Herod Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Houston, Texas
Herod Elementary in Houston, Texas enrolled 682 students in 2024-25 with 43.8 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 58-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
769 students in 2022-23, 766 students in 2023-24, 682 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.5 to 43.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 769 | 44.5 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 44.0 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 682 | 43.8 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 709 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Herod Elementary enrolled 709 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 709 of the 709 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent25.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.1% of students were Hispanic, 33.3% Black, 13.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic43.1%
- Black33.3%
- White13.0%
- Asian5.3%
- Two or more races5.1%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Herod Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 58‑62% | 49% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 44% | 36% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Houston
451 public elementary schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Point Elementary | 1,286 | 20.9 | 98.0% |
| Pilgrim Academy | 1,233 | 18.2 | 97.5% |
| West University Elementary | 1,183 | 18.5 | 6.0% |
| Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary | 1,172 | 12.0 | 77.4% |
| Harmony School of Excellence-Houston | 1,165 | 16.3 | 52.0% |
| KIPP Mosaic Primary | 1,092 | 25.0 | 84.7% |
| Centennial Elementary | 1,090 | 17.6 | 33.4% |
| KIPP Sharp Prep | 1,078 | 23.7 | 84.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Herod Elementary
- Energized for Excellence Academy ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 857 students, 27.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Braeburn ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 853 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Herod Elementary with Energized for Excellence Academy ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Houston ISD spends per student$13,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,072
- The largest public schools in TexasHerod Elementary is the number 989 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#989 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.15.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Herod Elementary
How many students attend Herod Elementary?
682 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 769 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Herod Elementary?
15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Herod Elementary a Title I school?
Herod Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Herod Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Herod Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Herod Elementary in?
Houston ISD, NCES district ID 4823640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482364002488 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.