Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002595
Young Elementary School
3555 BELLFORT AVE, HOUSTON, TX 77051 · (713) 732-3590 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
329 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 | 75 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
28%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
Young Elementary School→Attucks 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 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 26 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Young Elementary School
Young Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Elementary School this school | 334 | 98.5% | 43.5% |
| Kashmere Gardens Elementary School HOUSTON | 329 | 98.5% | 31.4% |
| Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School AUSTIN | 303 | 99.7% | N/A |
| Codwell Elementary School HOUSTON | 342 | 95.3% | 28.4% |
| Foster Elementary School HOUSTON | 334 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| Bruce Elementary School HOUSTON | 285 | 96.8% | 27.9% |
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 Young Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,151 of 4,401 | #281 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,116 of 4,466 ▼ 872 | #457 of 625 ▼ 148 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,027 of 4,466 ▼ 192 | #420 of 625 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #3,989 of 4,938 | #592 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #728 of 4,622 | #106 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #3,497 of 4,628 | #504 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #125 of 4,789 | #41 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #650 of 1,307 | #65 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
334
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 334 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 99% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 35.7 | 11.2:1 | 98% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 25.9 | 14.9:1 | 99% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 99% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 90% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 98% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 36% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 90% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Young Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (297 to 334); teachers up 13% (23 to 26).
About Young Elementary School
Young Elementary School is a small elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, (ZIP code 77051). The school enrolls 334 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Young Elementary School is one of 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD, which enrolls 176,727 students in total.
Young Elementary School is 84% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Harris County's population at about 19%. The diversity index for Young Elementary School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Young Elementary School, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Young Elementary School outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 31.6% for a school in Texas with Young Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Young Elementary School posts 43.5%.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Young Elementary School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Young Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Attucks Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Young Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Young Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Young Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school shrank from 368 students in 2020-21 to 334 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.2:1 to 12.8:1.
The discussion board for Young Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other Young Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Young Elementary. Young Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Young Elementary SchoolSEMINOLE, TX · 581 students
- Young Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 545 students
- Young Elementary SchoolDECATUR, TX · 445 students
- Young Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 417 students
- Young ElementaryLouisville, KY · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Attucks Middle School0.5 mi · 392
- Worthing High School0.9 mi · 751
- Whidby Elementary School0.9 mi · 369
- The Pro-Vision Academy1.2 mi · 212
- Pro-Vision Middle School1.2 mi · 140
- Reynolds Elementary School1.3 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Young Elementary SchoolHow large is Young Elementary School?
Young Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Young Elementary School serve?
Young Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Young Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Young Elementary School.
How diverse is Young Elementary School?
Young Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Young Elementary School?
Young 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.