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Mahaffey Elementary

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Mahaffey Elementary ranks 505 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mahaffey Elementary is a public elementary school in Klein, Texas, serving 876 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Klein Independent School District, which is ranked 211 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Mahaffey Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science assessments across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, Mahaffey's 5th-grade students scored 72.73% proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 65.78% for Klein ISD and 57.83% for Texas. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, with its Gifted and Talented students ranking in the top 173 Texas elementary schools. Mahaffey spends an average of $9,501 per student, higher than the state average, allowing for a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.1.

While Mahaffey Elementary outperforms many nearby schools in the Klein ISD, such as Mueller Elementary, Benignus Elementary, and Northampton Elementary, in both academic performance and student group rankings, Frank Elementary and Benignus Elementary demonstrate stronger academic performance in certain areas, particularly in STAAR Reading and Mathematics.

860

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,190

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10255 Mahaffey Rd
Klein, TX 77375

(832) 375-8300

District: Klein Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mahaffey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hofius Intermediate
High:	Klein Oak High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

28.0%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg55%

Texas avg46%

505^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From top 22% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Klein Independent School District (Isd)

211^th of 961Klein Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	505 of 4651	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	662 of 4710	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	843 of 4647	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	751 of 4581	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	773 of 4578	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	984 of 4479	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	15 of 1905	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	288 of 2443	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	290 of 2443	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	299 of 2421	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	223 of 2444	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	241 of 2515	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	399 of 2483	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	134 of 814	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	610 of 1045	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	615 of 1009	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	405 of 1005	59.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	1271 of 4461	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	1081 of 4331	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	1852 of 4295	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	1325 of 4240	68.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	400 of 2918	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	920 of 3668	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	1096 of 3556	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1429 of 3487	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	1191 of 3446	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	1634 of 3333	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	1689 of 3226	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	82.4	595 of 4658	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	673 of 4588	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	733 of 4561	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	711 of 4499	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	890 of 4348	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	670 of 4306	84.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	66.7	1051 of 2980	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	173 of 2958	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	439 of 3006	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	807 of 3184	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	79 of 3106	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	342 of 3644	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	472 of 4465	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	962 of 4401	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	858 of 4376	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	1057 of 4329	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	1511 of 4188	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	871 of 4168	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	258 of 3705	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	749 of 4594	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	660 of 4521	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	1207 of 4477	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	1596 of 4451	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	1001 of 4309	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	605 of 4264	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	80.2	697 of 4647	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1079 of 4585	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	814 of 4563	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	832 of 4498	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	1077 of 4357	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	775 of 4319	82.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	491 of 975	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	638 of 1128	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	431 of 1099	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	265 of 1004	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	48 of 961	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	58.9	453 of 1112	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	270 of 1046	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	898 of 3549	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	1788 of 4292	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	2714 of 4086	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	1542 of 3952	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	1062 of 3799	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	1620 of 3684	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1793 of 3558	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	439 of 2612	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	518 of 3108	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	514 of 3106	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	437 of 3082	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	324 of 3082	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	627 of 3142	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	647 of 3127	79.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)99th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2024)87th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)85th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

At Risk (2022)72nd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)65th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+25 vs state

Reading67%+13 vs state

Science52%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Mahaffey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10255 Mahaffey Rd	Klein	77375	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-8300	860	58	14.9	48.0%	241 (28.0%)	92 (10.7%)	422 (49.1%)	62 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.0%)	86.7	505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.1%		82.7	662^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	85.9%	157		40.0	50.0		60.0	50.0	25.0	63.3	65.2	72.7		61.9	73.7	76.9		51.9	$9,190
Bernshausen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11116 Mahaffey	Klein	77375	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-4000	695	53	13.2	61.6%	151 (21.7%)	86 (12.4%)	402 (57.8%)	27 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	67.3	1245^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%		60.8	1562^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	66.8%	317	0.0	16.7		0.0	28.6			40.2	61.4	72.6		39.6	54.9	72.1		39.4	$9,412
Schultz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7920 Willow Forest	Klein	77375	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-7000	707	47	14.9	64.9%	165 (23.3%)	92 (13.0%)	388 (54.9%)	28 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	70.5	1112^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.9	988^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.0%	124	11.8	50.0	14.3	17.7	0.0	0.0	14.3	61.8	75.8	58.6		45.2	69.1	51.0		33.3	$9,761
Metzler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 W Rayford Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-7900	846	55	15.3	47.0%	297 (35.1%)	90 (10.6%)	381 (45.0%)	43 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.9%)	65.7	1318^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.7%		77.5	850^th of 4710 public elementary schools	82.0%	468								57.6	68.8	63.2		38.9	57.8	49.0		34.2	$7,900
Sst Willowcreek	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	22719 Kuykendahl Rd	Spring	77389	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 435-9395	186	11	16.7	60.2%	3 (1.6%)	17 (9.1%)	166 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								60.0	45.8	64.7	60.0	55.0	29.2	47.1	66.7	23.5	$00
Frank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9225 Crescent Clover Dr	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7000	692	49	13.9	32.1%	254 (36.7%)	115 (16.6%)	220 (31.8%)	63 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	84.1	605^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.0%		90.5	354^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.5%	251								66.9	61.4	75.4		62.9	63.4	63.3		50.4	$8,853
Benignus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7225 Alvin A Klein Dr	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-7750	753	48	15.6	30.0%	283 (37.6%)	126 (16.7%)	189 (25.1%)	96 (12.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	90.2	366^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.9	463^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	90.2%	97								80.5	73.6	81.1		71.2	70.6	63.1		43.6	$9,287
Mueller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7074 Fm 2920	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7300	477	38	12.6	54.3%	83 (17.4%)	151 (31.7%)	169 (35.4%)	53 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	46	2389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.6%		71.9	1058^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.5%	1331								52.1	46.0	52.2		47.9	39.2	42.7		21.1	$9,877
Northampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6404 Root Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-5550	623	47	13.1	40.8%	235 (37.7%)	67 (10.8%)	271 (43.5%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	81.3	712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.7%		70.2	1123^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	76.2%	411	0.0	20.0		81.8	28.6			64.4	68.5	68.2		60.0	60.0	68.2		41.0	$9,502
Timber Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8455 Creekside Green Dr	The Woodlands	77389	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3060	970	60	16.0	12.9%	391 (40.3%)	18 (1.9%)	405 (41.8%)	106 (10.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.5%)	95.1	181^st of 4651 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.2	176^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.3%	5								82.9	78.2	84.7		76.4	77.6	70.4		56.8	$7,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Mahaffey Elementary

How many students attend Mahaffey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 860 students attended Mahaffey Elementary.

Is Mahaffey Elementary a good school?

Mahaffey Elementary ranks 505^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mahaffey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mahaffey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hofius Intermediate
High : Klein Oak High School

What district is Mahaffey Elementary in?

Klein Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Mahaffey Elementary?

Students at Mahaffey Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 28% White, 11% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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