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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WEDGEWOOD EL this year?
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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428004066
Wedgewood Elementary School
4000 FRIENDSWOOD LINK RD, FRIENDSWOOD, TX 77546 · (281) 284-5700 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
16.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
334 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 54 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 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 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 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 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Wedgewood Elementary School
Wedgewood Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgewood Elementary School this school | 637 | 52.4% | 43.0% |
| Newton Rayzor Elementary School DENTON | 674 | 50.4% | 42.0% |
| Crosby Elementary School CROSBY | 671 | 54.8% | 45.2% |
| McNair Elementary School DENTON | 599 | 53.1% | 55.5% |
| Davis Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 616 | 53.1% | 45.1% |
| Howard Dobbs Elementary School ROCKWALL | 565 | 52.4% | 58.2% |
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 Wedgewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,214 of 4,401 | #295 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,379 of 4,466 ▼ 376 | #333 of 625 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,707 of 4,466 ▼ 536 | #217 of 625 ▼ 93 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,466 of 3,998 | #393 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #1,346 of 4,938 | #306 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,783 of 4,622 | #516 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #1,033 of 4,628 | #129 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #3,483 of 4,789 | #554 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #1,792 of 2,838 | #307 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
637
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 873
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 637 | 37.9 | 16.8:1 | 52% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 45.5 | 13.8:1 | 58% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 45.5 | 14.5:1 | 56% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 44% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 44.5 | 16.4:1 | 57% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 43% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 43% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 873 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 13% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wedgewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (730 to 637); teachers down 15% (44.5 to 37.9).
About Wedgewood Elementary School
At 4000 FRIENDSWOOD LINK RD in FRIENDSWOOD, Texas, Wedgewood Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 637 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
CLEAR CREEK ISD serves 39,684 students across 46 schools.
At Wedgewood Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 46%. The remaining shares are 37% White, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wedgewood Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.8:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Wedgewood Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wedgewood Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 43.0% actual against 51.3% predicted.
Among Harris County residents, 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. Wedgewood Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
C D Landolt Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from Wedgewood Elementary School. The five-mile area around Wedgewood Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 59.5%, higher than Wedgewood Elementary School's 43.0%.
In the federal locale system, Wedgewood Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 647 to 637, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.7:1 to 16.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in FRIENDSWOOD
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Friendswood High SchoolHigh · 2,014 students
- Friendswood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,530 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- C W Cline Elementary SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Brookside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 805 students
Other Wedgewood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wedgewood Elementary. Wedgewood Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Wedgewood Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 456 students
Nearby schools
- C D Landolt Elementary School0.9 mi · 736
- P H Greene Elementary School1.0 mi · 545
- Brookside Intermediate School1.1 mi · 805
- Clear Brook High School1.3 mi · 2,303
- Westbrook Intermediate School1.6 mi · 1,160
- Westwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Wedgewood Elementary SchoolHow large is Wedgewood Elementary School?
Wedgewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 637 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wedgewood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wedgewood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wedgewood Elementary School have?
Wedgewood Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Wedgewood Elementary School?
Wedgewood Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 46% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wedgewood Elementary School public or private?
Wedgewood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLEAR CREEK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.