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Ashford Elementary

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Ashford Elementary ranks 2094 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ashford Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 582 students in the 77077 zip code, a diverse area of Houston, TX. This school has undergone a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the bottom 5-7% of Texas elementary schools to a solid 3-star rating (55th percentile) by the 2025-2026 school year, a dramatic improvement from the 4th percentile just eight years prior.

Ashford's greatest strength is its exceptional performance with its Hispanic student population, who ranked in the 89th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—far exceeding the school's overall rank and outperforming Hispanic students at nearby schools like Walnut Bend Elementary and Askew Elementary. The school's Spanish-language (STAAR Spanish) program is a standout, with 5th graders achieving a 75% proficiency rate in Reading and 66.67% in Mathematics, dramatically higher than district and state averages. This suggests an exceptionally effective bilingual program that builds strong academic foundations. While the school serves a high-poverty population (88.14% eligible for free/reduced lunch), it outperforms expectations for its student body, with low-SES students ranking in the 69th percentile. However, 5th Grade Science remains a significant weakness, with only 18.28% proficient in 2024-2025, below district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Ashford's trajectory is unique. While Bush Elementary (2.24 miles away) is a 5-star school (91st percentile) with only 29.16% of students on free/reduced lunch, Ashford's performance is far more impressive given its challenges. In contrast, Walnut Bend Elementary and Askew Elementary have been trending downward. Ashford's per-student spending ($10,453) is efficient compared to Thornwood Elementary ($12,397) which achieves a similar rating. Key areas for growth include improving outcomes for Special Education students (45th percentile, though up from 16th) and boosting 5th Grade Science scores to match gains in Reading and Math.

582

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,679

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1815 Shannon Vly Dr
Houston, TX 77077-4998

(281) 368-2120

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ashford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Briar Middle
High:	Westside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.4%

Hispanic:

40.0%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2017 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the Texas median (55th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

2,094^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 51 pts since 2017

From bottom 4% (2017) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	50.4	2094 of 4627	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	2315 of 4651	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2170 of 4710	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.9	3704 of 4647	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3902 of 4581	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3440 of 4578	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	4264 of 4479	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4058 of 4359	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	4146 of 4329	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	1023 of 2406	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	978 of 2443	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	1825 of 2443	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	2003 of 2421	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1912 of 2444	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	2453 of 2515	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	2186 of 2483	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	2699 of 4461	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	1155 of 4331	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	28.1	3525 of 4295	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3150 of 4240	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	971 of 3668	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.7	1866 of 3556	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	1721 of 3487	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	987 of 3446	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	1464 of 3333	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	1793 of 3226	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2117 of 4575	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2222 of 4658	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	3266 of 4588	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3015 of 4561	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3094 of 4499	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3689 of 4348	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4023 of 4306	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	5.7	2910 of 2958	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	2774 of 3006	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	3097 of 3184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	3021 of 3106	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	485 of 4413	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1310 of 4465	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	1923 of 4401	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2641 of 4376	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	2365 of 4329	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3166 of 4188	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3307 of 4168	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	1390 of 4520	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	1627 of 4594	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	3661 of 4521	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3798 of 4477	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	3269 of 4451	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4103 of 4309	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4002 of 4264	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	2072 of 4582	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	1706 of 4647	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	3758 of 4585	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	4255 of 4563	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	3586 of 4498	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	4302 of 4357	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	3994 of 4319	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	2377 of 4301	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	3608 of 4292	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	3443 of 4086	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	3705 of 3952	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2308 of 3799	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	3487 of 3684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	3229 of 3558	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	2067 of 3082	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	972 of 3082	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	705 of 3142	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	2139 of 3127	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+25 vs school

White (2022)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Ashford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 Shannon Vly Dr	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2120	582	39	14.9	88.1%	28 (4.8%)	270 (46.4%)	233 (40.0%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	50.4	2094^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.7%		47.1	2315^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.2%	221	36.4	43.8	75.0	27.3	31.3	66.7	45.8	57.9	60.3	37.5	39.7	49.3		$13,679
Shadowbriar Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2650 Shadowbriar Dr	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2160	334	28	11.9	86.2%	18 (5.4%)	218 (65.3%)	78 (23.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	46.3	2312^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.0%		52.9	1967^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%	345							56.1	44.7	65.6	45.2	25.6	40.6		$11,004
Ray Daily Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12909 Briar Forest	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2111	853	45	19.1	67.2%	106 (12.4%)	316 (37.0%)	306 (35.9%)	75 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.5%)	47.2	2261^st of 4627 public elementary schools	51.1%		48.2	2242^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%	19	22.2	35.7	33.3	27.8	14.3	13.3	50.5	42.7	70.2	39.6	35.4	43.6		$7,917
Outley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12355 Richmond Ave	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 584-0655	863	60	14.3	84.8%	71 (8.2%)	464 (53.8%)	265 (30.7%)	48 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	34.7	3106^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.9%		25.3	3707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.3%	601							46.6	42.1		33.3	39.2			$7,025
Askew Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11200 Wood Lodge Dr	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2100	873	54	16.1	85.8%	98 (11.2%)	307 (35.2%)	313 (35.9%)	78 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.4%)	27.3	3609^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.0%		26	3668^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.1%	59	37.5			21.1			44.1	41.0	44.0	33.7	36.0	30.7		$8,300
Meadow Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14230 Memorial Dr	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6200	686	43	16.1	28.1%	399 (58.2%)	71 (10.3%)	148 (21.6%)	28 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.4%)	80	762^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	83.5%		75.3	922^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	80.2%	160							63.5	66.7	71.5	54.2	64.6	60.8		$9,509
Nottingham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Nottingham Oaks Trail	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6400	746	46	16.2	35.7%	347 (46.5%)	88 (11.8%)	226 (30.3%)	53 (7.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	92.4	280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.9%		79	787^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.1%	507							68.4	77.2	82.7	69.1	76.0	73.8	100.0	$8,407
Walnut Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10620 Briar Forest	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3540	587	35	16.9	90.6%	38 (6.5%)	226 (38.5%)	293 (49.9%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	36.8	2964^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.9%		29.1	3484^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.1%	520	29.4	33.3	20.0	13.0			53.1	50.0	49.3	32.5	32.9	36.7		$9,720
Thornwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7300	391	25	15.8	89.5%	56 (14.3%)	102 (26.1%)	195 (49.9%)	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	44.2	2434^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.6	2116^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.5%	318	25.0	40.0	40.0		16.7		36.7	42.3	58.8	25.5	50.0	55.7		$11,368
Heflin Elementary	Public	K-4	3303 Synott Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1144	501	46	10.8	90.2%	32 (6.4%)	313 (62.5%)	106 (21.2%)	42 (8.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15.7	4258^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.0%		18.6	4108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.7%	150							40.2	31.8		18.8	23.0			$9,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashford Elementary

How many students attend Ashford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Ashford Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ashford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ashford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Briar Middle
High : Westside High School

What is the racial makeup of Ashford Elementary?

Students at Ashford Elementary are 46% African American, 40% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ashford Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Ashford Elementary a good school?

Ashford Elementary ranks 2094^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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