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Danish Elementary

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Danish Elementary ranks 2832 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Danish Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Houston, TX, serving 918 students within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Once a solid performer ranking in the 67th percentile statewide from 2015-2018, the school has experienced a sustained decline, dropping to the 39th percentile and earning a 2-star rating for five consecutive years. This places it below several nearby schools like Bang Elementary (56th percentile), Willbern Elementary (56th percentile), Millsap Elementary (61st percentile), and Adam Elementary (55th percentile), while performing similarly to Emmott Elementary (20th percentile), which has a comparable poverty rate.

The most critical academic weakness is in mathematics, where proficiency rates across all tested grades are significantly below district and state averages. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency is 28% compared to the district's 43.68%, and 5th-grade math is 28.26% versus the district's 49.92%. This gap is wider than at higher-performing neighbors like Willbern Elementary (32.61% in 3rd-grade math) or Millsap Elementary (39.39%). There is a glimmer of hope in reading, where 4th-grade reading proficiency (58.39%) is close to the district average (60.34%) and above the state average (53.04%), suggesting pockets of strength in literacy instruction.

The school also struggles to support specific student groups effectively. Male students rank in the 29th percentile statewide, while female students rank in the 46th percentile, a 17-point gap. Support for special education students has dropped from the 58th percentile to the 13th percentile, and English language learners fell from the 55th to the 23rd percentile in recent years. Notably, per-student spending ($9,813) is in the middle of the pack compared to neighbors like Owens Elementary ($11,422) and Adam Elementary ($10,976), indicating that funding alone is not the issue. The school needs a targeted, data-driven strategy focused on math instruction and support for its most vulnerable students to reverse its downward trend.

918

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,027

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11850 Fallbrook Dr
Houston, TX 77065

(281) 955-4981

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

African American:

35.2%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,832^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 58Elementary Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

320^th of 951Cypress-Fairbanks 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	2832 of 4627	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	2730 of 4651	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3261 of 4710	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2952 of 4647	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3139 of 4581	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	2379 of 4578	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	1674 of 4479	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1414 of 4359	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	1441 of 4329	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.8	1430 of 4286	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.9	1222 of 4320	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	1048 of 4260	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	737 of 4221	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	585 of 4206	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	984 of 4095	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	755 of 3937	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	62.3	1592 of 3884	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	1247 of 3768	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	1119 of 3724	70.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	1047 of 2406	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	1307 of 2443	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1435 of 2443	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1702 of 2421	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	1312 of 2444	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	837 of 2515	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	646 of 2483	74.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	770 of 999	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	764 of 1045	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	580 of 1015	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	403 of 957	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	598 of 967	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	632 of 1009	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	588 of 1005	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.7	2534 of 4461	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	1052 of 4331	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	852 of 4295	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	1384 of 4240	67.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1264 of 1643	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	1665 of 3668	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	2218 of 3556	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2282 of 3487	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2272 of 3446	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	3065 of 3333	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	2380 of 3226	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2467 of 4575	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2647 of 4658	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2841 of 4588	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3307 of 4561	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2648 of 4499	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	1747 of 4348	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	1607 of 4306	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	2385 of 3075	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2232 of 2980	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.7	1071 of 2958	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	1154 of 3006	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	363 of 3184	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	122 of 3106	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	2451 of 4413	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	2366 of 4465	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2490 of 4401	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2894 of 4376	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	2142 of 4329	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	1595 of 4188	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1545 of 4168	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2787 of 4520	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	2443 of 4594	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2594 of 4521	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2552 of 4477	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	1713 of 4451	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	914 of 4309	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	847 of 4264	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	3265 of 4582	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3082 of 4647	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	2978 of 4585	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	2935 of 4563	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	2085 of 4498	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	1581 of 4357	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	1284 of 4319	70.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.1	629 of 1004	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.2	250 of 961	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	514 of 1112	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	780 of 1046	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	3742 of 4301	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	1818 of 4292	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	2296 of 4086	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	2583 of 3952	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	1000 of 3799	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	588 of 3684	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	411 of 3558	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	1644 of 3006	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	2572 of 3108	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1999 of 3106	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2075 of 3082	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	1147 of 3082	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	866 of 3142	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	434 of 3127	86.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)56th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)37th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-3 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, July 14, 2019

I love this school, since my child enrolled here, he has learned so much! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Teachers do not communicate with parents. Unrealstici expectations of the kids. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Danish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11850 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77065	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 955-4981	918	63	14.5	83.9%	74 (8.1%)	323 (35.2%)	431 (46.9%)	53 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.8%)	38.9	2832^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	38.8%		40.7	2730^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.3%	102	43.7	58.4	51.1	28.0	49.3	28.3	$9,027
Adam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11303 Honeygrove Ln	Houston	77065	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4485	957	69	13.8	69.0%	188 (19.6%)	140 (14.6%)	529 (55.3%)	58 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	50.9	2071^st of 4627 public elementary schools	55.2%		56	1779^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.8%	292	49.3	58.8	58.8	42.8	44.3	42.4	$8,481
Emmott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11750 Steepleway Blvd	Houston	77065	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4500	583	39	14.7	80.4%	55 (9.4%)	197 (33.8%)	255 (43.7%)	34 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.2%)	26	3693^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.2%		33.6	3219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	474	39.1	45.3	51.8	21.9	32.6	31.3	$9,850
Francone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11250 Perry Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4512	734	51	14.3	89.4%	32 (4.4%)	169 (23.0%)	492 (67.0%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	31.5	3337^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.9%		44.7	2459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.1%	878	37.2	36.4	62.2	23.0	40.9	39.8	$10,169
Willbern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10811 Goodspring Dr	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-3820	831	57	14.7	76.3%	56 (6.7%)	187 (22.5%)	439 (52.8%)	116 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	51.4	2042^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.9%		62.9	1439^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%	603	52.2	53.4	55.4	32.6	55.6	47.7	$8,977
Matzke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Jones Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4450	1,026	75	13.7	77.5%	102 (9.9%)	288 (28.1%)	548 (53.4%)	55 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	39	2829^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.9%		43.7	2511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.0%	318	33.3	50.0	56.6	16.3	56.0	41.3	$8,692
Millsap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12424 Huffmeister Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4470	899	60	15.0	70.1%	217 (24.1%)	140 (15.6%)	477 (53.1%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	55.9	1813^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.8%		54	1904^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%	91	54.6	56.3	61.3	39.4	59.7	37.8	$8,393
Bang Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Rio Grande	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4760	949	68	13.9	77.3%	129 (13.6%)	234 (24.7%)	513 (54.1%)	34 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.0%)	51.8	2021^st of 4627 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.6	1746^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%	275	50.4	55.7	58.0	34.7	56.3	38.9	$8,478
Owens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7939 Jackrabbit Rd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5915	779	56	14.0	73.4%	88 (11.3%)	181 (23.2%)	435 (55.8%)	38 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	37.2	2940^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.5%		39.2	2823^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.3%	117	53.1	45.6	54.2	31.3	45.2	25.4	$9,478
Lamkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11521 Telge Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4775	834	53	15.5	70.6%	180 (21.6%)	249 (29.9%)	297 (35.6%)	53 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	42	2587^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.1%		55.2	1829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.7%	758	38.9	50.4	59.6	32.7	45.7	43.1	$8,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Danish Elementary

How many students attend Danish Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 918 students attended Danish Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Danish Elementary?

Students at Danish Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 35% African American, 8% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Danish Elementary a good school?

Danish Elementary ranks 2832^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Danish Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

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