Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Houston

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Oak Forest El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1401 W 43rd St, Houston, TX 77018 · (713) 613-2536 · Part of Houston Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
950
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Oak Forest El

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Houston kids: 51 middle schools

On the path

Where Houston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Oak Forest ElYou are here
6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency63%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1401 W 43rd St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten156
Grade 1168
Grade 2170
Grade 3162
Grade 4147
Grade 5146
Enrollment over time
864’20
865’21
878’22
922’23
950’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 25%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oak Forest El from Houston families.

Other schools in Houston Independent School District

The district →
Piney Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
1,286 students21:1
Pilgrim Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
C−
1,233 students18:1
West University El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
1,183 students19:1
Emerson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
990 students20:1
Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
940 students15:1
Parker El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A−
924 students17:1

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.