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Osborne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Osborne Elementary is a small public school in Houston, TX, serving 269 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), where over 96% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has experienced significant performance swings over the past decade, ranking as high as the 68th percentile in 2017-2018 but dropping to the 22nd percentile in the most recent data, reflecting a pattern of instability that sets it apart from nearby schools.

One key differentiator is a persistent gender achievement gap: female students rank in the 40th percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 11th percentile—a split not seen at nearby schools like Durkee Elementary, which shows consistent performance across all students. Additionally, Osborne’s per-student spending of $13,577 is lower than that of Wesley Elementary ($14,334), a similar HISD school with comparable demographics and low rankings, suggesting potential resource constraints. However, the school has a bright spot: its performance with African American students has improved from the 13th to the 47th percentile over three years, indicating effective strategies that could be expanded.

Osborne’s small size and low student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 are notable assets, offering potential for individualized attention that larger schools like Moreno Elementary (17.8:1) lack. Yet, the school has struggled to sustain gains, unlike Carroll Elementary in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), which serves a similar population but has shown a strong upward trajectory. This suggests that Osborne’s challenges may stem from school-level practices rather than community demographics, and its small environment could be leveraged for a fundamental instructional overhaul to better support all students.

269

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,711

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Ringold St
Houston, TX 77088-6337

(281) 405-2525

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Osborne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williams Middle
High:	Washington B T High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

African American:

43.5%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2021 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,617^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

142^nd 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	27.2	3617 of 4627	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	2657 of 4651	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4252 of 4710	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	4259 of 4647	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2534 of 4581	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4339 of 4578	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4071 of 4479	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	61.9	1398 of 4359	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	1443 of 4329	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	2166 of 4286	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	2077 of 4320	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.8	680 of 4260	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	60.9	1678 of 4221	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	1106 of 4206	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	1035 of 4095	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	1083 of 3937	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.1	1225 of 3884	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.2	2565 of 3768	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	2673 of 3724	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	3104 of 3476	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.1	2259 of 3475	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	77.9	519 of 3465	85.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	1279 of 2406	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1567 of 2443	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	2129 of 2443	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.3	654 of 2421	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	27.3	1976 of 2444	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	2041 of 2515	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	84.7	204 of 2483	91.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	66.4	1022 of 4461	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	19.3	4087 of 4331	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3131 of 4295	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	84.8	289 of 4240	93.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	2811 of 3668	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	2568 of 3556	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.1	1414 of 3487	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.0	3106 of 3446	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.3	953 of 3333	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	541 of 3226	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	2751 of 4575	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3754 of 4658	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4032 of 4588	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2485 of 4561	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.4	4258 of 4499	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	3979 of 4348	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	62.7	1351 of 4306	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	2822 of 3184	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	3041 of 4413	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3228 of 4465	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2918 of 4401	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	1960 of 4376	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.6	4120 of 4329	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3119 of 4188	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2273 of 4168	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2849 of 4520	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3564 of 4594	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3959 of 4521	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.0	1425 of 4477	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.4	4158 of 4451	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	3696 of 4309	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.8	502 of 4264	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	4097 of 4582	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	3908 of 4647	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4273 of 4585	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2593 of 4563	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4150 of 4498	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	3951 of 4357	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	1645 of 4319	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	1860 of 4292	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.3	3576 of 4086	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.8	746 of 3952	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	19.1	3701 of 3799	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	3592 of 3684	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)77th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2024)57th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Osborne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Ringold St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2525	269	24	11.2	96.7%	2 (0.7%)	117 (43.5%)	147 (54.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27.2	3617^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.8%		41.7	2657^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	960	0.0			16.7			44.8	43.6	38.2	29.4	39.0	29.4	$16,711
Anderson Academy	Public, Magnet	1-4	7401 Wheatley St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0370	568	42	13.5	88.2%	6 (1.1%)	304 (53.5%)	233 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	22.8	3887^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.0%		27.7	3568^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.3%	319	16.7	42.9		33.3	16.7		33.9	37.3		32.3	33.3		$10,053
Wesley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	800 Dillard St	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2860	291	22	13.0	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	196 (67.4%)	87 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	25.1	3750^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.0%		21.1	3968^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	218							25.0	29.0	73.9	16.7	29.0	41.7	$10,997
Carroll Elementary	Public	1-5	423 W Gulfbank	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0340	568	38	14.9	91.0%	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.8%)	548 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45.4	2364^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.9%		38	2924^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%	560	9.6	30.0	25.8	21.3	42.9	30.0	39.7	44.0	39.2	44.4	67.3	46.0	$9,500
Keeble Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	203 W Gulfbank Rd	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-6860	548	36	15.0	93.4%	14 (2.6%)	54 (9.9%)	473 (86.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								(n/a)													$10,443
Goodman Elementary	Public	1-5	9325 Deer Trl Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0355	585	34	17.4	88.7%	8 (1.4%)	99 (16.9%)	472 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	26.4	3663^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.8%		44.2	2484^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%	1179	15.4	40.0	28.6	0.0	40.0	33.3	27.7	34.7	56.7	27.2	40.6	35.2	$13,075
Moreno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 E Canino	Houston	77037	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2150	697	39	17.8	96.7%	7 (1.0%)	10 (1.4%)	677 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	3164^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.6%		41.7	2662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.8%	502	42.9		0.0				35.1	43.0	60.4	25.5	45.6	34.3	$8,947
Durkee Elementary	Public	K-5	7301 Nordling	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2835	439	29	15.1	92.0%	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	420 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.6	1670^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.9%		60	1579^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%	91	34.5	50.0	15.8	31.7	36.7	10.5	55.2	65.9	64.7	41.2	59.4	35.3	$13,906
Reece Academy	Public, Magnet	PK-K	2223 Esther St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0800	402	29	13.9	94.8%	1 (0.2%)	209 (52.0%)	178 (44.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$12,946
Farias Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	515 E Rittenhouse	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 691-8730	389	20	19.4	99.7%	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	375 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)													$9,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Osborne Elementary

What district is Osborne Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Osborne Elementary a good school?

Osborne Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Osborne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Osborne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Osborne Elementary?

Students at Osborne Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 43% African American.

What schools do graduates of Osborne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Osborne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williams Middle
High : Washington B T High School

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