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Zwink Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (152).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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%.
Schools most like Zwink Elementary School
Zwink Elementary School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zwink Elementary School this school | 840 | 63.2% | 49.9% |
| Victoria Walker Elementary School BAYTOWN | 763 | 64.6% | 44.0% |
| Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School BAYTOWN | 749 | 64.6% | 37.0% |
| Mitchell Elementary School DALLAS | 787 | 65.4% | 39.1% |
| Evers Park Elementary School DENTON | 732 | 61.7% | 37.4% |
| Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School AUSTIN | 821 | 59.1% | 41.0% |
Where Zwink Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #1,442 of 4,401 | #164 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,150 of 4,466 ▲ 151 | #142 of 625 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,267 of 4,466 ▲ 257 | #156 of 625 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,081 of 3,998 | #156 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 840 | #321 of 4,938 | #105 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,257 of 4,622 | #300 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #1,199 of 4,628 | #147 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #2,955 of 4,789 | #512 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #967 of 2,838 | #185 of 441 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 840 | 56.8 | 14.8:1 | 63% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 66.7 | 13.7:1 | 59% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 64.5 | 14.7:1 | 56% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 828 | 59 | 14.0:1 | 50% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 1,086 | 71.2 | 15.3:1 | 40% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 1,000 | 66 | 15.2:1 | 42% (422) |
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,086 to 840); teachers down 20% (71.2 to 56.8).
About Zwink Elementary School
Zwink Elementary School is a large elementary school in KLEIN, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 840 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 62% higher.
The 50 schools in KLEIN ISD enroll 52,437 students altogether, Zwink Elementary School among them.
At 55%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Zwink Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 19% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Zwink Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1, with 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 63% of enrollment.
Zwink Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.9% and a predicted 46.7%.
Harris County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Zwink Elementary School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
Nearby, Fox Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Zwink Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 840, close to the 828 recorded in 2020-21.
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