ 524 | #413 of 625 ▼ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,519 of 4,466 ▼ 273 | #342 of 625 ▼ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,727 of 3,998 | #261 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,485 of 4,938 | #462 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,033 of 4,622 | #150 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #2,400 of 4,628 | #324 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #968 of 4,789 | #235 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.8% | #139 of 2,838 | #41 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
505
-231 (-31%) vs 2020
+54% since 2000-01, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 505 | 37.9 | 13.3:1 | 91% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 32.9 | 18.2:1 | 94% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 37.8 | 17.3:1 | 93% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 93% (682) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 49.5 | 17.5:1 | 81% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 50 | 17.5:1 | 86% (755) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 63% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 66% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (867 to 505); teachers down 23% (49.5 to 37.9).
About Valley West Elementary School
Valley West Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in HOUSTON ISD, located in HOUSTON, Texas. There are 505 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
The HOUSTON ISD system has 273 schools and 176,727 students.
Federal enrollment data show Valley West Elementary School is 63% Hispanic. Next come 31% Black and 2% White. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
A staff of 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Valley West Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Texas public elementary schools.
Valley West Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.3%, compared with a predicted 34.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Valley West Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest is about 0.4 miles from Valley West Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Valley West Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Valley West Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 505, compared with 736 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.3:1, from 16.0:1.
The allk12 page for Valley West Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
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- 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
- Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest0.4 mi · 410
- YES Prep - Brays Oaks0.7 mi · 1,051
- Milne Elementary School0.7 mi · 498
- Welch Middle School0.7 mi · 547
- Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 526
- Step Charter II1.1 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Valley West Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley West Elementary School?
Valley West Elementary School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-05.
Is Valley West Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley West Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Valley West Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Valley West Elementary School.
How diverse is Valley West Elementary School?
Valley West Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 63% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley West Elementary School?
Valley West Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.