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Harvard Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Harvard Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 673 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.

Harvard Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 202 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the district and state in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with 85.32% of 3rd-grade students, 80.81% of 4th-grade students, and 83.84% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the district's 48.18%, 52.21%, and 57.55%, respectively. In STAAR Mathematics, Harvard Elementary had 82.57% of 3rd-grade students, 74.75% of 4th-grade students, and 65.66% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district's 47.47%, 45.85%, and 48.26%.

While Harvard Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages, some nearby schools within the Houston Independent School District, such as Field Elementary and Travis Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and high rankings. However, other nearby schools, like Browning Elementary and Ketelsen Elementary, struggle to match Harvard Elementary's academic achievements, with significantly lower STAAR test scores and lower rankings.

657

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,079

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 Harvard St
Houston, TX 77007-1607

(713) 867-5210

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Harvard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hogg Middle
High:	Heights High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (76% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

202^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	94.6	202 of 4651	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	649 of 4710	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.9	311 of 4647	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	453 of 4581	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	417 of 4578	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	394 of 4479	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	494 of 4359	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.6	522 of 4329	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.9	486 of 4286	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.0	457 of 4320	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	88.7	255 of 4260	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	79.5	678 of 4221	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	739 of 4206	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	1181 of 4095	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	1063 of 3937	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	675 of 3884	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	864 of 3768	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.4	975 of 3724	73.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	674 of 3476	80.6%	★★★★☆
2005	72.6	840 of 3475	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	79.5	440 of 3465	87.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	1231 of 2443	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	700 of 2443	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.3	48 of 2421	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	10 of 2515	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	104 of 2483	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	703 of 1045	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	401 of 1015	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	257 of 957	73.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	66.9	1001 of 4461	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	2299 of 4295	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.9	370 of 4240	91.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	68.6	823 of 3668	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	747 of 3556	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	1167 of 3487	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1736 of 3333	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	2431 of 3226	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	816 of 4658	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	384 of 4588	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	702 of 4561	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	528 of 4499	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	363 of 4348	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	557 of 4306	87.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	60.6	1434 of 2980	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	1723 of 2958	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	1497 of 3006	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	2219 of 3184	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	1910 of 3106	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	65.1	1185 of 4465	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	587 of 4401	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	643 of 4376	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	703 of 4329	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	919 of 4188	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	766 of 4168	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	2787 of 4594	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	1230 of 4521	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	568 of 4477	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	1216 of 4451	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	959 of 4309	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1074 of 4264	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	84.5	520 of 4647	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	274 of 4585	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	279 of 4563	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	363 of 4498	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	462 of 4357	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	477 of 4319	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	79.8	147 of 1128	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	25 of 1099	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	162 of 1004	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	134 of 1112	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	327 of 1046	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	1317 of 4292	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	495 of 4086	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	630 of 3952	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	1152 of 3799	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	1085 of 3684	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	873 of 3558	75.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	74.4	587 of 3108	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	123 of 3106	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	375 of 3082	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	360 of 3082	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	279 of 3142	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	312 of 3127	90.0%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2024)89th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)87th percentile~ school

Female (2024)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)81st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)69th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)52nd percentile-41 vs school

African American (2024)50th percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)39th percentile-47 vs school

Asian (2024)33rd percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading83%+29 vs state

Mathematics75%+29 vs state

Science54%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Harvard Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	810 Harvard St	Houston	77007	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 867-5210	657	39	16.8	11.1%	364 (55.4%)	43 (6.5%)	170 (25.9%)	32 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	94.6	202^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%		83.1	649^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.2%	447								85.3	80.8	83.8	82.6	74.8	65.7	54.1	$8,079
Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 W 13th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-0840	340	25	13.6	64.4%	48 (14.1%)	27 (7.9%)	254 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	38.5	2892^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%		58.2	1695^th of 4710 public elementary schools	64.0%	1197	0.0		40.0	33.3				52.9	37.5	52.0	58.8	19.2	37.0	3.5	$12,187
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%)	88.6	425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.3	399^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.5%	26								67.5	65.8	82.6	69.9	64.5	76.1	60.9	$8,795
Crockett Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2112 Crockett St	Houston	77007	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 802-4780	482	32	15.0	65.1%	40 (8.3%)	74 (15.4%)	326 (67.6%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	66.7	1279^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.5%		40.4	2814^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.3%	1535								44.3	59.2	77.8	36.7	52.1	61.3	46.3	$8,477
Travis Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3311 Beauchamp St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 802-4790	762	46	16.6	13.5%	441 (57.9%)	31 (4.1%)	202 (26.5%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	91.1	330^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.4	361^st of 4710 public elementary schools	92.3%	31								84.4	68.9	85.6	81.2	54.6	73.7	69.5	$7,630
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%)	48.5	2224^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%		26.1	3714^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.1%	1490				25.0	36.4			38.6	48.7	61.2	50.0	53.6	46.9	18.4	$9,195
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%)	81.8	687^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.2%		80.6	732^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	84.5%	45	23.5	25.0	21.4	25.0	50.0	70.0	0.0	52.9	62.8	72.2	66.7	59.2	69.4	64.9	$9,416
Leonel Castillo Early Childhood Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK-K	2101 S St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	69	3	23.0	87.0%	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$8,881
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%)	55	1843^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%		27.3	3635^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.8%	1792								57.5	58.5	61.4	71.7	32.7	47.8	8.7	$11,426
Sinclair Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6410 Grovewood Ln	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 867-5161	728	42	17.1	32.8%	321 (44.1%)	79 (10.9%)	250 (34.3%)	26 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.5%)	85.4	555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.1%		90.1	368^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.2%	187								74.4	80.5	75.0	61.1	69.3	53.3	41.9	$8,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvard Elementary

Is Harvard Elementary a good school?

Yes! Harvard Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 202^nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Harvard Elementary?

Students at Harvard Elementary are 55% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Harvard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Harvard Elementary.

What district is Harvard Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Harvard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hogg Middle
High : Heights High School

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