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What advice would you give to incoming students at WELLS EL?
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Enrollment
1,133
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611013441
Wells Elementary School
10607 MASON RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433 · (281) 349-7400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,133 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- A-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
17.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
169 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 156 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 188 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 174 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 207 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 184 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 220 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (156) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (220).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 60.0% | 23.0% | 10.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 83.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Wells Elementary School
Wells Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Elementary School this school | 1,133 | 14.9% | 72.8% |
| Rennell Elementary School CYPRESS | 1,260 | 15.7% | 74.5% |
| George W Bush Elementary School ST PAUL | 924 | 17.7% | 75.1% |
| Sienna Crossing Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 1,035 | 18.9% | 71.0% |
| McGown Elementary School CYPRESS | 1,408 | 11.3% | 77.8% |
| Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School KATY | 1,054 | 18.9% | 76.3% |
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 Wells Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #244 of 4,401 | #33 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #345 of 4,466 ▲ 51 | #38 of 625 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #159 of 4,466 ▲ 27 | #27 of 625 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,010 of 3,998 | #148 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,133 | #41 of 4,938 | #15 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #4,046 of 4,622 | #561 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #131 of 4,628 | #15 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #4,547 of 4,789 | #653 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +106.4% | #19 of 1,307 | #4 of 148 |
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
1,133
-110 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,133 | 65 | 17.4:1 | 15% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 1,334 | 68.7 | 19.4:1 | 17% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 1,108 | 63.8 | 17.4:1 | 14% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 1,243 | 61 | 20.4:1 | 10% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 31.8 | 17.3:1 | 7% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 106% (549 to 1,133); teachers up 104% (31.8 to 65).
About Wells Elementary School
Wells Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in CYPRESS, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 1,133 students. That puts enrollment 118% above the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
Wells Elementary School is a school in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. The district has 92 schools and 117,927 students.
No group is above 50% at Wells Elementary School; the largest is White, at 34%. After that, the student body is 27% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among Harris County residents, the White share is about 34%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
Wells Elementary School has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.3 students per teacher. At Wells Elementary School, 15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 55 points.
Wells Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.3% at Wells Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.8%.
In the wider Harris County area, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Sprague Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Wells Elementary School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Wells Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,133, from 1,243 in 2020-21. The ratio was 20.4:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Wells Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in CYPRESS
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Park High SchoolHigh · 3,117 students
- Cypress Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,800 students
Other Wells Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Wells Elementary. Wells Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Wells Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 463 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolWells, ME · 563 students
- Wells ElementaryWilson, NC · 383 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolEast Moline, IL · 307 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolWells, NV · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Sprague Middle School0.1 mi · 1,555
- Bridgeland High School0.2 mi · 3,707
- McGown Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,408
- Richard T McReavy Elementary School1.3 mi · 418
- Smith Middle School2.3 mi · 1,091
- Pope Elementary School2.4 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About Wells Elementary SchoolHow large is Wells Elementary School?
Wells Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,133 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wells Elementary School serve?
Wells Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wells Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wells Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wells Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 27% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Wells Elementary School in?
Wells Elementary School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.