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Ross Elementary

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Ross Elementary ranks 2627 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

2627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary is a PK-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 262 students in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), located in a high-need area where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The most important thing to know about Ross Elementary is that it is a school on the rise, showing a dramatic turnaround after years of low performance. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school jumped to the 43rd percentile statewide, earning a 2-star rating—its highest ranking in a decade. This improvement is especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Atherton Elementary (10th percentile) and Dogan Elementary (15th percentile), which have not shown the same positive momentum.

Ross Elementary stands out for its exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable achievement given the school's high poverty context. The school also shows strong performance for its African American students, ranking in the 68th percentile in 2025-2026, up from 49th percentile the previous year. With a low student-teacher ratio of 11.9, compared to 18.8 at Sherman Elementary and 15.0 at Jefferson Elementary, the school can provide more individualized attention. While Ross still trails behind higher-performing neighbors like Jefferson (71st percentile) and Looscan Elementary (62nd percentile), its rate of improvement is unmatched in the area.

One area of focus for the school is mathematics, where 3rd-grade proficiency (37.5%) lags behind the district average (46.03%), while 4th-grade reading proficiency (55.56%) actually exceeds the district average (52.83%). This suggests that literacy initiatives are working well, but math instruction needs continued attention. Overall, Ross Elementary is a school that has developed effective interventions for its students, particularly in special education, and is showing promising momentum that could help it close the gap with higher-performing peers in the coming years.

262

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,111

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2819 Bay St
Houston, TX 77026-3203

(713) 226-4550

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Key Middle
High:	Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

African American:

42.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

2,627^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^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	41.4	2627 of 4627	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	3144 of 4651	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3607 of 4710	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3494 of 4647	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3846 of 4581	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3708 of 4578	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	4339 of 4479	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3572 of 4359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	3120 of 4329	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	4080 of 4286	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	4282 of 4320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	4158 of 4260	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	4124 of 4221	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	3918 of 4206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	68.9	1256 of 4095	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	952 of 3937	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	53.1	2079 of 3884	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.2	919 of 3768	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	1297 of 3724	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	28.1	2920 of 3476	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3059 of 3475	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	2838 of 3465	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	768 of 2406	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	1235 of 2443	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1325 of 2443	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	1340 of 2421	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1724 of 2444	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2321 of 2515	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1228 of 2483	50.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	3902 of 4461	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	2186 of 4331	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4127 of 4295	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3010 of 4240	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	2175 of 3668	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	2422 of 3556	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	2566 of 3487	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	1760 of 3446	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	2523 of 3333	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2171 of 3226	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	2453 of 4575	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3567 of 4658	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3258 of 4588	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3519 of 4561	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3367 of 4499	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4057 of 4348	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2930 of 4306	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	25.0	2747 of 3106	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	2071 of 4413	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	2782 of 4465	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3188 of 4401	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3713 of 4376	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	2806 of 4329	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3707 of 4188	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3432 of 4168	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	1766 of 4520	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	2754 of 4594	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3253 of 4521	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3422 of 4477	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3332 of 4451	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4072 of 4309	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3266 of 4264	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	2715 of 4582	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3124 of 4647	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3755 of 4585	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4110 of 4563	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3859 of 4498	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	4274 of 4357	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4087 of 4319	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	473 of 4301	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	1260 of 4292	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	37.8	2442 of 3952	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	1915 of 3799	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2823 of 3558	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)89th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)13th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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by a principal
Saturday, July 20, 2019

Betsy Ross is an amazing school with dedicated teachers. The school offers more than just an academic education. The school has supports in place to make sure the student is taken care of in all areas of development. The school offers fine arts. 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)			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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Ross Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2819 Bay St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4550	262	22	11.9	96.2%	2 (0.8%)	111 (42.4%)	146 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	41.4	2627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.2%		34.7	3144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	517				0.0		37.9	55.6	44.7	37.5	44.4	47.4	$12,111
Looscan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Robertson St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2760	229	17	13.4	99.6%	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.0%)	201 (87.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	57.4	1740^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.4%		43.6	2522^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.8%	782	20.0			42.9		64.3	52.2	54.6	46.2	33.3	63.6	$16,629
Dogan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4202 Liberty Rd	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4110	448	32	14.0	98.7%	3 (0.7%)	139 (31.0%)	302 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22.2	3924^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		19.3	4065^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%	141	20.0		20.0	56.3	33.3	39.2	40.9	34.1	32.5	37.1	25.0	$16,129
Martinez C Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Hays St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 224-1424	271	19	14.1	97.8%	1 (0.4%)	124 (45.8%)	145 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.7	3894^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.5	4464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.0%	570		50.0		60.0	83.3	41.0	26.5	45.5	30.6	35.3	30.3	$13,499
Kashmere Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Lockwood Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4160	329	23	14.3	98.5%	1 (0.3%)	272 (82.7%)	54 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32	3295^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		30.7	3385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	90						34.2	43.9	41.2	35.1	51.2	33.3	$18,917
Isaacs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Pickfair St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4120	241	19	12.6	98.8%	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.0%)	164 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	3899^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		27	3606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%	293	0.0			33.3		41.9	36.4	42.9	33.3	30.3	26.7	$17,166
Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK-K	6915 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 671-4931	48	4	11.3	95.8%	5 (10.4%)	20 (41.7%)	23 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$11,605
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 McKee St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2627	453	24	18.8	99.8%	9 (2.0%)	27 (6.0%)	411 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39	2823^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.0%		50.9	2088^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%	735	0.0	50.0		50.0		41.4	34.4	56.9	36.2	45.3	49.1	$9,883
Roderick R Paige Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7501 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2855	393	27	14.5	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	163 (41.5%)	227 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.5	2710^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		21.5	3943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%	1233	9.1	0.0	40.0	10.0		41.0	54.2	55.3	14.6	56.0	33.3	$17,097
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Sharman St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2778	330	22	15.0	93.9%	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.7%)	288 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.9	1351^st of 4627 public elementary schools	70.8%		55	1843^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%	492						37.2	80.5	68.3	31.1	85.7	58.5	$11,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Elementary

How many students attend Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Ross Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Key Middle
High : Northside High School

Is Ross Elementary a good school?

Ross Elementary ranks 2627^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ross Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary?

Students at Ross Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 42% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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