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Harris J R Elementary

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Harris J R Elementary ranks 1314 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Harris J R Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 288 students in the East End of Houston, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 14th percentile statewide in 2019 to the 72nd percentile in 2026, earning a 4-star rating after years of lower performance.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional mathematics program, particularly for English learners. In 3rd grade math, 77.27% of students were proficient compared to just 46.03% district-wide, and Spanish STAAR math scores showed a 34-point lead over the district. This math success extends across grades, with 5th graders scoring 62.16% proficient versus the district's 49.58%. Notably, Yes Prep East End Elementary, a charter school just 0.24 miles away, scored significantly lower in every grade-level math assessment, with 3rd grade math at 33.82% compared to Harris's 77.27%. The school also excels with low socio-economic status students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for this subgroup.

While math is a clear strength, 5th grade science remains a challenge, with only 15.38% proficient in 2025 compared to the state average of 29.57%. Additionally, the school's Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 41st percentile, suggesting room for growth in challenging its highest-achieving students. Among nearby schools serving similar demographics, Harris stands out for its consistent upward trajectory, while others like Davila Elementary and Gallegos Elementary have shown more volatile performance. This makes Harris a compelling choice for families seeking a school with proven, sustained improvement in core academics.

288

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,970

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Broadway St
Houston, TX 77012-2124

(713) 924-1860

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Harris J R Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Deady Middle
High:	Milby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

African American:

2.1%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

1,314^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	65.8	1314 of 4627	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	48.1	2253 of 4651	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	2276 of 4710	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	3224 of 4647	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3385 of 4581	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3729 of 4578	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	3860 of 4479	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3599 of 4359	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.5	3180 of 4329	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.9	2659 of 4286	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	2604 of 4320	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.4	3471 of 4260	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	2750 of 4221	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.5	1560 of 4206	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.3	2275 of 4095	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	2367 of 3937	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	2013 of 3884	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.6	1560 of 3768	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	14.8	3519 of 3724	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	2806 of 3476	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	2942 of 3475	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.3	2296 of 3465	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	1694 of 4461	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	2134 of 4331	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	2557 of 4295	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2696 of 4240	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	1941 of 3668	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	2612 of 3556	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	1833 of 3487	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	1963 of 3446	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	2493 of 3333	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2294 of 3226	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	1138 of 4575	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	1927 of 4658	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2630 of 4588	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3478 of 4561	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3484 of 4499	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4102 of 4348	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3440 of 4306	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	1815 of 3075	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2109 of 3006	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	3030 of 3184	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	2900 of 3106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	940 of 4413	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	1596 of 4465	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	2767 of 4401	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2993 of 4376	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	3458 of 4329	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3497 of 4188	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3342 of 4168	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	449 of 4520	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	66.0	1147 of 4594	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	2534 of 4521	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2569 of 4477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	3268 of 4451	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3319 of 4309	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3272 of 4264	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	1422 of 4582	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2221 of 4647	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	3741 of 4585	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3102 of 4563	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3754 of 4498	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3166 of 4357	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	3665 of 4319	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	1698 of 4301	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2057 of 4292	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	798 of 4086	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	1748 of 3799	54.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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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
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
Yes Prep East End Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8329 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 924-0800	607	37	16.2	89.5%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	574 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	44.1	2439^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.3%		48.4	2233^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%	206	44.4	24.0		58.3	20.0			47.1	54.8	61.8				33.8	46.6	30.7					$17,208
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
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
Southmayd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1720	321	26	12.3	96.3%	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	313 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.3	1387^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.0%		54	1906^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.0%	519	0.0		16.7	75.0	81.3			48.3	54.6	59.4				37.5	75.9	65.7					$11,622
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harris J R Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Harris J R Elementary?

Students at Harris J R Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Harris J R Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Harris J R Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harris J R Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harris J R Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deady Middle
High : Milby High School

What district is Harris J R Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Harris J R Elementary a good school?

Harris J R Elementary ranks 1314^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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