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Briscoe Elementary

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Briscoe Elementary ranks 3154 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Briscoe Elementary is a small, PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving 177 students in a densely populated area of Houston. The school has experienced extreme performance volatility, with a state ranking that swung from the 5th percentile in 2021 to the 64th percentile in 2024, then dropped sharply to the 32nd percentile in 2026. This instability is more pronounced than at nearby schools like De Zavala Elementary, which has maintained consistent performance in the 71st-73rd percentile despite serving a similar demographic.

Briscoe offers some notable advantages, including a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1 and higher per-student spending ($12,868) compared to nearby peers. However, these resources have not translated into sustained academic success. The most alarming trend is the collapse in effectiveness for the school's core student populations: in 2024, Briscoe ranked in the 94th percentile for Special Education Students and 84th percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status Students, but by 2026, those rankings plummeted to the 40th and 39th percentiles, respectively. This dramatic decline suggests a major systemic change, such as a shift in leadership or loss of key teachers, that has had a profoundly negative impact.

One bright spot was 5th Grade Science in 2024-2025, where Briscoe students scored 39.13% proficient—significantly higher than the district (24.95%) and state (29.57%)—though this success was not replicated in other subjects or grades. The school faces competitive pressure from nearby Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep, a charter school achieving much higher results (77th-82nd percentile). Briscoe is at a critical crossroads: it has the resources to succeed but must investigate the root causes of its recent decline and look to the consistent success of De Zavala Elementary as a blueprint for recovery.

177

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,119

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 Forest Hill
Houston, TX 77011-4801

(713) 924-1740

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Briscoe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle
High:	Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.1%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

3,154^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th 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	34.0	3154 of 4627	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	1758 of 4651	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	1686 of 4710	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	2859 of 4647	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2615 of 4581	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.5	4366 of 4578	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	3537 of 4479	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3282 of 4359	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	2830 of 4329	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.8	2558 of 4286	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	2634 of 4320	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.6	1792 of 4260	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.4	2678 of 4221	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.4	2250 of 4206	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.4	1467 of 4095	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.3	3147 of 3937	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.6	2758 of 3884	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	2874 of 3768	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.0	2643 of 3724	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.5	2723 of 3476	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3058 of 3475	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.9	2600 of 3465	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.7	1372 of 4461	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	3647 of 4331	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3185 of 4295	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2944 of 4240	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	1052 of 3668	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	1494 of 3556	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	1449 of 3487	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.2	3102 of 3446	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2643 of 3333	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3005 of 3226	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	3652 of 4575	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.2	1734 of 4658	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	1843 of 4588	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	2297 of 4561	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.9	4365 of 4499	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3434 of 4348	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	3665 of 4306	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.7	930 of 2958	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.0	2754 of 3006	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	2923 of 3184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	2853 of 3106	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	2835 of 4413	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	1128 of 4465	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.4	2302 of 4401	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	2227 of 4376	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4088 of 4329	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3161 of 4188	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3010 of 4168	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	2736 of 4520	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.5	747 of 4594	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	1984 of 4521	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	1590 of 4477	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.7	4144 of 4451	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2825 of 4309	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	2803 of 4264	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	2486 of 4582	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	1594 of 4647	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.7	3785 of 4585	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	2983 of 4563	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	4070 of 4498	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3354 of 4357	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2883 of 4319	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2601 of 4301	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	87.7	242 of 4292	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	36.0	2584 of 3952	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1691 of 3684	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	2629 of 3558	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)69th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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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 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 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
Briscoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Forest Hill	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1740	177	17	10.4	93.2%	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	173 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34	3154^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.8%		56.4	1758^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.2%	1396			20.0					57.1	33.3	63.2				33.3	14.8	39.1					$14,119
Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Harrisburg Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1830	351	27	13.1	99.7%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	2803^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.4%		36.6	3010^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	207	0.0			46.7				56.3	35.9	43.2				56.5	47.3	36.4					$12,507
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 Canal St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1820	218	17	12.8	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	212 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	1836^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		47.3	2298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.6%	462								60.0	59.3	39.4				52.0	74.1	36.4					$14,926
De Zavala Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7521 Ave H	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1888	246	18	13.6	95.5%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	240 (97.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.4	1323^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		66.7	1273^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.6%	50	33.3			66.7				38.5	48.5	73.5				53.3	52.9	79.4					$19,619
Carrillo Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	960 S Wayside Dr	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1870	346	19	18.2	82.9%	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	329 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.3	3351^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		30	3435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	84								30.4	38.6	48.0				32.6	43.2	46.0					$11,435
Tijerina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Sherman St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1790	333	20	16.6	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	322 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.2	3139^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.2%		43.9	2507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.1%	632				93.3				47.2	35.1	39.5				61.9	43.9	34.2					$12,366
Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7310 Bowie	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 644-8292	583	27	21.5	84.9%	7 (1.2%)	17 (2.9%)	556 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71.7	1066^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.8	845^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.8%	221							100.0	38.0	45.3	65.3	75.7	72.3	84.9	64.0	64.2	38.8	75.7	67.7	84.6	46.3
Davila Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7610 Dahlia St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1851	398	29	13.7	99.5%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	386 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57.2	1752^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	62.1%		69.2	1165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.0%	587	22.2	54.6		54.6	36.4			50.0	68.6	60.0				47.1	45.1	42.2					$11,352
Henderson J Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Dismuke	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1730	443	27	16.4	95.9%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	424 (95.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.3	825^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.2%		72.6	1022^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.0%	197	27.3	44.0	64.7	50.0	40.0	47.1		40.9	72.7	78.1				40.9	61.4	80.5					$8,785
Harris J R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Broadway St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1860	288	21	13.7	96.2%	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	277 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.8	1314^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.6%		48.1	2253^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%	939				70.0	38.1			54.8	50.0	59.5				77.3	54.2	62.2					$15,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Briscoe Elementary

What district is Briscoe Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Briscoe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Briscoe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle
High : Austin High School

Is Briscoe Elementary a good school?

Briscoe Elementary ranks 3154^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Briscoe Elementary?

Students at Briscoe Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Briscoe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended Briscoe Elementary.

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