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Golfcrest Elementary

Q: Is Golfcrest Elementary a good school?

Golfcrest Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Golfcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Golfcrest Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Golfcrest Elementary?

Students at Golfcrest Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Golfcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golfcrest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hartman Middle High : Sterling High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Golfcrest Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-5 school within the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 372 students, with over 96% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in recent years, dropping from a 56th percentile state ranking (3 stars) in the 2023-2024 school year to just the 21st percentile (1 star) for the 2025-2026 school year. This sharp downturn makes Golfcrest the lowest-performing elementary school among its immediate HISD peers, such as Crespo Elementary (81st percentile) and Brookline Elementary (84th percentile), both of which have shown stable or improving performance over the same period.

A key factor in this decline is a significant struggle in English-language Mathematics, where only about 22% of 3rd and 4th graders were proficient in the most recent school year—less than half the district average. Interestingly, the school shows a "tale of two languages": 3rd graders taking the Math STAAR in Spanish scored an impressive 63% proficient, nearly double the district average, while their English-testing peers scored just 22%. This large gap suggests the school is highly effective at teaching math to its Spanish-speaking students but is not replicating that success for English-speaking students. Additionally, support for Special Education students has fallen to the 12th percentile (1 star), a major area of concern.

Golfcrest’s history is marked by extreme volatility, with rankings swinging between the 11th and 56th percentiles over the last decade, indicating instability rather than consistent growth. The school’s ability to serve its low-income students has also faded, dropping from a 75th percentile ranking in 2023-2024 to just the 36th percentile now. Nearby, the charter school Houston Gateway Academy (0.4 miles away) shows strong upper elementary and middle school performance, which may be drawing higher-performing students away from the neighborhood. For parents, the primary challenge for Golfcrest’s leadership will be to identify the root causes of this rapid decline and rebuild the effective practices that led to its brief success.

372

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,694

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7414 Fairway Dr
Houston, TX 77087-3623

(713) 845-7425

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Golfcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hartman Middle
High:	Sterling High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

African American:

7.3%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,654^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^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
2025	37.6	2950 of 4651	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2060 of 4710	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	3449 of 4647	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4074 of 4581	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3829 of 4578	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2599 of 4479	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	2140 of 4359	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.7	3103 of 4329	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	3192 of 4286	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.4	2297 of 4320	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.1	2149 of 4260	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	2982 of 4221	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.4	1848 of 4206	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.5	2561 of 4095	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.1	2875 of 3937	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	2781 of 3884	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	3206 of 3768	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	3126 of 3724	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.4	2757 of 3476	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.4	2332 of 3475	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.3	3189 of 3465	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	5.7	2415 of 2421	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	3603 of 4461	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2523 of 4331	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	1697 of 4295	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	969 of 4240	77.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	1148 of 3668	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	1822 of 3556	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	2960 of 3487	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	2125 of 3446	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1299 of 3333	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1316 of 3226	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.3	1903 of 4658	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	3527 of 4588	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3910 of 4561	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	2964 of 4499	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2113 of 4348	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2021 of 4306	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	5.6	2918 of 2980	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2343 of 3184	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1935 of 3106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	1452 of 4465	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	2725 of 4401	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3676 of 4376	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	3576 of 4329	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	1928 of 4188	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	1796 of 4168	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	1131 of 4594	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	2774 of 4521	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3750 of 4477	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	3399 of 4451	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1623 of 4309	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	1332 of 4264	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	2350 of 4647	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3187 of 4585	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4102 of 4563	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4308 of 4498	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3080 of 4357	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2323 of 4319	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	2084 of 4292	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.0	4014 of 4086	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3309 of 3952	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	2792 of 3684	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)75th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)67th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)59th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)49th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)2nd percentile-24 vs school

African American (2022)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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
Golfcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7414 Fairway Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7425	372	28	13.2	96.8%	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.3%)	339 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26.6	3654^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.0%		37.6	2950^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	704	0.0	8.3		63.3	8.3			55.6	37.1	35.1				21.7	22.9	35.1					$11,694
Houston Gateway Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Evergreen Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 649-2706	613	34	18.0	85.6%	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	589 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.9	2895^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.4%		69.1	1170^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.8%	1725							94.4	23.5	42.6	54.1	45.3	79.3	58.3	37.3	29.8	37.7	60.9	86.8	30.0	18.8	$30,811
Cornelius Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7475 Westover St	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7405	763	43	17.7	95.0%	9 (1.2%)	84 (11.0%)	660 (86.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	68.9	1191^st of 4627 public elementary schools	74.3%		63.8	1392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.1%	201	16.7	11.1	40.0			14.3		53.6	54.1	62.0				55.1	63.9	57.9					$8,944
Crespo Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7500 Office City Dr	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7492	526	32	16.4	94.1%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	506 (96.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.1	864^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.3%		72.1	1048^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.5%	184	38.7	70.0	18.8	51.6	55.0	26.7		69.4	66.7	59.1				63.9	56.4	68.7					$10,051
Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5905 Waltrip	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5600	395	27	14.6	97.2%	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.6%)	353 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	61.9	1519^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.2%		57.7	1684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.8%	165	9.1	35.7		31.3	35.3			53.7	47.5	52.4				63.9	64.9	56.1					$15,417
Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Berkley St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7472	378	26	14.5	95.5%	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	368 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.4	1077^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.7%		49.4	2181^st of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	1104	33.3	36.4	35.3	27.8	33.3	10.0		54.2	56.5	82.1				28.6	65.2	60.9					$10,748
Pstem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2950 Broadway St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	482	25	19.1	96.3%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3311^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.4%		40.5	2738^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.1%	573								37.1	34.9	45.1				28.6	37.5	57.1					$11,796
Gregg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Roxbury	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7432	289	23	12.3	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.8%)	246 (85.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62.8	1472^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	68.2%		60.4	1556^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	84	28.6	58.3						34.5	50.0	71.9				45.5	55.6	76.5					$14,334
Bellfort Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	7647 Bellfort	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-0950	313	18	17.3	98.7%	7 (2.2%)	66 (21.1%)	239 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$10,727
Brookline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6301 S Loop E	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7400	580	37	15.6	96.9%	7 (1.2%)	28 (4.8%)	538 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	81.2	720^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.4%		80.6	732^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.3%	12	0.0	61.5	33.3	41.7	47.2	20.0		62.1	56.1	71.0				65.8	73.1	77.3					$13,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Golfcrest Elementary

What schools do graduates of Golfcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golfcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hartman Middle
High : Sterling High School

How many students attend Golfcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Golfcrest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Golfcrest Elementary?

Students at Golfcrest Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

Is Golfcrest Elementary a good school?

Golfcrest Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Golfcrest Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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