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Whidby Elementary

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Whidby Elementary ranks 3350 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Whidby Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 369 students in a high-poverty area of Houston, TX, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Whidby has historically been a low-performing school, but recent data shows a dramatic upward trend, climbing from the 8th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026—its highest rank in six years. The most striking differentiator is its exceptional performance with Hispanic students, who ranked in the 96th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, earning a 5-star rating. This is a recent phenomenon, jumping from the 30th percentile the previous year, suggesting a highly effective intervention. However, the school shows a "two-speed" pattern: reading proficiency is nearly on par with the district (55.36% in 5th grade vs. 58.09% district), while math proficiency lags significantly (28.26% in 3rd grade vs. 46.03% district). Science is a critical weakness, with only 6.38% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 24.95% district-wide.

Compared to nearby schools, Whidby's improvement pace is unique. Thompson Elementary, just 1.74 miles away and serving a demographically similar student body, is a consistently higher-performing school (74th percentile) with strong math scores (70.45% proficient in 4th grade vs. Whidby's 34.78%). This suggests Whidby's challenges are not solely due to demographics. Interestingly, spending is not the driver: Whidby spends $10,609 per student, while lower-performing Foster Elementary (6th percentile) spends more ($11,839). The key takeaway is that Whidby has demonstrated capacity for rapid improvement, and the primary task for its leadership is to identify the practices that led to the success of its Hispanic students and apply them to improve outcomes in math and science for all students.

369

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,608

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7625 Springhill St
Houston, TX 77021-6033

(713) 746-8170

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Whidby Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Cullen Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.0%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,350^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^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	31.3	3350 of 4627	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	3611 of 4651	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4111 of 4710	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	4277 of 4647	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3771 of 4581	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3674 of 4578	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	4332 of 4479	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3334 of 4359	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.1	2582 of 4329	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	3089 of 4286	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	3644 of 4320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	3747 of 4260	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	3895 of 4221	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	3816 of 4206	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	3113 of 4095	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	3332 of 3937	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.3	2530 of 3884	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	2326 of 3768	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.1	3309 of 3724	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	3174 of 3476	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	2948 of 3475	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.2	3406 of 3465	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	1521 of 2406	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1850 of 2443	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	2124 of 2443	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1623 of 2421	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	1638 of 2444	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	2151 of 2515	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	1155 of 2483	53.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	3115 of 4461	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	3268 of 4331	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3938 of 4295	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	2032 of 4240	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	2267 of 3668	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	2801 of 3556	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	1685 of 3487	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	2219 of 3446	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1778 of 3333	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.3	459 of 3226	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2231 of 4575	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.8	3864 of 4658	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	4279 of 4588	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4160 of 4561	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3756 of 4499	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	4297 of 4348	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3302 of 4306	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	2019 of 2958	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	1367 of 3006	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.8	3078 of 3184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	2978 of 3106	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	183 of 4413	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	34.7	3146 of 4465	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2356 of 4401	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	1281 of 4376	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	1722 of 4329	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	3583 of 4188	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2352 of 4168	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2639 of 4520	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3796 of 4594	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4021 of 4521	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3127 of 4477	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	3046 of 4451	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	4162 of 4309	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3028 of 4264	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	3873 of 4582	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4071 of 4647	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4072 of 4585	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3149 of 4563	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3377 of 4498	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4055 of 4357	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3235 of 4319	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	3462 of 4301	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	2863 of 4292	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	3813 of 4086	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3469 of 3952	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3720 of 3799	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	3563 of 3684	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	3082 of 3558	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+68 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)32nd percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd 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
Whidby Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7625 Springhill St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8170	369	28	13.1	94.9%	5 (1.4%)	273 (74.0%)	75 (20.3%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31.3	3350^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		26.9	3611^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	261	16.7	0.0		40.9	31.8	55.4				28.3	34.8	43.1					$16,608
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3555 Bellfort Ave	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3590	334	26	12.8	98.5%	8 (2.4%)	281 (84.1%)	38 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27.4	3604^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.1%		35.3	3102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	502				25.6	39.0	59.5				22.5	36.6	37.2					$15,577
Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3919 Ward St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8260	334	20	16.7	100.0%	5 (1.5%)	294 (88.0%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	13.5	4370^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.6%		10	4480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	110				42.3	24.4	39.4				25.9	17.1	24.2					$10,791
Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6121 Tierwester	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8250	363	27	13.5	95.9%	2 (0.6%)	325 (89.5%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	68.6	1203^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.0%		46.5	2344^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%	1141				61.3	54.6	59.4				51.6	70.5	50.0					$18,878
Bastian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5051 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-5830	633	32	19.7	98.7%	13 (2.1%)	414 (65.4%)	197 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	19.7	4060^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.3%		23.9	3807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%	253				15.9	36.9	65.4				13.4	23.5	24.4					$8,357
Hartsfield Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5001 Perry St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8280	287	21	13.6	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	210 (73.2%)	65 (22.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18.7	4118^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.0%		15.5	4259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	141				40.6	14.8	36.1				32.4	25.9	33.3					$15,642
Reynolds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9601 Rosehaven Dr	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 731-5590	301	22	13.6	93.4%	3 (1.0%)	250 (83.1%)	45 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25.9	3698^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		20.6	3994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	296				36.4	55.8	53.1				11.4	27.9	25.0					$14,117
Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5807 Calhoun Rd	Houston	77021	Harris County	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 747-5629	558	36	15.6	78.3%	0 (0.0%)	544 (97.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	34.7	3103^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	32.9%		31.9	3318^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.7%	215				59.4	27.1	47.2	44.6	58.3	60.4	48.4	20.0	40.3	29.7	33.3	52.1	58.3	$11,866
Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Technology-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	9115 Kirby Dr	Houston	77054	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 433-7001	742	47	15.6	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	327 (44.1%)	353 (47.6%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	45.9	2340^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		50	2140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.0%	200			92.3	36.6	50.0	61.4	55.4	66.3	69.7	36.6	31.0	58.0	36.1	30.0	71.2	26.0	$12,001
Southside Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5515 S Loop E Ste B	Houston	77033	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5300	675	47	14.3	95.6%	3 (0.4%)	353 (52.3%)	303 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	23.7	3829^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.2%		26.6	3633^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%	196				29.8	32.6	50.0				28.7	47.7	22.5					$14,246

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Is Whidby Elementary a good school?

Whidby Elementary ranks 3350^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Whidby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whidby Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cullen Middle

What is the racial makeup of Whidby Elementary?

Students at Whidby Elementary are 74% African American, 20% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Whidby Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Whidby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Whidby Elementary.

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