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How has YEAGER EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001193
Yeager Elementary School
13615 CHAMPION FOREST DR, HOUSTON, TX 77069 · (281) 440-4914 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- B+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
14.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
505 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 | 80 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
65%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Yeager Elementary School
Yeager Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeager Elementary School this school | 708 | 71.3% | 40.0% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School HUMBLE | 732 | 73.6% | 33.3% |
| Owens Elementary School HOUSTON | 779 | 73.4% | 44.1% |
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School N RICHLAND HILLS | 757 | 76.5% | 26.0% |
| Benfer Elementary School KLEIN | 683 | 66.6% | 52.2% |
| Ricardo Salinas Elementary School UNIVERSAL CITY | 675 | 70.5% | 37.4% |
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 Yeager Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,585 of 4,401 | #338 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,830 of 4,466 ▼ 280 | #401 of 625 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,020 of 4,466 ▼ 236 | #259 of 625 ▼ 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,062 of 3,998 | #152 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #867 of 4,938 | #224 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,511 of 4,622 | #214 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #989 of 4,628 | #123 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #2,485 of 4,789 | #470 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #492 of 2,838 | #108 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
708
-111 (-14%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 708 | 50.6 | 14.0:1 | 71% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 55.5 | 14.3:1 | 74% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 58.5 | 14.2:1 | 72% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 819 | 58 | 14.1:1 | 71% (582) |
| 2017-18 | 1,015 | 57.8 | 17.6:1 | 60% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 959 | 56 | 17.1:1 | 54% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 1,054 | 59 | 17.9:1 | 51% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 1,012 | 62 | 16.3:1 | 29% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 37 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yeager Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,015 to 708); teachers down 12% (57.8 to 50.6).
About Yeager Elementary School
Yeager Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, located in HOUSTON, Texas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 708 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Besides Yeager Elementary School, CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs 91 other schools. The district enrolls 117,927 students.
At Yeager Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 51% of the student body. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 13% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Yeager Elementary School and a ratio of 14.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Yeager Elementary School is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Yeager Elementary School is 3.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.0% actual, 43.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Within Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The next-closest public school is Edwin M Wells Middle School, about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Yeager Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Yeager Elementary School's enrollment declined 14%, to 708.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Yeager Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 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
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Yeager Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Yeager Elementary. Yeager Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Yeager Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Edwin M Wells Middle School1.6 mi · 796
- Greenwood Forest Elementary School1.7 mi · 557
- Pat Reynolds Elementary School1.7 mi · 877
- Brill Elementary School1.7 mi · 653
- Mittelstadt Elementary School1.7 mi · 693
- Wunderlich Intermediate School1.8 mi · 1,319
Frequently asked questions
About Yeager Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Yeager Elementary School?
Yeager Elementary School enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Yeager Elementary School serve?
Yeager Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Yeager Elementary School have?
Yeager Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Yeager Elementary School?
Yeager Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 51% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Yeager Elementary School public or private?
Yeager Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.