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Blackshear Elementary

Q: Is Blackshear Elementary a good school?

Blackshear Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Blackshear Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Blackshear Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Blackshear Elementary?

Students at Blackshear Elementary are 86% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Blackshear Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blackshear Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cullen Middle High : Yates High School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blackshear Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 302 students. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blackshear Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with its performance on STAAR assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.27% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.18% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school has also struggled to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for male and Hispanic students. However, the school has performed relatively better for African American students, though it still lags behind the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Thompson Elementary, Arabic Immersion Magnet School, and Cage Elementary, generally outperform Blackshear Elementary on academic measures, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These schools serve a more diverse student population, with lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. Despite Blackshear Elementary's high per-student spending, the school's consistently low academic performance and the significant achievement gaps for various student subgroups suggest that there may be opportunities to explore and implement more effective instructional strategies, targeted interventions, and resource allocation to improve student outcomes.

257

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,566

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Holman Ave
Houston, TX 77004-3240

(713) 942-1481

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blackshear Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cullen Middle
High:	Yates High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.4%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2022) to 19th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

3,772^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

505^th of 961Houston 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	24.4	3772 of 4651	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	4540 of 4710	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4347 of 4647	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3065 of 4581	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3873 of 4578	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	3864 of 4479	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	3897 of 4359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	4256 of 4329	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.7	4260 of 4286	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.6	4301 of 4320	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	4207 of 4260	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	4101 of 4221	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	3996 of 4206	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	4049 of 4095	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	3619 of 3937	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	3162 of 3884	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.0	3118 of 3768	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	2902 of 3724	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	3246 of 3476	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.4	3303 of 3475	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	3179 of 3465	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	2025 of 2443	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1701 of 2443	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	853 of 2421	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	1641 of 2444	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1631 of 2515	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1803 of 2483	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	1709 of 4461	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.8	4009 of 4331	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2934 of 4295	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3880 of 4240	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	2593 of 3446	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	2342 of 3333	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	4505 of 4658	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	3831 of 4588	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2230 of 4561	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.7	3624 of 4499	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	3628 of 4348	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	3694 of 4306	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.1	4401 of 4401	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2675 of 4376	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	1419 of 4329	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	1592 of 4188	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	1532 of 4168	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	4279 of 4594	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4062 of 4521	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	2394 of 4477	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3718 of 4451	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3344 of 4309	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3605 of 4264	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	4342 of 4647	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	4449 of 4585	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3776 of 4563	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	4028 of 4498	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3873 of 4357	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4009 of 4319	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	33.0	2594 of 3684	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	3161 of 3558	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2019)30th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)25th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)17th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-17 vs state

Science5%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Blackshear Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Blackshear Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2900 Holman Ave	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1481	257	24	10.7	97.7%	3 (1.2%)	222 (86.4%)	24 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	24.4	3772^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.7	4540^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.6%	768				27.3	43.8	52.6				39.4	32.3	16.2				5.4			$18,566
Lockhart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Rosedale St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1950	306	24	12.7	93.8%	4 (1.3%)	270 (88.2%)	26 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34.9	3134^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%		34.1	3206^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.9%	72				48.7	44.1	50.0				35.1	36.4	39.6				13.2			$17,991
Elevate Collegiate	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2410 Hamilton	Houston	77004	Harris County	Elevate Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(346) 234-1434	192	9	21.3	89.6%	4 (2.1%)	159 (82.8%)	27 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6.7	4574^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.7%		7.8	4601^st of 4710 public elementary schools	2.3%	27				15.8	33.3	28.0				21.1	8.7	8.0				0.0			$15,865
The Lawson Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5052 Scott St	Houston	77004	Harris County	The Lawson Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 225-1551	235	12	19.3	97.9%	4 (1.7%)	169 (71.9%)	54 (23.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							41.3	29.4	40.0				15.6	20.6	30.0		19.4	19.4	$9,471
Macgregor Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4801 Labranch St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1990	395	26	15.2	79.0%	12 (3.0%)	283 (71.6%)	72 (18.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	58.8	1635^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.8%		53	1991^st of 4710 public elementary schools	57.7%	356				51.7	54.4	61.0				50.0	59.7	49.2				20.3			$9,765
Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6121 Tierwester	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8250	363	27	13.5	95.9%	2 (0.6%)	325 (89.5%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	46.5	2344^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%		56.1	1810^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.6%	534				47.8	46.9	55.6				43.5	59.4	41.7				11.1			$18,878
Arabic Immersion Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4001 Stanford St	Houston	77006	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-8940	609	24	24.9	51.7%	334 (54.8%)	96 (15.8%)	88 (14.4%)	65 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	88.2	444^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.5%		91.8	302^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	93.6%	142			100.0	67.7	66.7	77.8	83.8	64.7	84.6	66.2	60.3	82.5	64.9	47.1	62.5	50.8	84.6	34.6	$7,577
Cage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4528 Leeland St	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1700	319	26	12.3	89.3%	6 (1.9%)	17 (5.3%)	293 (91.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.9	1093^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.5%		59.6	1623^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	65.5%	530	42.9	77.4		71.8	51.1	77.4				75.9	35.6	62.5				33.3			$16,690
Lantrip Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Telephone Rd	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1670	405	28	14.5	76.5%	33 (8.1%)	29 (7.2%)	338 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32.3	3289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%		74.7	960^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.6%	2329	14.3			47.2	51.9	51.9				37.3	20.4	32.9				11.8			$10,665
Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5807 Calhoun Rd	Houston	77021	Harris County	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 747-5629	558	36	15.6	78.3%	0 (0.0%)	544 (97.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	31.9	3318^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.7%		38.1	2949^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.4%	369				34.4	48.1	51.4	50.8	60.4	81.6	32.8	15.6	38.9	16.9	30.2	63.3	26.4	53.1	32.7	$11,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackshear Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Blackshear Elementary?

Students at Blackshear Elementary are 86% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Blackshear Elementary a good school?

Blackshear Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Blackshear Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Blackshear Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blackshear Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cullen Middle
High : Yates High School

How many students attend Blackshear Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Blackshear Elementary.

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