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Memorial Elementary

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Memorial Elementary ranks 596 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Memorial Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Houston, TX, serving 474 students within the Houston Independent School District (Isd). This school has shown remarkable academic growth over the past decade, climbing from the 39th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 87th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a consistent 4-star rating. It consistently outperforms the district average in nearly every subject and grade level, with 5th-grade Reading proficiency at 87.93% compared to the district's 58.09% in the most recent year.

Memorial Elementary stands out for its exceptional performance with specific student groups. For its White students, the school ranks in the 95th percentile statewide, a 5-star rating that places it among the top 5% of Texas schools, rivaling elite neighbors like River Oaks Elementary. The school also serves its Low Socio-Economic Status students exceptionally well, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide in 2025-2026, demonstrating strong effectiveness in closing achievement gaps. While the school's Special Education students achieved a remarkable 99th percentile ranking in 2023-2024, this performance has been inconsistent, with rankings in the mid-50s in other recent years.

In its high-performing neighborhood, Memorial Elementary is a strong "value" option, ranking 87th percentile compared to nearby schools like River Oaks Elementary (99th percentile), Field Elementary (95th percentile), and Harvard Elementary (92nd percentile). One area for improvement is 5th-grade Science, where proficiency was 35.59% in 2024-2025—though this still exceeds the district average of 24.95%, it lags behind top-performing neighbors like Helms Elementary (64.91%). The school's free/reduced lunch rate has declined from 45.05% to 35.23% over recent years, reflecting a changing demographic landscape that contrasts sharply with nearby Gregory-Lincoln Educational Center (90.44% poverty rate, 25th percentile), highlighting Memorial's success in supporting its diverse student body.

474

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,190

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6401 Arnot St
Houston, TX 77007-2007

(713) 867-5150

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Memorial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hogg Middle
High:	Lamar High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

White:

24.5%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

596^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 48 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	84.4	596 of 4627	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	783 of 4651	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	847 of 4710	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	1048 of 4647	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	948 of 4581	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	771 of 4578	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	1154 of 4479	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	1328 of 4359	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	1918 of 4329	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.8	2605 of 4286	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	2821 of 4320	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.7	1850 of 4260	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.0	2463 of 4221	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	1964 of 4206	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	2294 of 4095	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	2420 of 3937	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.5	1514 of 3884	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.2	1232 of 3768	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	2399 of 3724	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.9	2010 of 3476	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.3	2740 of 3475	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.5	1840 of 3465	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	295 of 2406	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	325 of 2443	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	318 of 2443	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	478 of 2515	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	450 of 2483	81.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	448 of 999	55.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	967 of 4461	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	277 of 4331	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	61.5	1238 of 4295	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	2040 of 4240	51.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	1472 of 3668	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	2041 of 3556	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	1282 of 3487	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	1028 of 3446	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	1014 of 3333	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	1878 of 3226	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	695 of 4575	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	537 of 4658	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	1126 of 4588	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	723 of 4561	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	734 of 4499	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	1041 of 4348	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	1105 of 4306	74.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	1203 of 3075	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	927 of 2980	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	850 of 2958	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	1031 of 3006	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	2279 of 3184	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2400 of 3106	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	671 of 4413	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	915 of 4465	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	1271 of 4401	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	977 of 4376	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	380 of 4329	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	753 of 4188	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	1240 of 4168	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	878 of 4520	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	667 of 4594	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	1431 of 4521	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	634 of 4477	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	225 of 4451	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	852 of 4309	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	1060 of 4264	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	612 of 4582	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1063 of 4647	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	951 of 4585	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	1286 of 4563	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	899 of 4498	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	1359 of 4357	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	1659 of 4319	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	1927 of 4301	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	95.5	62 of 4292	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	46.4	1801 of 3952	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	143 of 3006	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	212 of 3108	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	72 of 3106	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	173 of 3082	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	304 of 3082	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	43.3	1884 of 3142	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)95th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading76%+21 vs state

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

New Principal and assistant principal are unsupportive of staff, parents and students, out of date in current literacy/math strategies and research and unskilled to carry out what a school needs to keep moving up. They yell at students and teachers, diminishing both in public and in private. They don't believe or trust in their students or staff. More than 85% of their awesome teachers left this year because of poor admistration. Very sad to see HISD still allows this type of practices in the 21st century. 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
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
River Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2008 Kirby Dr	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1460	777	40	19.4	9.5%	250 (32.2%)	69 (8.9%)	167 (21.5%)	226 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.2%)	97.8	60^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.8	110^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.6%	50						85.3	86.9	85.3				80.8	87.8	83.0					$7,542
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
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
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
Ella J Baker Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2100 Yupon St	Houston	77006	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1470	610	37	16.5	32.1%	177 (29.0%)	60 (9.8%)	256 (42.0%)	78 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.2%)	70	1136^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.4%		65.6	1321^st of 4651 public elementary schools	71.6%	185					100.0	60.7	63.2	74.6	50.0	75.0	92.3	47.5	61.8	50.8	43.3	37.5	84.4	57.7	$9,417
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	900 W Gray St	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 535-3771	715	41	17.4	39.2%	115 (16.1%)	57 (8.0%)	498 (69.7%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	78.7	802^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	82.7%		77.3	870^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.3%	68	42.9	68.2	51.5	65.5	79.4	62.9	72.6	69.5	85.1	80.4	88.2	48.0	37.9	56.5	76.6	69.6		64.7	$9,214
Gregory-Lincoln Educational Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1101 Taft	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1400	502	40	12.6	90.4%	22 (4.4%)	319 (63.5%)	143 (28.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	29.5	3457^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.3%		22.1	3909^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.0%	452					85.0	37.5	27.8	69.4	32.5	57.4	67.4	27.5	31.4	44.7	25.0	33.3	26.7	13.0	$12,036
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
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%)	58.5	1677^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.7	1279^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.5%	398						60.3	51.5	62.9				37.1	46.4	60.3					$8,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Elementary

How many students attend Memorial Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Memorial Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Elementary?

Students at Memorial Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Memorial Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Memorial Elementary attend?

Students who attend Memorial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hogg Middle
High : Lamar High School

Is Memorial Elementary a good school?

Memorial Elementary ranks 596^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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