Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002612
Whidby Elementary School
7625 SPRINGHILL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77021 · (713) 746-8170 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-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.
- CThree-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
13.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
350 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
41%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
Whidby Elementary School→Cullen 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 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 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Whidby Elementary School
Whidby Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whidby Elementary School this school | 369 | 94.9% | 29.4% |
| Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy DALLAS | 392 | 96.2% | 45.1% |
| Mary Harris Elementary School FORT WORTH | 438 | 92.5% | 25.5% |
| Charles Rice Learning Center DALLAS | 427 | 98.4% | 51.5% |
| J H Hines Elementary School WACO | 379 | 98.4% | 15.3% |
| Essence Preparatory Charter School SAN ANTONIO | 365 | 99.5% | 15.1% |
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 Whidby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,723 of 4,401 | #537 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,117 of 4,466 ▲ 351 | #458 of 625 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,889 of 4,466 ▲ 138 | #395 of 625 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,130 of 3,998 | #154 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #3,736 of 4,938 | #570 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #926 of 4,622 | #133 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #3,004 of 4,628 | #421 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #531 of 4,789 | #142 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.6% | #156 of 2,838 | #45 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
369
-65 (-15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 95% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 34.8 | 10.6:1 | 95% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 23.9 | 16.5:1 | 93% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 91% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 36.8 | 16.9:1 | 79% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 84% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 51% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 30 | 21.7:1 | 81% (529) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 32 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whidby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (621 to 369); teachers down 24% (36.8 to 28).
About Whidby Elementary School
Whidby Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in HOUSTON, Texas. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 369 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
HOUSTON ISD has 273 schools; together they serve 176,727 students.
The student body at Whidby Elementary School is 74% Black. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Harris County, the Black share is about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
The school's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Whidby Elementary School, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
Whidby Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Texas public elementary schools.
Whidby Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.4%) and its predicted rate (33.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Young Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Whidby Elementary School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Whidby Elementary School is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 65 students, from 434 to 369.
This page is set up for the Whidby Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Nearby schools
- Young Elementary School0.9 mi · 334
- Cullen Middle School0.9 mi · 310
- Foster Elementary School1.1 mi · 334
- Attucks Middle School1.2 mi · 392
- Thompson Elementary School1.7 mi · 363
- Worthing High School1.8 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Whidby Elementary SchoolHow large is Whidby Elementary School?
Whidby Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Whidby Elementary School serve?
Whidby Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Whidby Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Whidby Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Whidby Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whidby Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 20% Hispanic, 74% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Whidby Elementary School?
Whidby 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.