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Pugh Elementary

Q: Is Pugh Elementary a good school?

Pugh Elementary ranks 2244 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

2244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pugh Elementary in Houston, TX, is a small PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 256 students, with over 97% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround from the bottom 12th percentile statewide in 2016 to a 3-star rating in the 52nd percentile by 2025-2026.

Pugh stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups. The school ranks in the 63rd percentile for male students, a full 27 points higher than its overall rank, and in the 72nd percentile for low socioeconomic status students and the 81st percentile for special education students (2023-2024 data). This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Dogan Elementary (15th percentile overall) and Atherton Elementary (10th percentile overall), which struggle across the board. Pugh also benefits from a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, significantly lower than Burnet Elementary (18:1) and Laurenzo Early Childhood Center (18.7:1), allowing for more individualized attention.

One of the most compelling findings is Pugh's 5th-grade math performance, where 62.5% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, far exceeding the district (49.58%) and state (47.38%) averages, and even surpassing the top-performing nearby school, Eliot Elementary (46.15%). However, the school faces challenges: science proficiency was only 2.22% in 2024-2025, the lowest among peers, and there is a significant gender gap, with female students ranking in the 36th percentile compared to males at the 63rd. This suggests that while Pugh has developed effective strategies for boys and in math, it needs to replicate that success for girls and in science to continue its upward trajectory.

256

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,322

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1147 Kress St
Houston, TX 77020-7416

(713) 671-3820

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pugh Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McReynolds Middle
High:	Wheatley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

African American:

2.3%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

2,244^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	47.5	2244 of 4627	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	2405 of 4651	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	1943 of 4710	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	2519 of 4647	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	1564 of 4581	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	3053 of 4578	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2497 of 4479	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2307 of 4359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	16.6	3951 of 4329	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	3787 of 4286	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	3614 of 4320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.9	2852 of 4260	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	3168 of 4221	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	2751 of 4206	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	2183 of 4095	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.4	2262 of 3937	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.5	2565 of 3884	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	2089 of 3768	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.3	2186 of 3724	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.3	1402 of 3476	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.4	1558 of 3475	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.2	1209 of 3465	65.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.0	840 of 4461	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	44.7	2200 of 4331	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2568 of 4295	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	1170 of 4240	72.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	1376 of 3668	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	1524 of 3556	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	553 of 3487	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	1826 of 3446	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2294 of 3333	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	1405 of 3226	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	2950 of 4575	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2535 of 4658	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3103 of 4588	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	1772 of 4561	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	3181 of 4499	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2447 of 4348	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2034 of 4306	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.7	650 of 2958	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	1715 of 3006	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	2225 of 3184	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	2147 of 3106	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	1639 of 4413	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	1250 of 4465	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	1862 of 4401	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	1129 of 4376	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	2642 of 4329	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	2076 of 4188	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1900 of 4168	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	1288 of 4520	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	985 of 4594	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	1527 of 4521	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	810 of 4477	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	44.2	2445 of 4451	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1368 of 4309	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1528 of 4264	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	1688 of 4582	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	1220 of 4647	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	1893 of 4585	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	1182 of 4563	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	34.8	2862 of 4498	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2441 of 4357	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2683 of 4319	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	69.9	807 of 4292	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	1666 of 4086	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	2302 of 3952	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2013 of 3684	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.9	3525 of 3558	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)81st percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)81st percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)78th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, January 29, 2021

Terrible and inept administration 2020-2021 school year. Can’t blame stupidity of new Principal and the two other female goons on COVID. Morale of teachers is at an all time low which trickles down to the kids. Close Quote

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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
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
Martinez R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7211 Market St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3680	380	28	13.4	96.8%	14 (3.7%)	9 (2.4%)	357 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.7	2845^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.5%		34.1	3186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%	341		20.0	33.3	41.7	25.0	0.0	44.7	34.0	58.3	34.8	41.7	44.9	$16,812
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
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)
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
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
Port Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 McCarty St	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3890	255	19	13.4	99.6%	7 (2.7%)	10 (3.9%)	235 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41.7	2611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.7	2336^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%	275	60.0						53.9	68.0	32.3	33.3	53.9	29.0	$14,938
Burnet Elementary	Public	K-5	5403 Canal St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1780	324	18	18.0	90.1%	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.7%)	306 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.6	3255^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.7%		24.4	3770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%	515							37.0	43.2	50.9	37.0	40.0	36.8	$12,345
Laurenzo Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	205 N Delmar	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0350	240	13	18.7	90.8%	5 (2.1%)	22 (9.2%)	212 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$10,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Pugh Elementary

What district is Pugh Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Pugh Elementary?

Students at Pugh Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pugh Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pugh Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McReynolds Middle
High : Wheatley High School

Is Pugh Elementary a good school?

Pugh Elementary ranks 2244^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pugh Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Pugh Elementary.

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