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Burrus Elementary

Q: Is Burrus Elementary a good school?

Burrus Elementary ranks 1915 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1915^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Burrus Elementary is a small PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving 198 students in a highly economically disadvantaged area where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school’s most defining feature is its dramatic turnaround: after ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools from 2016 to 2023, Burrus surged from the 4th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 59th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. This trajectory is unique among nearby schools—while Field Elementary remains a consistently high-performing outlier (95th percentile) with a much lower poverty rate, Burrus has surpassed Love Elementary (51st percentile), Kennedy Elementary (47th), and Herrera Elementary (49th), now competing with Browning Elementary (60th) and Roosevelt Elementary (59th).

Burrus excels in specific areas, particularly its 5th-grade cohort. In 2025-2026, 76% of 5th graders were proficient in both Reading and Math, outperforming district (Reading: 58%, Math: 50%) and state averages (Reading: 58%, Math: 47%), and beating every nearby school in 5th-grade math, including Field (78%—a close second) and Helms Elementary (67%). The school also shows outstanding support for its African American students, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a 4-star rating and a massive jump from the 19th percentile two years prior. Additionally, Burrus has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, lower than all nearby comparison schools (which range from 12.7:1 to 17.5:1), likely enabling the personalized attention driving these gains.

However, the school’s improvement is uneven. While 5th grade thrives, 3rd and 4th-grade math scores in 2025-2026 are very low (22% and 25% proficient), lagging far behind district and state averages. Science remains a persistent challenge, with only 17.39% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, below district (24.95%) and state (29.57%) averages—a common issue at nearby schools like Love (3.45%) and Jefferson Elementary (8.7%). Despite these gaps, Burrus’s ability to outperform economic peers like Kennedy (which has been declining) and Janowski Elementary (more volatile) demonstrates that high poverty is not a barrier to success, and its higher spending per student ($11,762 in 2020-2021) compared to most nearby schools (e.g., Roosevelt at $9,874) may contribute to this resilience.

198

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,926

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 E 33rd St
Houston, TX 77022-5101

(713) 867-5180

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Burrus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williams Middle
High:	Washington B T High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

Hispanic:

32.8%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

1,915^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 47 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	1915 of 4627	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	1492 of 4651	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	2164 of 4710	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.7	4446 of 4647	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4036 of 4581	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3464 of 4578	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3714 of 4479	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3931 of 4359	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	3450 of 4329	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	3802 of 4286	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	4006 of 4320	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.9	3496 of 4260	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	3786 of 4221	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	3870 of 4206	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	82.1	362 of 4095	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	73.3	891 of 3937	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	447 of 3884	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	673 of 3768	82.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	829 of 3724	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	37.8	2582 of 3476	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	3457 of 3475	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	70.2	968 of 3465	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	570 of 2406	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	1007 of 2443	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	1988 of 2443	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1656 of 2421	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	1162 of 2444	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	1472 of 2515	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1710 of 2483	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	4033 of 4461	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	2116 of 4331	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	3584 of 4295	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3484 of 4240	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	9.7	3501 of 3556	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	2232 of 3446	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	2864 of 3333	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	1914 of 3226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	1167 of 4575	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	42.7	2627 of 4658	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4030 of 4588	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3151 of 4561	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	2685 of 4499	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2868 of 4348	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3879 of 4306	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.4	2961 of 2980	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	1417 of 4413	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	906 of 4465	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	14.6	4166 of 4401	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3129 of 4376	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3432 of 4329	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2343 of 4188	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3120 of 4168	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	1349 of 4520	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	1574 of 4594	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.9	4284 of 4521	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3752 of 4477	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	2910 of 4451	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3325 of 4309	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3676 of 4264	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	2669 of 4582	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	2309 of 4647	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	6.0	4523 of 4585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	4422 of 4563	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	3994 of 4498	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4066 of 4357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3883 of 4319	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	1439 of 4301	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	3516 of 3952	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.9	1265 of 3799	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	1243 of 3684	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	1047 of 3558	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)76th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+4 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, July 8, 2013

This is a school with a state grade of "D". This school has little to offer the community, there are rude and uneducated people running this school. This could be a great community school if the administrative staff and secretary were replaced. Close Quote

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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
Burrus Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 E 33rd St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5180	198	17	11.6	96.5%	4 (2.0%)	127 (64.1%)	65 (32.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.9	1915^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.6%		61.7	1492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.9%	423								50.0	40.0	76.0				22.2	25.0	76.0					$17,926
Roosevelt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6700 Fulton St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2820	385	24	16.0	83.1%	8 (2.1%)	22 (5.7%)	355 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.9	1920^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		54.7	1861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	60.0%	59								54.0	50.0	57.4				29.4	59.6	52.5					$10,531
Field Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 E 17th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5190	507	29	17.5	41.6%	151 (29.8%)	32 (6.3%)	291 (57.4%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	93	251^st of 4627 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.6	425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.9%	174								73.2	71.3	81.2				70.7	78.2	78.3					$8,795
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Victoria Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2686	430	30	14.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	86 (20.0%)	336 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	43.6	2470^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.6%		51	2083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.2%	387	28.6	37.5		35.5	55.6			50.8	35.9	53.1				30.6	32.0	59.4					$12,624
Helms Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	503 W 21st St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5130	501	29	17.2	48.9%	72 (14.4%)	22 (4.4%)	383 (76.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	80.5	748^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.8%		81.8	687^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.2%	61	60.0	16.7		60.0	59.1			64.2	54.1	76.8				71.6	57.8	66.7					$9,416
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Sharman St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2778	330	22	15.0	93.9%	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.7%)	288 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.9	1351^st of 4627 public elementary schools	70.8%		55	1843^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%	492								37.2	80.5	68.3				31.1	85.7	58.5					$11,426
Garden Oaks Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	901 Sue Barnett Dr	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2930	763	44	17.2	42.7%	187 (24.5%)	45 (5.9%)	440 (57.7%)	43 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	60.6	1589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		42.6	2598^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%	1009	33.3						86.4	60.8	52.2	65.4	65.9	80.0	79.4	46.2	46.4	43.8	47.7	48.0	47.1	44.1	$8,881
Janowski Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Bauman Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2844	395	25	15.8	94.7%	9 (2.3%)	10 (2.5%)	374 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	70.4	1118^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.8%		45.8	2398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%	1280	38.1	43.6	33.3	19.1	38.5	71.4		52.2	41.7	76.5				52.2	45.8	79.2					$11,484
Herrera Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	525 Bennington St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2800	721	43	16.7	90.3%	19 (2.6%)	11 (1.5%)	687 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	45.2	2375^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.7%		50.5	2122^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	54.4%	253	19.4	63.0		40.5	62.1			47.1	52.3	53.6				33.3	45.2	45.9					$9,274
Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Northwood St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5140	348	27	12.7	88.8%	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.1%)	332 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	54.8	1873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.5	2224^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%	351	0.0			30.4				43.1	60.4	65.0				22.5	49.0	69.1					$9,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Burrus Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Burrus Elementary?

Students at Burrus Elementary are 64% African American, 33% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Is Burrus Elementary a good school?

Burrus Elementary ranks 1915^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Burrus Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burrus Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williams Middle
High : Washington B T High School

What district is Burrus Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Burrus Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Burrus Elementary.

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