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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002603
Walnut Bend Elementary School
10620 BRIAR FOREST, HOUSTON, TX 77042 · (713) 917-3540 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
532 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 | 68 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
60%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
Walnut Bend Elementary School→Revere 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp 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 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 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 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
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 Walnut Bend Elementary School
Walnut Bend Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Bend Elementary School this school | 587 | 90.6% | 33.7% |
| Woodlake Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 639 | 85.8% | 21.5% |
| IDEA Rise Academy FORT WORTH | 681 | 88.5% | 32.0% |
| Woodway Elementary School FORT WORTH | 520 | 91.5% | 23.4% |
| James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 541 | 86.7% | 22.0% |
| L E Monahan Elementary School HOUSTON | 635 | 87.7% | 28.6% |
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 Walnut Bend Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #3,289 of 4,401 | #468 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,348 of 4,466 ▼ 73 | #495 of 625 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,392 of 4,466 ▲ 932 | #319 of 625 ▲ 150 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,188 of 3,998 | #173 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #1,711 of 4,938 | #360 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,841 of 4,622 | #528 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,433 of 4,628 | #188 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #1,001 of 4,789 | #242 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #1,099 of 2,838 | #205 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
587
-69 (-11%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 587 | 34.7 | 16.9:1 | 91% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 93% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 91% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 39 | 16.8:1 | 84% (553) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 42.6 | 17.4:1 | 84% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 85% (648) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 50% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 51% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 39 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Bend Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (742 to 587); teachers down 19% (42.6 to 34.7).
About Walnut Bend Elementary School
Walnut Bend Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in HOUSTON, Texas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 587 students.
Walnut Bend Elementary School is run by HOUSTON ISD, whose 273 schools enroll 176,727 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Walnut Bend Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 50%. Next come 39% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Walnut Bend Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Walnut Bend Elementary School total 34.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Test results at Walnut Bend Elementary School are 1.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.7% actual, 35.0% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Walnut Bend Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Revere Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Walnut Bend Elementary School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Walnut Bend Elementary School is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 587, an 11% decrease from 656 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Walnut Bend Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- 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
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Other Walnut Bend Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Walnut Bend Elementary. Walnut Bend Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Walnut Bend Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Revere Middle School0.2 mi · 1,095
- Askew Elementary School0.8 mi · 873
- Alief Early College High School1.1 mi · 402
- Texas Connections Academy at Houston1.3 mi · 8,641
- Frostwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 838
- Westchase Neighborhood School1.7 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Bend Elementary SchoolHow large is Walnut Bend Elementary School?
Walnut Bend Elementary School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Walnut Bend Elementary School serve?
Walnut Bend Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Bend Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Walnut Bend Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Bend Elementary School?
At Walnut Bend Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 50% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Bend Elementary School in?
Walnut Bend Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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