Codwell Elementary

Summary:

Codwell Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 329 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating.

Codwell Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating out of 5. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 14.63% of 4th graders and 25% of 5th graders reached proficiency in 2023-2024, compared to state and district averages around 45%. The school's performance is especially low for certain student subgroups, such as students with special education needs, English language learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective statewide subgroups.

The nearby schools in the Houston Independent School District, such as Mading Elementary, Reynolds Elementary, and Bastian Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance, with most ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Texas elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Codwell Elementary may be reflective of broader issues within the district or the local community, rather than being unique to the school itself.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 5225 Tavenor Ln
       Houston, TX  77048-1701


(713) 732-3580

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3942nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,254 Help


Students who attend Codwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Thomas Middle
High:    Sterling High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  346

Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.8%
Hispanic:
6.9%
Two or more races:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.6% Help


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Compare Details Codwell Elementary ranks worse than 84.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 139th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (90.8%), Hispanic (6.9%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Codwell Elementary is 16.5. 112 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Codwell Elementary is $12,254, which is the 16th highest among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Codwell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Codwell Elementary 3942nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Codwell Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Codwell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 76.56 601st 3465 82.7%
2005 38.67 2534th 3475 27.1%
2006 49.14 2088th 3476 39.9%
2007 66.24 1282nd 3724 65.6%
2008 35.37 2886th 3768 23.4%
2009 31.57 3129th 3884 19.4%
2010 42.29 2734th 3937 30.6%
2011 57.29 1977th 4095 51.7%
2012 30.86 3387th 4206 19.5%
2013 18.48 3851st 4221 8.8%
2014 19.97 3815th 4260 10.4%
2015 15.69 3932nd 4320 9.0%
2016 10.56 4070th 4286 5.0%
2017 13.60 4064th 4329 6.1%
2018 9.97 4248th 4359 2.5%
2019 15.41 4134th 4479 7.7%
2021 15.15 4199th 4578 8.3%
2022 18.34 4029th 4581 12.0%
2023 16.73 4203rd 4647 9.6%
2024 21.75 3942nd 4675 15.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.55 1726th 3226 46.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.63 3303rd 3558 7.2%
2019 18.90 3525th 3684 4.3%
2021 20.85 3489th 3799 8.2%
2022 75.26 505th 3952 87.2%
2023 13.09 4065th 4086 0.5%
2024 41.07 2495th 4261 41.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.58 4121st 4264 3.4%
2019 24.72 3771st 4309 12.5%
2021 21.84 3930th 4451 11.7%
2022 26.73 3706th 4477 17.2%
2023 17.78 4189th 4521 7.3%
2024 31.20 3487th 4560 23.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.75 4195th 4306 2.6%
2019 23.95 3682nd 4348 15.3%
2021 19.50 3916th 4499 13.0%
2022 20.38 3991st 4561 12.5%
2023 18.85 4095th 4588 10.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.90 3068th 3106 1.2%
2023 31.89 2507th 2980 15.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.19 4198th 4240 1.0%
2019 13.75 4203rd 4295 2.1%
2021 13.91 4281st 4331 1.2%
2022 23.53 3875th 4461 13.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.22 4197th 4319 2.8%
2019 11.88 4198th 4357 3.6%
2021 14.36 4218th 4498 6.2%
2022 18.25 4080th 4563 10.6%
2023 16.79 4156th 4585 9.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.60 2007th 2483 19.2%
2019 37.94 1638th 2515 34.9%
2021 31.06 1812th 2444 25.9%
2022 39.06 1497th 2421 38.2%
2023 35.64 1622nd 2443 33.6%
2024 39.14 1515th 2421 37.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Codwell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.71 3278th 4168 21.4%
2022 46.54 2336th 4376 46.6%
2024 28.13 3510th 4431 20.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Friday, November 23, 2012

Open Quote My children really enjoy their experience at Codwell. Codwell's violin and band performances are awsome, the teachers really seem as if they care about their students and their resource services are great. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Codwell Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 52 496 32 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 581
1989 40 377 139 0 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1990 40 543 23 0 1 n/a n/a 0 607
1991 8 532 22 2 1 n/a n/a 0 565
1992 7 513 33 3 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1993 6 536 31 6 0 n/a n/a 0 579
1994 4 518 38 4 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1995 0 615 28 5 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1996 0 615 28 5 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1997 1 632 17 8 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1998 1 642 15 7 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1999 1 648 11 11 0 n/a n/a 0 671
2000 2 603 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 617
2001 4 648 2 15 0 n/a n/a 0 669
2002 7 650 4 19 0 n/a n/a 0 680
2003 7 650 4 19 0 n/a n/a 0 680
2004 5 662 3 21 0 n/a n/a 0 691
2005 8 639 1 26 1 n/a n/a 0 675
2006 2 670 0 29 1 n/a n/a 0 702
2007 3 637 0 29 1 n/a n/a 0 670
2008 0 634 0 26 1 n/a n/a 0 661
2009 0 612 0 35 1 n/a n/a 0 648
2010 0 572 0 35 1 n/a n/a 0 608
2011 2 558 0 36 2 0 1 0 599
2012 4 555 0 38 1 0 1 0 599
2013 2 527 1 36 1 0 3 0 570
2014 1 517 0 33 2 0 2 0 555
2015 1 489 0 28 1 0 5 0 524
2016 2 428 1 29 0 0 3 0 463
2017 2 400 1 23 0 0 1 0 427
2018 1 408 0 39 0 1 0 0 449
2019 1 382 0 24 1 2 0 0 410
2020 4 368 0 26 1 2 0 0 401
2021 6 322 0 26 1 2 1 0 358
2022 1 301 0 31 1 2 2 0 338
2023 2 291 0 32 1 2 1 0 329
2024 2 314 0 24 0 1 5 0 346

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Codwell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 581 41.0 14.1 n/a
1989 556 n/a n/a n/a
1990 607 40.0 15.1 n/a
1991 565 39.8 14.1 n/a
1992 556 39.0 14.2 61.7
1993 579 37.0 15.6 73.6
1994 564 37.0 15.2 68.4
1995 648 39.9 16.2 74.7
1996 648 39.9 16.2 74.7
1997 658 39.8 16.5 76.3
1998 665 39.0 17.1 69.5
1999 671 36.0 18.6 84.5
2000 617 38.0 16.2 84.4
2001 669 35.0 19.1 82.4
2002 680 36.0 18.9 83.8
2003 680 36.0 18.9 83.8
2004 691 38.0 18.2 81
2005 675 38.5 17.5 81.8
2006 702 42.6 16.5 87.5
2007 670 43.5 15.4 59.7
2008 661 42.0 15.7 64.6
2009 648 43.0 15.1 62.5
2010 608 41.0 14.8 61.7
2011 599 38.5 15.5 49.4
2012 599 36.0 16.6 40.2
2013 570 34.9 16.2 93.5
2014 555 33.5 16.5 95.9
2015 524 34.0 15.4 84
2016 463 32.0 14.4 87.7
2017 427 29.0 14.7 86.7
2018 449 28.0 16.0 91.8
2019 410 29.0 14.1 91.5
2020 401 29.8 13.4 91.5
2021 358 28.0 12.7 90.5
2022 338 24.8 13.5 94.4
2023 329 23.0 14.3 93.3
2024 346 20.9 16.5 93.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Codwell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 581 41.0 14.1 n/a
1989 556 n/a n/a n/a
1990 607 40.0 15.1 n/a
1991 565 39.8 14.1 n/a
1992 556 39.0 14.2 61.7
1993 579 37.0 15.6 73.6
1994 564 37.0 15.2 68.4
1995 648 39.9 16.2 74.7
1996 648 39.9 16.2 74.7
1997 658 39.8 16.5 76.3
1998 665 39.0 17.1 69.5
1999 671 36.0 18.6 84.5
2000 617 38.0 16.2 84.4
2001 669 35.0 19.1 82.4
2002 680 36.0 18.9 83.8
2003 680 36.0 18.9 83.8
2004 691 38.0 18.2 81
2005 675 38.5 17.5 81.8
2006 702 42.6 16.5 87.5
2007 670 43.5 15.4 59.7
2008 661 42.0 15.7 64.6
2009 648 43.0 15.1 62.5
2010 608 41.0 14.8 61.7
2011 599 38.5 15.5 49.4
2012 599 36.0 16.6 40.2
2013 570 34.9 16.2 93.5
2014 555 33.5 16.5 95.9
2015 524 34.0 15.4 84
2016 463 32.0 14.4 87.7
2017 427 29.0 14.7 86.7
2018 449 28.0 16.0 91.8
2019 410 29.0 14.1 91.5
2020 401 29.8 13.4 91.5
2021 358 28.0 12.7 90.5
2022 338 24.8 13.5 94.4
2023 329 23.0 14.3 93.3
2024 346 20.9 16.5 93.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Codwell Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,012 (19.4%) $8,378 (80.6%) $10,390
2020 $2,092 (18.3%) $9,351 (81.7%) $11,443
2021 $1,465 (12.0%) $10,789 (88.0%) $12,254

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Codwell Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4134th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4203rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Codwell Elementary)2223
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Codwell Elementary)2511
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Codwell Elementary)2219
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Codwell Elementary)3712
 25%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Codwell Elementary)3143
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Codwell Elementary)3430
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Codwell Elementary)2828
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students410329
 19.8%
African American382291
 23.8%
American Indian11
Asian00
Hispanic2432
 33.3%
Pacific Islander22
White12
 100%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.5%93.3%
 1.8%


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Codwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Codwell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Middle
High : Sterling High School

Students at Codwell Elementary are 91% African American, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 346 students attended Codwell Elementary.


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