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Lovett Elementary

Q: Is Lovett Elementary a good school?

Lovett Elementary ranks 687 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lovett Elementary is a highly performing public school in Houston's Meyerland area, serving 700 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Houston Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its consistent top-tier state ranking, placing in the 85th percentile statewide, and its ability to deliver strong academic results across a diverse student body, with about 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Lovett's academic excellence is broad and deep, with proficiency rates in Reading and Math increasing from 3rd to 5th grade, culminating in 5th-grade scores of 81.82% in Reading and 70.71% in Math. This performance is particularly impressive when compared to nearby schools like Braeburn Elementary, where 5th-grade proficiency rates were only 26.96% in Reading and 32.76% in Math. While Horn Elementary and Condit Elementary rank slightly higher overall, Lovett serves a more economically diverse population, making its achievement especially noteworthy. The school also excels for specific student groups, with multi-racial students ranking in the 99th percentile statewide and Asian students in the 97th percentile.

However, recent data shows a slight dip in overall ranking from 5-star to 4-star status, with notable declines in performance for Hispanic students, low socio-economic status students, and English Language Learners. Additionally, while Lovett excels in Reading and Math, its 5th-grade Science scores (53.77%) are not as dominant as its other subjects, suggesting a potential area for growth. For families in the area, Lovett represents a fantastic "Tier 1" option that offers a more economically diverse environment than its highest-performing peers while still delivering exceptional academic results, making it a clear standout among schools like Parker Elementary and Herod Elementary.

700

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,951

Per pupil spending ?

40.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8814 S Rice Ave
Houston, TX 77096-2622

(713) 295-5258

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lovett Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellaire High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.7%

White:

26.9%

African American:

22.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools

✓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 school66%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

687^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	82.2	687 of 4627	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	571 of 4651	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	407 of 4710	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	458 of 4647	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	419 of 4581	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	447 of 4578	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	527 of 4479	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	474 of 4359	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	470 of 4329	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	489 of 4286	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	339 of 4320	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.6	419 of 4260	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	436 of 4221	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.6	534 of 4206	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	470 of 4095	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	469 of 3937	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.9	323 of 3884	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	82.3	350 of 3768	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	68.8	1153 of 3724	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.6	503 of 3476	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	81.2	388 of 3475	88.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.9	174 of 3465	95.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	506 of 2406	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	294 of 2443	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	360 of 2443	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	209 of 2421	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	265 of 2444	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	305 of 2515	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	353 of 2483	85.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	28 of 999	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	137 of 1045	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	123 of 1015	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	91 of 957	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	71 of 967	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	89 of 1009	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	69.4	272 of 1005	72.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.1	610 of 4461	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	547 of 4331	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.7	2618 of 4295	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.7	316 of 4240	92.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	967 of 1643	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.0	548 of 3668	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	455 of 3556	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	735 of 3487	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	895 of 3446	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	38.5	2198 of 3333	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.4	642 of 3226	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	567 of 4575	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	277 of 4658	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	358 of 4588	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	355 of 4561	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	419 of 4499	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	425 of 4348	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	424 of 4306	90.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	1335 of 3075	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	1228 of 2980	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1079 of 2958	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	1287 of 3006	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	2062 of 3184	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2047 of 3106	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	1349 of 4413	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	1104 of 4465	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	844 of 4401	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	1039 of 4376	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	943 of 4329	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	1847 of 4188	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	892 of 4168	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	2128 of 4520	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	843 of 4594	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	790 of 4521	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1246 of 4477	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	779 of 4451	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	2210 of 4309	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	1106 of 4264	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	808 of 4582	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	630 of 4647	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	582 of 4585	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	545 of 4563	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	496 of 4498	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	702 of 4357	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	579 of 4319	86.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	9 of 1106	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	37 of 1128	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	217 of 1112	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	239 of 1046	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	535 of 4301	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	38.3	2697 of 4292	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	1476 of 4086	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	1388 of 3952	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	1674 of 3799	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	376 of 3684	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	483 of 3558	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	191 of 3006	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	84 of 3108	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	104 of 3106	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	86 of 3082	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	111 of 3082	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	108 of 3142	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	85 of 3127	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2026)99th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2026)97th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)86th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading72%+18 vs state

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

My son began in Owl's Nest Pre-K at Lovett and is in Kindergarten this year. We have been very pleased with the teachers, facilities, staff, student diversity, extra-curricular offerings, and community feel of the school. We purchased our home knowing we were zoned here, and plan to send all three of our children to Lovett. Close Quote

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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)						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 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
Lovett Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8814 S Rice Ave	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5258	700	42	16.6	40.4%	188 (26.9%)	158 (22.6%)	250 (35.7%)	51 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.3%)	82.2	687^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.2%		85.1	571^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%	116							64.1	70.9	81.8				47.8	61.2	70.7					$8,951
Herod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5627 Jason St	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3315	682	44	15.5	58.8%	89 (13.0%)	227 (33.3%)	294 (43.1%)	36 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	58.9	1656^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.2%		55.4	1811^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.1%	155							51.1	54.3	62.4				45.4	52.4	51.7					$8,483
Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Holly St	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5264	750	41	18.3	15.5%	233 (31.1%)	65 (8.7%)	131 (17.5%)	249 (33.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.3%)	92.7	266^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.3%		94.9	187^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.0%	79							66.7	80.4	82.4				70.4	74.5	78.0					$7,333
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
Braeburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 Pine St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5210	853	50	17.0	98.8%	8 (0.9%)	41 (4.8%)	796 (93.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	20.2	4030^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.9%		17	4180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%	150							26.4	37.0	27.0				36.4	36.4	32.8					$10,546
Condit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 S Third	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5255	730	45	16.3	36.2%	260 (35.6%)	54 (7.4%)	248 (34.0%)	122 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	91.6	310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.3%		93.7	241^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%	69	63.6	58.3	83.3	61.5	37.5	22.2	75.3	82.4	82.1				62.6	67.7	71.8					$8,227
Parker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10626 Atwell Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3634	924	56	16.5	41.3%	283 (30.6%)	106 (11.5%)	455 (49.2%)	37 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	77.6	846^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.4	662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.8%	184							62.2	62.5	68.3				59.4	64.5	56.1					$8,544
Energized For Excellence Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6201 Bissonnet	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-3600	857	31	27.7	98.0%	5 (0.6%)	67 (7.8%)	778 (90.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35.5	3052^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	34.0%		31	3366^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	314		25.0			0.0	0.0	42.5	39.3	44.8				53.3	37.4	36.4					$7,741
Shearn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9802 Stella Link Rd	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5236	470	28	16.7	95.3%	7 (1.5%)	131 (27.9%)	322 (68.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47	2269^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.0%		20.7	3989^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.2%	1720							40.3	50.0	43.9				58.3	60.9	32.8					$8,885
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lovett Elementary

Is Lovett Elementary a good school?

Lovett Elementary ranks 687^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lovett Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Lovett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Lovett Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lovett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lovett Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bellaire High School

What is the racial makeup of Lovett Elementary?

Students at Lovett Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 27% White, 23% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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