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Isaacs Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Isaacs Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 241 students in a high-poverty area where over 98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has historically struggled, ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools for several years, but recent data shows a clear upward trend—its state percentile rank improved from 3% in 2022-2023 to 16% in the most recent 2025-2026 data, earning its first 1-star rating in years. This turnaround is the school's most defining characteristic, especially compared to nearby schools like Henderson N Elementary (9th percentile) and Dogan Elementary (15th percentile), which remain in similar low ranges.

Isaacs shows notable strengths in specific areas. Its Hispanic students perform significantly better than the overall school, ranking in the 40th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating. Additionally, Spanish-speaking 3rd graders taking the STAAR Math test in Spanish scored 33.33% proficient in 2024-2025, above the state average of 27.28%, suggesting bilingual math instruction is a relative strength. However, the school faces challenges, including extreme volatility in Special Education performance—this subgroup ranked in the 79th percentile in 2023-2024 but plummeted to the 2nd percentile just one year later. Isaacs also spends more per student ($12,785) than the highest-performing nearby school, Eliot Elementary ($9,977), yet Eliot achieves dramatically better results (71st percentile, 4 stars), proving that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance.

Across grade levels, Isaacs consistently performs better in Reading than in Math—for example, 3rd-grade Reading proficiency was 41.94% versus 33.33% in Math in 2025-2026. The most critical need is in upper-grade STEM instruction, with 5th-grade Science proficiency at just 7.41% in 2024-2025. While the school is in transition rather than crisis, the key question is whether its recent improvement is sustainable. The dramatic drop in Special Education performance is a red flag that systems may not be robust enough to maintain progress across all student groups, but the upward trajectory offers hope for continued growth.

241

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,166

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3830 Pickfair St
Houston, TX 77026-3968

(713) 671-4120

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Isaacs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fleming Middle
High:	Wheatley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

African American:

29.0%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,899^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

154^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	22.6	3899 of 4627	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	3606 of 4651	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4106 of 4710	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	4499 of 4647	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	4418 of 4581	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4160 of 4578	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	4243 of 4479	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3285 of 4359	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	2915 of 4329	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	13.0	4010 of 4286	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	33.0	3206 of 4320	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	3777 of 4260	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	3950 of 4221	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	3713 of 4206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	3899 of 4095	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	3080 of 3937	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	3314 of 3884	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.0	2204 of 3768	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.7	3255 of 3724	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	3089 of 3476	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.2	3244 of 3475	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	46.0	2222 of 3465	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	1791 of 2406	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1828 of 2443	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2307 of 2443	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1979 of 2421	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1975 of 2444	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	2266 of 2515	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1676 of 2483	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	3936 of 4461	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3913 of 4331	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4229 of 4295	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	1502 of 4240	64.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	2216 of 3668	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	2831 of 3556	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	2950 of 3487	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3268 of 3446	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	3292 of 3333	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1243 of 3226	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	3560 of 4575	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3637 of 4658	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	4530 of 4588	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	4505 of 4561	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	4284 of 4499	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3848 of 4348	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3217 of 4306	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	39.5	2412 of 3184	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2256 of 3106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	2642 of 4413	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3111 of 4465	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	3907 of 4401	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4163 of 4376	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3705 of 4329	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3440 of 4188	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2114 of 4168	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	3102 of 4520	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3379 of 4594	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	4309 of 4521	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4238 of 4477	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3905 of 4451	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3966 of 4309	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2658 of 4264	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	3848 of 4582	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3888 of 4647	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	4250 of 4585	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4134 of 4563	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3824 of 4498	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	4261 of 4357	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3342 of 4319	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	4212 of 4301	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	67.2	920 of 4292	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	20.3	3764 of 4086	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3451 of 3952	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3345 of 3684	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)24th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Isaacs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Pickfair St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4120	241	19	12.6	98.8%	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.0%)	164 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	3899^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		27	3606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%	293	0.0			33.3		41.9	36.4	42.9	33.3	30.3	26.7	$17,166
Kashmere Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Lockwood Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4160	329	23	14.3	98.5%	1 (0.3%)	272 (82.7%)	54 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32	3295^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		30.7	3385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	90						34.2	43.9	41.2	35.1	51.2	33.3	$18,917
Dogan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4202 Liberty Rd	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4110	448	32	14.0	98.7%	3 (0.7%)	139 (31.0%)	302 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22.2	3924^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		19.3	4065^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%	141	20.0		20.0	56.3	33.3	39.2	40.9	34.1	32.5	37.1	25.0	$16,129
Atherton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2011 Solo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4100	450	31	14.5	94.9%	6 (1.3%)	338 (75.1%)	101 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	18.3	4143^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.5%		24.5	3761^st of 4651 public elementary schools	19.1%	382						24.2	25.0	54.7	27.3	14.3	34.0	$15,887
Eliot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6411 Laredo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3670	464	33	14.0	95.5%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	456 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.6	1320^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.5%		55.9	1783^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	463	20.0	20.0		41.7	73.5	57.1	63.9	58.0	48.5	68.8	46.2	$15,296
El Daep	Public	K-5	6411 Laredo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 671-3670	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ross Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2819 Bay St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4550	262	22	11.9	96.2%	2 (0.8%)	111 (42.4%)	146 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	41.4	2627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.2%		34.7	3144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	517				0.0		37.9	55.6	44.7	37.5	44.4	47.4	$12,111
Scroggins Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	400 Boyles St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4130	287	23	12.5	99.0%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	278 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	3026^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		41.5	2677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	349				38.5	25.0	44.1	40.5	45.2	28.6	52.4	45.2	$14,436
Henderson N Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Solo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4195	251	20	12.5	99.6%	1 (0.4%)	197 (78.5%)	49 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	16.2	4230^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		26.1	3661^st of 4651 public elementary schools	21.3%	569						34.4	23.1	46.4	15.6	38.5	21.4	$20,696
Pugh Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1147 Kress St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3820	256	22	11.7	97.3%	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	248 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	47.5	2244^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.5%		45.6	2405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	161				36.4	22.2	37.0	50.0	61.3	35.3	37.1	62.5	$17,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Isaacs Elementary

How many students attend Isaacs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Isaacs Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Isaacs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Isaacs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fleming Middle
High : Wheatley High School

What district is Isaacs Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Isaacs Elementary a good school?

Isaacs Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Isaacs Elementary?

Students at Isaacs Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 29% African American, 2% White.

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