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Petrosky Elementary

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Petrosky Elementary ranks 1495 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Petrosky Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-4 public school in the Alief Independent School District (Isd) serving 515 students in a high-poverty area, where about 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Petrosky stands out for its remarkable ability to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds succeed. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 91st percentile statewide for serving low-income students, earning a 5-star rating—far higher than any nearby school. This is especially impressive when compared to Houston Classical, a charter school less than half a mile away that outperforms Petrosky in most subjects but serves a lower-poverty population and spends nearly double per student ($23,244 vs. $11,909). Petrosky also excels in reading, with 57.69% of 3rd graders and 62.03% of 4th graders proficient, significantly above the Alief ISD averages of 41.83% and 43.54%. The school has shown dramatic improvement across all student groups, with its overall state ranking jumping from the 44th percentile to the 68th percentile in one year.

While reading is a clear strength, math scores are more mixed—3rd-grade math proficiency (37.66%) lags behind the state average (44.33%), though 4th-grade math (55.13%) outperforms both the district and state. Petrosky is the highest-ranked school among its three closest Alief ISD neighbors (Hicks Elementary, Holmquist Elementary, and Hearne Elementary), all of which rank in the bottom 30% of Texas schools. With a low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 and efficient use of resources, Petrosky is a school that is effectively beating the odds and providing a strong academic foundation for its students.

515

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,023

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6703 Winkleman
Houston, TX 77083-2428

(281) 983-8366

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

African American:

30.3%

Asian:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alief Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg37%

Texas avg49%

1,495^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 24Elementary Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

705^th of 951Alief 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
2026	62.4	1495 of 4627	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	2591 of 4651	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	1816 of 4710	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	2301 of 4647	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	1692 of 4581	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	2727 of 4578	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2480 of 4479	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	1855 of 4359	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.8	2357 of 4329	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.4	1499 of 4286	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.5	1591 of 4320	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.8	1271 of 4260	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	60.7	1688 of 4221	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	1332 of 4206	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	1985 of 4095	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.3	2569 of 3937	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.9	2263 of 3884	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.5	2069 of 3768	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.1	2109 of 3724	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.4	2443 of 3476	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.7	2448 of 3475	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	3074 of 3465	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	412 of 2406	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	369 of 2443	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	1086 of 2443	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	579 of 2421	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	1169 of 2444	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	722 of 2515	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	573 of 2483	76.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	729 of 999	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.1	573 of 1045	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	650 of 1015	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	523 of 957	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	715 of 967	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	884 of 1009	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	737 of 1005	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.9	750 of 4461	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	41.0	2500 of 4331	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	1419 of 4295	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	1014 of 4240	76.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	515 of 1643	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	675 of 3668	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	1034 of 3556	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	973 of 3487	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	1110 of 3446	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	1469 of 3333	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	876 of 3226	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	1879 of 4575	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	2009 of 4658	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	2218 of 4588	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	1912 of 4561	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	2411 of 4499	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2487 of 4348	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	1345 of 4306	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	735 of 3075	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	842 of 2980	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	1588 of 3006	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	1545 of 4413	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	2906 of 4465	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	2324 of 4401	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	2252 of 4376	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3435 of 4329	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2614 of 4188	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	1614 of 4168	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	418 of 4520	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	67.1	1085 of 4594	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	1359 of 4521	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	970 of 4477	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	1916 of 4451	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	1420 of 4309	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	1013 of 4264	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	1184 of 4582	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	1545 of 4647	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	2413 of 4585	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	1590 of 4563	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	2952 of 4498	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2325 of 4357	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2387 of 4319	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	1260 of 4301	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	1821 of 4292	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	2186 of 4086	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2318 of 3952	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2490 of 3799	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	2396 of 3684	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	2138 of 3558	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	1359 of 3006	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	407 of 3082	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	1807 of 3082	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	645 of 3142	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.2	1805 of 3127	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+23 vs school

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)76th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+8 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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	Total
Petrosky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6703 Winkleman	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8366	515	48	10.8	84.9%	49 (9.5%)	156 (30.3%)	231 (44.9%)	71 (13.8%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.4	1495^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.7%		42.7	2591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	44.3%	1096							57.7	62.0			37.7	55.1			$10,023
Iltexas Westpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	852	56	15.2	85.4%	17 (2.0%)	394 (46.2%)	399 (46.8%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	43.3	2498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.8	2395^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	103		18.2	66.7			12.5	45.7	42.2	65.5		41.3	27.2	47.9		$9,530
Houston Classical	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6403 Addicks Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Houston Classical Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-9626	342	17	19.7	73.7%	18 (5.3%)	178 (52.0%)	109 (31.9%)	20 (5.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	74.8	945^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.6%		76.2	900^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.6%	45							42.2	69.8	70.8	87.5	44.4	62.3	66.7	79.2	$19,438
Holmquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15040 Westpark Dr	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3024	782	60	12.9	92.3%	45 (5.8%)	321 (41.0%)	367 (46.9%)	43 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40.7	2690^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.3	2902^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.6%	212	44.7	36.7					40.2	48.5			36.8	45.8			$8,007
Hearne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	13939 Rio Bonito	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8333	675	55	12.1	88.4%	20 (3.0%)	154 (22.8%)	449 (66.5%)	51 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29	3493^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	24.5%		31.4	3342^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	151	24.6	51.4					37.7	39.7			35.5	35.8			$8,754
KIPP Unity Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8500 Hwy 6 S	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0572	1,050	46	22.7	89.6%	14 (1.3%)	597 (56.9%)	364 (34.7%)	57 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	39.7	2773^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.1%		59.4	1608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	1165							35.8	56.0	55.3		27.5	56.5	33.0		$7,222
Rees Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	16305 Kensley	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1444	526	52	10.1	81.4%	29 (5.5%)	94 (17.9%)	367 (69.8%)	34 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.2	1799^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.1%		55.3	1819^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.9%	20	43.8	91.3					49.2	61.8			29.7	62.6			$10,633
Mission Bend Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16003 Mission Glen	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 634-4280	460	34	13.6	82.6%	19 (4.1%)	124 (27.0%)	253 (55.0%)	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	41.3	2632^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	43.1%		22.5	3888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%	1256							60.0	44.3	47.7		50.8	33.3	37.9		$12,997
Arizona Fleming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Bissonnet St	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4600	462	38	12.2	79.4%	11 (2.4%)	83 (18.0%)	286 (61.9%)	72 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	39.4	2798^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.5%		32.6	3281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%	483	11.1	16.7		50.0	18.2		49.0	51.7	53.5		34.7	33.9	40.3		$12,575
Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8520 Hemlock Hill Dr	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8040	645	56	11.5	91.0%	19 (2.9%)	154 (23.9%)	380 (58.9%)	88 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26.6	3652^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.4	3825^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.8%	173	26.3	41.0					39.0	46.9			24.4	37.3			$8,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Petrosky Elementary

What schools do graduates of Petrosky Elementary attend?

Students who attend Petrosky Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albright Middle
Middle : Miller Intermediate
High : Alief Early College High School
High : Elsik High School
High : Hastings High School
High : Kerr High School
High : Taylor High School

How many students attend Petrosky Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Petrosky Elementary.

What district is Petrosky Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Petrosky Elementary?

Students at Petrosky Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 30% African American, 14% Asian, 10% White.

Is Petrosky Elementary a good school?

Petrosky Elementary ranks 1495^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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