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Reed Elementary

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Reed Elementary ranks 2712 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Reed Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) serving 847 students in a densely populated area of Houston, where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school presents a striking contrast in academic performance: it shows a clear strength in Reading, with 5th-grade proficiency (60%) above the state average, but struggles significantly in Mathematics, particularly in 3rd grade where proficiency (30%) lags 14 points behind the state average. This math deficit is a persistent, systemic issue that sets Reed apart from nearby schools like Gleason Elementary (75th percentile overall) and Post Elementary, which also face math challenges but not as severe.

One of the most notable trends at Reed is the dramatic improvement in performance for White students, who jumped from the 32nd percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 71st percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. However, this success has not been replicated across all groups: Special Education students dropped from the 68th percentile to the 22nd percentile, and English Language Learner students fell from the 44th percentile to the 29th percentile in the same period. This suggests that recent academic strategies have benefited some students but are failing to meet the needs of the school's most vulnerable populations. Additionally, Reed's per-student spending ($10,283) is higher than the district average but lower than other high-poverty schools in the area like Frazier Elementary ($12,785) and Bane Elementary ($11,342), indicating it receives additional resources but not at the highest tier.

Geographically, Reed sits between two very different districts: it outperforms nearby schools in Aldine Independent School District (Isd), such as Ermel Elementary and Kujawa Elementary, especially in Reading, but falls short compared to its CFISD neighbor Gleason Elementary. The school also struggles with 5th-grade Science (26.5% proficiency), a shared weakness with many area schools, though Harmony School Of Excellence-Houston (37%) and Gleason (39.6%) show higher performance is possible. Reed's future success will depend on addressing its foundational math instruction deficit and replicating the strategies that worked for one subgroup across all student populations.

847

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,649

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8700 Tami Renee Ln
Houston, TX 77040-2400

(713) 896-5035

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Reed Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dean Middle
High:	Jersey Village High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

Asian:

8.3%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,712^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2316 of 4651	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	2570 of 4710	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2533 of 4647	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	2291 of 4581	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	2099 of 4578	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	2160 of 4479	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1952 of 4359	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.8	2787 of 4329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	2783 of 4286	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	2601 of 4320	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.9	2650 of 4260	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.4	1644 of 4221	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.1	1359 of 4206	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.8	2695 of 4095	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	2578 of 3937	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	2252 of 3884	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	1929 of 3768	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.2	1850 of 3724	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.8	2345 of 3476	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.7	2002 of 3475	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.4	1897 of 3465	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	1947 of 2443	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1603 of 2443	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	872 of 2421	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	1289 of 2444	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1799 of 2515	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1127 of 2483	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	774 of 1045	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	686 of 1015	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	453 of 957	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	482 of 967	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	765 of 1009	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	547 of 1005	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.5	911 of 4461	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	500 of 4331	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	677 of 4295	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	1430 of 4240	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	1319 of 3668	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2009 of 3556	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	2987 of 3487	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3145 of 3446	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	3242 of 3333	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	2904 of 3226	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	2483 of 4658	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2740 of 4588	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	1928 of 4561	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	2021 of 4499	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	2045 of 4348	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	1986 of 4306	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.5	176 of 2980	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	17 of 2958	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	54.0	1625 of 3006	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.6	241 of 3184	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	58.0	1599 of 3106	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	2346 of 4465	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	2375 of 4401	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2464 of 4376	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	2194 of 4329	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2049 of 4188	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	2160 of 4168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	1666 of 4594	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	1678 of 4521	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	1508 of 4477	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	1437 of 4451	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	1432 of 4309	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1190 of 4264	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	2277 of 4647	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	2268 of 4585	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2614 of 4563	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	2079 of 4498	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	2205 of 4357	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	1936 of 4319	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	2353 of 4292	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	1306 of 4086	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	3090 of 3952	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	1747 of 3799	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	2602 of 3684	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	2618 of 3558	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	1324 of 3108	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	2123 of 3106	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	2554 of 3082	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	1503 of 3082	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	1748 of 3142	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1919 of 3127	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)94th percentile+49 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)64th percentile+18 vs school

White (2024)57th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)51st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)47th percentile~ school

Female (2024)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)45th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)26th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2024)20th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 13, 2018

Great school! We are part of a family here. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, June 11, 2011

I have three children attending Reed. The quality of education has been great. Their teachers are wonderful, very motivated and caring. The administration had been supportive and I have had great interactions with them, Close Quote

Schools Near Reed Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Reed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 Tami Renee Ln	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-5035	847	60	14.1	84.7%	54 (6.4%)	68 (8.0%)	636 (75.1%)	70 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	40.4	2712^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		47	2316^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.2%	396									45.8	44.8	60.0				30.0	41.7	42.1					$9,649
Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Little River Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3475	601	52	11.5	89.2%	27 (4.5%)	42 (7.0%)	485 (80.7%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	42.1	2583^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		44.1	2490^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.5%	93									44.6	51.3	61.3				28.1	42.3	42.5					$10,736
Harmony School Of Excellence-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	7340 N Gessner Dr	Houston	77040	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 983-8668	1,165	72	16.2	62.0%	190 (16.3%)	237 (20.3%)	538 (46.2%)	151 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	39 (3.3%)	64.8	1359^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.6%		62.5	1462^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.6%	103							98.2	100.0	57.4	60.0	61.5	60.2	61.1	73.3	54.6	51.1	50.0	42.2	48.9	76.3	51.0	$11,691
Post Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Equador St	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3488	798	56	14.3	76.1%	97 (12.2%)	173 (21.7%)	446 (55.9%)	46 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.0%)	53.4	1941^st of 4627 public elementary schools	58.1%		57.3	1706^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%	235									47.3	63.2	64.7				35.5	57.0	33.6					$8,701
Ermel Elementary	Public	1-5	7103 Woodsman Trl	Houston	77040	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 466-5220	436	32	13.5	85.3%	8 (1.8%)	35 (8.0%)	390 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42.2	2577^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.3%		50.6	2110^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.6%	467	20.0	6.9	38.5	7.7	16.7	15.4			38.2	60.3	55.7				37.2	51.0	29.9					$12,353
Gleason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9203 Willowbridge Park Blvd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 517-6800	940	55	16.9	64.1%	145 (15.4%)	109 (11.6%)	519 (55.2%)	104 (11.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.4%)	69.6	1156^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.0%		67	1260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.9%	104									54.8	53.7	71.3				45.6	60.0	63.1					$7,446
Eiland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 N Klein Cir Dr	Klein	77088	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6900	564	48	11.8	92.4%	10 (1.8%)	40 (7.1%)	496 (87.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	67.7	1237^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.5	1404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.8%	167	0.0			14.3					64.6	55.1	62.3				48.4	49.4	69.4					$12,422
Epps Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7403 Smiling Wood Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-5800	764	57	13.4	91.1%	11 (1.4%)	63 (8.2%)	646 (84.6%)	32 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	54.2	1898^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.0%		39	2835^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%	937	50.0		16.7			14.3			40.0	48.3	56.4				44.0	58.6	56.8					$12,263
Bane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5805 Kaiser St	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 460-6140	872	61	14.3	95.0%	25 (2.9%)	127 (14.6%)	690 (79.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	25.3	3737^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.2%		33.6	3217^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	520									43.4	44.5	43.5				21.7	41.2	21.2					$9,197
Kujawa Ec/Pk/K	Public, Magnet	PK-K	7111 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1514	650	39	16.6	91.8%	8 (1.2%)	109 (16.8%)	495 (76.2%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)								(n/a)																						$11,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Reed Elementary

What schools do graduates of Reed Elementary attend?

Students who attend Reed Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dean Middle
High : Jersey Village High School

What is the racial makeup of Reed Elementary?

Students at Reed Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Reed Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Reed Elementary.

Is Reed Elementary a good school?

Reed Elementary ranks 2712^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Reed Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

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