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Love Elementary

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Love Elementary ranks 2258 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Love Elementary is a mid-sized PK-5 public school in Houston's Heights area, serving 340 students within the Houston Independent School District (Isd).

Love Elementary currently holds a 3-star rating (51st percentile), placing it in the middle of Texas elementary schools, but its performance has been notably inconsistent. The school has experienced dramatic swings in its state ranking over the past decade, from a 1-star rating to a 3-star and back again, a level of volatility not seen at nearby schools. For example, while Travis Elementary and Field Elementary consistently rank in the 90th percentile, Love Elementary sits significantly below these peers. A unique pattern has emerged: the school's upper grades (4th and 5th) are performing much stronger than its 3rd grade, particularly in Math where only 24.32% of 3rd graders are proficient compared to 60.61% of 4th graders. This suggests a strong cohort effect, where the current 4th and 5th graders are a particularly capable group, but the school has not yet replicated that success with younger students.

Despite these challenges, Love Elementary has demonstrated notable strengths. The school has a history of effectively serving its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who have ranked in the 64th percentile or higher in recent years. However, a critical area for urgent attention is 5th grade Science, where only 3.45% of students were proficient, a figure far below the district and state averages. The school's proximity to Helms Elementary (0.8 miles away) offers an interesting comparison: both serve similar demographics, yet Helms is a consistent 4-star school with much higher proficiency rates, suggesting that factors like instructional leadership and school culture are driving the performance gap. Love Elementary has the potential to learn from its high-performing neighbor and build on its own bright spots to create more consistent success across all grades and subjects.

340

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,187

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 W 13th St
Houston, TX 77008-6627

(713) 867-0840

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

White:

14.1%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

2,258^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^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	47.2	2258 of 4627	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.5	2892 of 4651	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	1695 of 4710	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	3421 of 4647	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.6	1394 of 4581	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	2237 of 4578	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	3516 of 4479	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	3677 of 4359	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	3844 of 4329	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	2713 of 4286	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.1	2162 of 4320	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.6	2721 of 4260	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	2987 of 4221	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	2741 of 4206	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	2808 of 4095	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	2601 of 3937	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.6	1445 of 3884	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	950 of 3768	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	37.6	2789 of 3724	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	3219 of 3476	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	3334 of 3475	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.8	3174 of 3465	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.9	795 of 4461	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	860 of 4331	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	2764 of 4295	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	1856 of 4240	56.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	1320 of 3668	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	2758 of 3556	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.8	775 of 3487	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	1045 of 3446	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	1857 of 3333	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	1403 of 3226	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	2592 of 4575	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2702 of 4658	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3649 of 4588	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.6	2051 of 4561	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	3257 of 4499	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	3786 of 4348	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	3833 of 4306	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2310 of 3075	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2919 of 2980	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	2622 of 2958	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	2558 of 3006	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	3091 of 3184	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	3042 of 3106	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	2383 of 4413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	2137 of 4465	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.5	3635 of 4401	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.8	1174 of 4376	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	1957 of 4329	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	3449 of 4188	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	3471 of 4168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	1889 of 4520	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	2301 of 4594	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3706 of 4521	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.7	1136 of 4477	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	1727 of 4451	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	3272 of 4309	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3401 of 4264	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	2094 of 4582	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	1577 of 4647	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	3140 of 4585	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.9	1075 of 4563	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	1347 of 4498	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	2972 of 4357	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3409 of 4319	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	3149 of 4301	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1311 of 3006	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 7, 2019

The worst school we have ever been apart of. It deserves a 0 rating. So glad to have gotten out of there, children’s academics will suffer at this school 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
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%)	47.2	2258^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.2%		38.5	2892^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%	634	0.0		11.1	18.2		37.8	61.5	59.3				24.3	60.6	40.7					$12,187
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%)	80.5	748^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.8%		81.8	687^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.2%	61	60.0	16.7	60.0	59.1		64.2	54.1	76.8				71.6	57.8	66.7					$9,416
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%)	89.8	376^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.9%		94.6	202^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	174						67.8	84.5	89.9				65.2	66.4	64.0					$8,079
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%)	89	420^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.9%		85.4	555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.1%	135						80.0	69.9	80.3				72.8	59.6	70.9					$8,129
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%)	93	251^st of 4627 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.6	425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.9%	174						73.2	71.3	81.2				70.7	78.2	78.3					$8,795
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%)	54.8	1873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.5	2224^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%	351	0.0		30.4			43.1	60.4	65.0				22.5	49.0	69.1					$9,195
Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 Arnot St	Houston	77007	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5150	474	29	16.3	35.2%	116 (24.5%)	55 (11.6%)	239 (50.4%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	84.4	596^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		79.1	783^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.2%	187						72.2	66.7	87.9				55.6	57.1	69.0					$9,190
Burrus Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 E 33rd St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5180	198	17	11.6	96.5%	4 (2.0%)	127 (64.1%)	65 (32.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.9	1915^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.6%		61.7	1492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.9%	423						50.0	40.0	76.0				22.2	25.0	76.0					$17,926
Garden Oaks Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	901 Sue Barnett Dr	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2930	763	44	17.2	42.7%	187 (24.5%)	45 (5.9%)	440 (57.7%)	43 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	60.6	1589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		42.6	2598^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%	1009	33.3				86.4	60.8	52.2	65.4	65.9	80.0	79.4	46.2	46.4	43.8	47.7	48.0	47.1	44.1	$8,881
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%)	94.6	189^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.1	330^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%	141						91.7	87.7	73.0				92.5	85.4	67.7					$7,630

Frequently Asked Questions about Love Elementary

Is Love Elementary a good school?

Love Elementary ranks 2258^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Love Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Love Elementary?

Students at Love Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Love Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Love Elementary.

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