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Hobby Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hobby Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 447 students in a high-poverty area, where 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school’s most defining story is its dramatic recovery: after ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools for years, Hobby has climbed from the 5th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 1-star rating. This upward trajectory sets it apart from nearby schools like Reagan K-8 Educational Center (16th percentile) and Montgomery Elementary (39th percentile), which have not shown similar rapid improvement. While higher-performing peers like Hines-Caldwell (78th percentile) and Windsor Village Elementary (71st percentile) demonstrate that high poverty doesn’t mean low performance, Hobby’s rate of positive change is unique in the area.

A standout strength is 5th-grade mathematics, where Hobby consistently outperforms both the district and state averages. In 2025-2026, 51.47% of 5th graders were proficient in math, exceeding the HISD average of 49.58% and the state average of 47.38%. This “5th-grade effect” suggests a targeted instructional strategy or team, though it doesn’t extend to 5th-grade science, where the school lags behind. Another bright spot is performance on Spanish-language STAAR tests: 3rd-grade Spanish math (37.5% proficient) and reading (30% proficient) both beat state averages, indicating effective bilingual programs. However, English-language scores remain below district and state levels, pointing to a need for better transfer of skills between languages.

Despite higher per-student spending ($9,972) and a low student-teacher ratio (13.1) compared to schools like Red Elementary and Petersen Elementary, Hobby’s overall academic outcomes are still catching up. The school shows volatility in serving special education students, dropping from the 66th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 8th percentile in 2025-2026. Historically, it has also struggled with its “At Risk” and “Gifted and Talented” subgroups. For parents, Hobby is a school on the rise with clear pockets of excellence, especially in 5th-grade math and Spanish-language instruction, but it still has work to do to ensure consistent support for all students.

447

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,133

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4021 Woodmont Dr
Houston, TX 77045-3515

(713) 434-5650

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hobby Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lawson Middle
High:	Madison High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.2%

African American:

40.9%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,534^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^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	28.4	3534 of 4627	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	2779 of 4651	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3094 of 4710	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.3	4420 of 4647	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	4294 of 4581	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	4478 of 4578	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	4176 of 4479	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3556 of 4359	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	2897 of 4329	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.0	3646 of 4286	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	3803 of 4320	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	3054 of 4260	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	2946 of 4221	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	2678 of 4206	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.8	1320 of 4095	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	31.6	3209 of 3937	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.6	2317 of 3884	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	13.5	3590 of 3768	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	3270 of 3724	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.0	3160 of 3476	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.8	3454 of 3475	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	3438 of 3465	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	1475 of 2406	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1715 of 2443	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2217 of 2443	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2252 of 2421	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	2257 of 2444	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2272 of 2515	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1445 of 2483	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	3717 of 4461	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3921 of 4331	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3527 of 4295	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2535 of 4240	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	1895 of 3668	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3128 of 3556	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	2491 of 3487	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3016 of 3446	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1714 of 3333	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	1451 of 3226	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	3329 of 4575	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3347 of 4658	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	4342 of 4588	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3724 of 4561	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	4269 of 4499	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4030 of 4348	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3083 of 4306	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	4.2	3157 of 3184	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2976 of 3106	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	2803 of 4413	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	1981 of 4465	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.9	3954 of 4401	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3577 of 4376	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4057 of 4329	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	2967 of 4188	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2687 of 4168	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	2657 of 4520	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2367 of 4594	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4163 of 4521	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4010 of 4477	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4298 of 4451	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3852 of 4309	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2951 of 4264	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3566 of 4582	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	2796 of 4647	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.1	4346 of 4585	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	4426 of 4563	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	4447 of 4498	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	4061 of 4357	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	3721 of 4319	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	3977 of 4301	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	57.1	1442 of 4292	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.2	3987 of 4086	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3322 of 3952	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3642 of 3799	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	3524 of 3684	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	3398 of 3558	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 27, 2015

Do not send your child to this school it is terrible, their customer service is one of the worst I have ever experienced. The front office administrators are rude, the principle doesn't care what goes on, and the teachers are young and unprofessional. The teachers never know what is going on in their classroom, if something happens a fight or something serious they don't know what happened either not enough training to deal with children or to many kids in the classroom. I have had a teacher argue with me because I knew the policy of the school and she wanted me to do something else outside of policy and I refused. 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
Hobby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4021 Woodmont Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5650	447	34	13.1	97.1%	5 (1.1%)	183 (40.9%)	251 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	28.4	3534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.6%		39.9	2779^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.2%	755	30.0	25.0		37.5	10.0			33.3	33.9	53.7				19.1	22.0	51.5					$13,133
Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5640	373	29	12.8	92.5%	2 (0.5%)	141 (37.8%)	226 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	39.1	2820^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.1%		30	3430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.3%	610	0.0	50.0		30.8	25.0			52.8	54.9	44.6				32.4	48.1	30.4					$9,450
Petersen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14404 Waterloo Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5630	357	24	14.8	96.1%	1 (0.3%)	89 (24.9%)	259 (72.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.1	2882^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	37.7%		36.8	2998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.5%	116	33.3	46.7		46.7	28.6			48.7	45.5	38.9				42.9	34.8	50.9					$11,623
King Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	3930 W Fuqua	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 797-7900	299	17	17.5	99.3%	2 (0.7%)	168 (56.2%)	122 (40.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,208
Grissom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5660	424	33	12.8	95.0%	5 (1.2%)	110 (25.9%)	303 (71.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	50.2	2104^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.5%		24	3797^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.4%	1693		0.0		23.5	27.3			48.6	37.9	60.7				55.0	60.0	45.0					$10,263
Reagan K-8 Educational Center	Public	K-8	4842 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9575	682	54	12.7	93.1%	6 (0.9%)	150 (22.0%)	520 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.7	3890^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.9%		27.8	3563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.4%	327	20.0	38.5	27.3	14.8	34.2	3.2	84.9	46.2	38.2	28.4	31.7	43.3	52.0	40.0	42.0	22.2	24.4	7.3	60.3	17.3	$14,260
Hines-Caldwell	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 W Orem	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3700	638	37	17.2	93.6%	4 (0.6%)	133 (20.8%)	483 (75.7%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	72.6	1031^st of 4627 public elementary schools	77.7%		58.4	1654^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.4%	623	16.7	42.9	40.0	25.0	33.3	12.5		51.3	69.5	69.6				52.0	71.4	48.9					$8,912
Varnett Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5025 S Willow Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 723-4699	530	28	19.0	95.8%	1 (0.2%)	154 (29.1%)	371 (70.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.4	4328^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.5%		22.9	3858^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%	470								23.2	18.4	32.7	47.1	40.5	51.3	21.4	4.1	16.3	33.3	42.9	50.0	15.4	$12,874
Windsor Village Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14440 Polo St	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3642	628	38	16.5	98.4%	10 (1.6%)	206 (32.8%)	410 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65.1	1342^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		57.4	1705^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%	363	47.4	26.3	22.2	63.0	21.1	12.5		54.0	60.3	68.5				33.3	55.1	56.2					$8,938
Red Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4520 Tonawanda Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3638	530	35	15.1	67.4%	63 (11.9%)	104 (19.6%)	323 (60.9%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	46.5	2297^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.4%		52.2	2010^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.8%	287								47.4	56.5	62.1				32.9	32.4	51.5					$9,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Hobby Elementary

How many students attend Hobby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Hobby Elementary.

Is Hobby Elementary a good school?

Hobby Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Hobby Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Hobby Elementary?

Students at Hobby Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 41% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Hobby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hobby Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawson Middle
High : Madison High School

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