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Vardeman Ec/PK/K
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 305 | 49% |
| Kindergarten | 319 | 51% |
Schools most like Vardeman Ec/PK/K
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vardeman Ec/PK/K this school | 624 | 94.2% | N/A |
| Arnold Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 633 | 93.5% | 29.2% |
| Padron Elementary School AUSTIN | 625 | 95.8% | 14.2% |
| Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School DALLAS | 581 | 94.8% | 51.6% |
| Charles Graebner Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 651 | 93.7% | 17.8% |
| Hinojosa Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 578 | 92.7% | N/A |
Where Vardeman Ec/PK/K ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #1,426 of 4,938 | #321 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,709 of 4,622 | #503 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #4,070 of 4,628 | #603 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #601 of 4,789 | #158 of 671 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 624 | 37.4 | 16.7:1 | 94% (588) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 98% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 96% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 97% (693) |
About Vardeman Ec/PK/K
Vardeman Ec/PK/K is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in HOUSTON, Texas. There are 624 students enrolled, covering pre-K through kindergarten. That puts enrollment 20% larger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
ALDINE ISD runs 76 schools with a combined 56,419 students. Vardeman Ec/PK/K is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Vardeman Ec/PK/K is Hispanic, at 94%. It is also 3% Black. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 50 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vardeman Ec/PK/K scores 11%.
Vardeman Ec/PK/K has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1, with 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 94% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Of the public schools around it, Vardeman Ec/PK/K is closest to Mead Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Vardeman Ec/PK/K as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 624, from 716 in 2020-21.
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