Fiest Elementary

Summary:

Fiest Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 862 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, which is ranked 363 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating.

Fiest Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 15.08% White, 26.68% African American, 42.34% Hispanic, and 11.25% Asian. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency was 40.16%, compared to 57.62% for the district and 48.85% for the state. Additionally, Fiest Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.64% in 2020-2021 to 69.03% in 2022-2023, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Fiest Elementary generally underperforms. For instance, Hairgrove Elementary, located just 2.66 miles away, consistently outperforms Fiest Elementary in STAAR test scores and has a higher statewide ranking. The school's declining academic performance and disparities in subgroup performance suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 8425 Pine Falls
       Houston, TX  77095-4618


(281) 463-5838

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2723rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,171 Help


Students who attend Fiest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Labay Middle
High:    Cypress Falls High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  862

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.3%
African American:
26.7%
White:
15.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Fiest Elementary ranks worse than 58.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 35th among 55 ranked elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.6. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Fiest Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.3%), African American (26.7%), White (15.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fiest Elementary is 15.5. 30 elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fiest Elementary is $10,171, which is the 25th highest among 55 elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Fiest Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) 363rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fiest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.35 355th 3465 89.8%
2005 79.15 507th 3475 85.4%
2006 70.14 1013th 3476 70.9%
2007 70.20 1062nd 3724 71.5%
2008 74.56 779th 3768 79.3%
2009 67.30 1284th 3884 66.9%
2010 63.88 1528th 3937 61.2%
2011 67.26 1359th 4095 66.8%
2012 82.93 518th 4206 87.7%
2013 78.44 723rd 4221 82.9%
2014 67.16 1352nd 4260 68.3%
2015 54.03 2111th 4320 51.1%
2016 39.10 2874th 4286 32.9%
2017 46.81 2138th 4329 50.6%
2018 38.86 2626th 4359 39.8%
2019 35.48 2995th 4479 33.1%
2021 47.55 2165th 4578 52.7%
2022 35.83 3023rd 4581 34.0%
2023 41.76 2679th 4647 42.3%
2024 41.60 2723rd 4675 41.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.86 947th 1046 9.5%
2019 11.22 1053rd 1112 5.3%
2021 18.46 845th 961 12.1%
2022 17.39 916th 1004 8.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.72 3129th 3226 3.0%
2019 22.16 3009th 3333 9.7%
2021 27.77 2791st 3446 19.0%
2022 18.64 3242nd 3487 7.0%
2023 30.85 2740th 3556 22.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.53 1441st 3558 59.5%
2019 45.99 1665th 3684 54.8%
2021 41.98 1891st 3799 50.2%
2022 51.06 1503rd 3952 62.0%
2023 48.88 1708th 4086 58.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.65 3064th 4264 28.1%
2019 38.37 2896th 4309 32.8%
2021 47.74 2190th 4451 50.8%
2022 26.37 3718th 4477 17.0%
2023 46.16 2457th 4521 45.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.37 2274th 4306 47.2%
2019 48.30 2158th 4348 50.4%
2021 47.90 2141st 4499 52.4%
2022 40.04 2763rd 4561 39.4%
2023 44.31 2522nd 4588 45.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.98 1744th 3106 43.9%
2019 36.33 2499th 3184 21.5%
2021 57.89 1488th 3006 50.5%
2022 70.18 756th 2958 74.4%
2023 71.94 650th 2980 78.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.59 3534th 4240 16.7%
2019 44.18 2388th 4295 44.4%
2021 61.89 1107th 4331 74.4%
2022 44.40 2492nd 4461 44.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.20 3033rd 4319 29.8%
2019 23.65 3673rd 4357 15.7%
2021 46.50 2175th 4498 51.6%
2022 33.73 3152nd 4563 30.9%
2023 39.50 2794th 4585 39.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.64 777th 1005 22.7%
2019 30.52 821st 1009 18.6%
2021 56.42 431st 967 55.4%
2022 46.10 620th 957 35.2%
2023 68.68 308th 1015 69.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.69 1346th 2483 45.8%
2019 35.44 1737th 2515 30.9%
2021 38.13 1500th 2444 38.6%
2022 34.23 1719th 2421 29.0%
2023 43.67 1305th 2443 46.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.28 3029th 4168 27.3%
2019 36.19 2889th 4188 31.0%
2021 53.05 1750th 4329 59.6%
2022 40.29 2733rd 4376 37.5%
2023 28.13 3471st 4401 21.1%
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Rank History for White students at Fiest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.17 1803rd 3127 42.3%
2019 39.57 2062nd 3142 34.4%
2021 32.58 2240th 3082 27.3%
2022 35.68 2207th 3082 28.4%
2023 45.64 1803rd 3106 42.0%
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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.

Fiest Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Open Quote Teachers are excellent and work very well to keep the kids on track of learning. Very good school! Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Open Quote teachers do not ask parents whats happen with your kid they call immediately call appropriate services Close Quote



Enrollment information for Fiest Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 744 63 77 62 0 n/a n/a 0 946
1991 798 62 78 60 1 n/a n/a 0 999
1992 872 61 73 51 1 n/a n/a 0 1058
1993 771 47 73 57 2 n/a n/a 0 950
1994 718 55 72 61 1 n/a n/a 0 907
1995 793 73 76 79 2 n/a n/a 0 1023
1996 793 73 76 79 2 n/a n/a 0 1023
1997 814 59 64 68 1 n/a n/a 0 1006
1998 756 49 70 77 1 n/a n/a 0 953
1999 746 48 70 91 3 n/a n/a 0 958
2000 721 50 64 85 4 n/a n/a 0 924
2001 714 89 103 114 3 n/a n/a 0 1023
2002 750 131 151 171 5 n/a n/a 0 1208
2003 750 131 151 171 5 n/a n/a 0 1208
2004 579 92 116 121 4 n/a n/a 0 912
2005 541 98 119 141 3 n/a n/a 0 902
2006 514 111 111 149 1 n/a n/a 0 886
2007 491 142 140 207 4 n/a n/a 0 984
2008 525 157 141 212 5 n/a n/a 0 1040
2009 491 174 138 225 3 n/a n/a 0 1031
2010 443 218 131 265 3 n/a n/a 0 1060
2011 373 188 111 311 2 0 28 0 1013
2012 384 223 123 323 4 0 22 0 1079
2013 383 228 125 344 4 0 27 0 1111
2014 360 266 115 359 3 0 26 0 1129
2015 352 275 125 343 2 1 32 0 1130
2016 313 259 132 383 1 0 36 0 1124
2017 295 283 133 391 4 0 43 0 1149
2018 291 279 132 374 7 0 48 0 1131
2019 254 243 115 336 8 0 36 0 992
2020 241 258 118 339 9 0 39 0 1004
2021 186 219 110 319 7 1 37 0 879
2022 171 246 89 355 6 1 42 0 910
2023 130 230 97 365 2 2 36 0 862

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 Fiest Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 946 52.0 18.1 n/a
1991 999 77.3 12.9 n/a
1992 1058 58.6 18.0 3.9
1993 950 59.0 16.1 1.7
1994 907 55.8 16.3 2.6
1995 1023 57.9 17.7 2.4
1996 1023 57.9 17.7 2.4
1997 1006 56.0 18.0 2.2
1998 953 52.0 18.3 1.5
1999 958 53.8 17.8 4.7
2000 924 53.0 17.4 4.4
2001 1023 57.0 17.9 7.4
2002 1208 69.4 17.4 8.6
2003 1208 69.4 17.4 8.6
2004 912 57.4 15.9 9.3
2005 902 57.8 15.6 11.3
2006 886 55.9 15.8 13.4
2007 984 57.9 17.0 18.8
2008 1040 65.0 16.0 20.2
2009 1031 62.8 16.4 28.3
2010 1060 61.5 17.2 36.8
2011 1013 60.7 16.6 40.7
2012 1079 58.3 18.4 43.4
2013 1111 59.1 18.7 47.4
2014 1129 63.5 17.7 48.8
2015 1130 61.0 18.5 46.3
2016 1124 62.0 18.1 53
2017 1149 66.1 17.3 52.9
2018 1131 65.0 17.4 52.8
2019 992 63.4 15.6 63.1
2020 1004 62.0 16.1 62.6
2021 879 63.0 13.9 60.6
2022 910 57.3 15.8 67.6
2023 862 55.5 15.5 69

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 Fiest Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 946 52.0 18.1 n/a
1991 999 77.3 12.9 n/a
1992 1058 58.6 18.0 3.9
1993 950 59.0 16.1 1.7
1994 907 55.8 16.3 2.6
1995 1023 57.9 17.7 2.4
1996 1023 57.9 17.7 2.4
1997 1006 56.0 18.0 2.2
1998 953 52.0 18.3 1.5
1999 958 53.8 17.8 4.7
2000 924 53.0 17.4 4.4
2001 1023 57.0 17.9 7.4
2002 1208 69.4 17.4 8.6
2003 1208 69.4 17.4 8.6
2004 912 57.4 15.9 9.3
2005 902 57.8 15.6 11.3
2006 886 55.9 15.8 13.4
2007 984 57.9 17.0 18.8
2008 1040 65.0 16.0 20.2
2009 1031 62.8 16.4 28.3
2010 1060 61.5 17.2 36.8
2011 1013 60.7 16.6 40.7
2012 1079 58.3 18.4 43.4
2013 1111 59.1 18.7 47.4
2014 1129 63.5 17.7 48.8
2015 1130 61.0 18.5 46.3
2016 1124 62.0 18.1 53
2017 1149 66.1 17.3 52.9
2018 1131 65.0 17.4 52.8
2019 992 63.4 15.6 63.1
2020 1004 62.0 16.1 62.6
2021 879 63.0 13.9 60.6
2022 910 57.3 15.8 67.6
2023 862 55.5 15.5 69

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 Fiest Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,102 (12.3%) $7,873 (87.7%) $8,975
2020 $914 (10.7%) $7,656 (89.3%) $8,571
2021 $1,391 (13.7%) $8,781 (86.3%) $10,171

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Fiest Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2995th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2679th of 4647 Elementary schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Fiest Elementary)3150
 19%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4755
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fiest Elementary)3840
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4746
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Fiest Elementary)2734
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4748
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fiest Elementary)3235
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4947
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Fiest Elementary)5354
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6061
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fiest Elementary)4740
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6050
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Fiest Elementary)5131
 20%
   5th Grade Science (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6341
 22%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students992862
 13.1%
African American243230
 5.3%
American Indian82
 75%
Asian11597
 15.7%
Hispanic336365
 8.6%
Pacific Islander02
White254130
 48.8%
Two or More Races3636
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.1%69%
 5.9%


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Fiest Elementary ranks 2723rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 862 students attended Fiest Elementary.

Students who attend Fiest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Labay Middle
High : Cypress Falls High School

Students at Fiest Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 27% African American, 15% White, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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