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The Varnett School - Northeast

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

8305 Mesa Dr, Houston, TX 77028 · (713) 631-4396

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
354
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about The Varnett School - Northeast

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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8305 Mesa Dr, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten45
Grade 135
Grade 237
Grade 339
Grade 447
Grade 530
Grade 639
Grade 734
Grade 830
Enrollment over time
446’20
377’21
344’22
369’23
354’24

Down 20.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%Black 27%Two or more races 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Varnett School - Northeast from Houston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.