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Birkes Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8500 Queenston Blvd
Houston, TX 77095
Phone
(281) 345-3300
District
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
County
HARRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1018
Classroom Teachers
71

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.4% of all U.S. schools.


Birkes Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
47%
64%
50%
56%
43%
60%
47%
64%
50%
56%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
47%
54%
47%
65%
46%
60%
47%
54%
47%
65%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
72%
52%
74%
56%
70%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 77 7.6%
Kindergarten 143 14.0%
Grade 1 168 16.5%
Grade 2 148 14.5%
Grade 3 168 16.5%
Grade 4 159 15.6%
Grade 5 155 15.2%
Total 1018 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.7% 21.4% 26.7%
Black 19.9% 21.1% 13.3%
Hispanic 36.0% 46.8% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 14.9% 10.0% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.6% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.9% 58.0% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 42.5% 51.5% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 6.5% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 611,033 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,260.4 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.7% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.2% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 10.3% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 205,031 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 10.7% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.2% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.5% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.2% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.6% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,442 $760,195,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $512 $60,414,000 3.8%
Staff $365 $43,100,000 2.7%
General Administration $54 $6,380,000 0.4%
School Administration $436 $51,501,000 3.3%
Operation $903 $106,595,000 6.7%
Transportation $327 $38,616,000 2.4%
Other $334 $39,410,000 2.5%
Total Support $2,932 $346,016,000 21.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,033 $475,980,000 30.1%
Total Expenditures $13,407 $1,582,191,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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