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Tinsley Elementary

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Tinsley Elementary ranks 3414 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

3414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tinsley Elementary is a mid-sized school in Houston, TX, serving 590 students in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), where over 98% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom third of Texas elementary schools, recent data shows a promising turnaround, with its state ranking jumping to the 26th percentile in 2025-2026. This improvement is driven by standout performance in mathematics, where Tinsley now outperforms both district and state averages across all tested grades—a stark contrast to nearby schools like Valley West Elementary, Milne Elementary, and Foerster Elementary, which all lag behind in math.

One of Tinsley’s most remarkable strengths is its bilingual program, where Spanish-language instruction yields exceptional results. In 4th and 5th grade Reading and Math, Tinsley’s Spanish-language test scores dramatically exceed district and state averages—for example, 66.67% proficiency in 5th grade Reading versus the state’s 34.82%. This outperformance is unique among nearby schools, including Elrod Elementary, which also has a strong bilingual program but doesn’t match Tinsley’s consistency. Additionally, the school has achieved a dramatic turnaround for African American students, soaring from the 18th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 78th percentile (a 4-star rating) in the most recent data, suggesting targeted interventions are working.

However, Tinsley faces significant challenges. Science is a critical weakness, with only 4.29% of 5th graders proficient on the STAAR test in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 29.57%—a gap also seen at Foerster Elementary and Meyerpark Elementary. The school also struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students, with Gifted and Talented learners ranking in the bottom 5th percentile. Compared to nearby Elrod Elementary, which serves a similar population but achieves higher overall ratings (81st percentile), Tinsley’s strong math performance shows potential, but it must address its science gap and larger class sizes to close the gap.

590

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,522

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11035 Bob White
Houston, TX 77096-5714

(713) 778-8400

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tinsley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fondren Middle
High:	Westbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

African American:

8.5%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2025 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2025) to 26th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,414^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^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	30.2	3414 of 4627	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.4	2534 of 4651	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3109 of 4710	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3168 of 4647	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3434 of 4581	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	3324 of 4578	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3527 of 4479	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	3619 of 4359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	2985 of 4329	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	9.8	4089 of 4286	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	4079 of 4320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	3792 of 4260	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	2783 of 4221	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	1969 of 4206	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	17.3	3807 of 4095	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.6	3897 of 3937	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	3739 of 3884	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	3178 of 3768	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	3452 of 3724	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.8	3452 of 3476	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	3226 of 3475	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3160 of 3465	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	531 of 2406	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	27.2	1992 of 2443	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1433 of 2443	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	2021 of 2421	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1494 of 2444	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1504 of 2515	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1698 of 2483	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	1945 of 4461	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	1282 of 4331	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	2310 of 4295	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2248 of 4240	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	496 of 1643	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	1955 of 3668	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1997 of 3556	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2024 of 3487	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	1384 of 3446	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	2235 of 3333	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1883 of 3226	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3263 of 4575	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3636 of 4658	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2942 of 4588	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3005 of 4561	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2673 of 4499	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3233 of 4348	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3365 of 4306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	2861 of 2980	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2860 of 2958	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	2690 of 3006	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2688 of 3184	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	2880 of 3106	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	3386 of 4413	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2619 of 4465	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2732 of 4401	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3035 of 4376	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2908 of 4329	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3065 of 4188	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3196 of 4168	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	2661 of 4520	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	2704 of 4594	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2659 of 4521	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	2814 of 4477	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2736 of 4451	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2835 of 4309	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3079 of 4264	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	3553 of 4582	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	2951 of 4647	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3148 of 4585	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3750 of 4563	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3818 of 4498	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3629 of 4357	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3855 of 4319	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	1230 of 4292	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.4	2161 of 3799	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	2787 of 3684	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	3477 of 3558	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)78th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2024)71st percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+44 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)4th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%+18 vs state

Reading33%-21 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)						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 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 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
Tinsley Elementary	Public	1-5	11035 Bob White	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-8400	590	33	17.8	98.5%	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.5%)	530 (89.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.2	3414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		43.4	2534^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	880	27.3	66.7	66.7	31.6	55.7	50.0	22.8	34.3	46.3				53.9	50.0	58.3					$8,522
Halpin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	10901 Sandpiper	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-6720	302	19	15.8	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.5%)	240 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																				$11,443
Elrod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6230 Dumfries Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3330	742	42	17.6	98.0%	11 (1.5%)	128 (17.3%)	584 (78.7%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	76.8	877^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.0%		67.8	1219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.8%	342	56.8	61.9	56.0	40.0	76.9	78.1	52.6	70.3	75.7				41.7	60.7	67.2					$8,903
Milne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Portal Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3420	498	32	15.5	95.6%	9 (1.8%)	197 (39.6%)	284 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	42.1	2582^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		21.6	3933^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.4%	1351	0.0	22.2	10.0	46.2	29.4	0.0	50.0	32.8	56.9				37.1	35.6	56.7					$9,119
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5727 Ludington Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3600	585	37	15.8	97.6%	9 (1.5%)	102 (17.4%)	461 (78.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	43.1	2509^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.7	2790^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.0%	281				19.1			32.5	42.1	61.9				40.7	52.6	44.4					$9,271
Parker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10626 Atwell Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3634	924	56	16.5	41.3%	283 (30.6%)	106 (11.5%)	455 (49.2%)	37 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	77.6	846^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.4	662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.8%	184							62.2	62.5	68.3				59.4	64.5	56.1					$8,544
Foerster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14200 Fonmeadow Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3604	531	36	14.7	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	202 (38.0%)	318 (59.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.7	3642^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.3%		15.2	4281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%	639	16.7	72.4	17.4	32.1	65.7	0.0	29.4	45.2	47.8				30.0	19.4	40.0					$10,971
Valley West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10707 S Gessner Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-6151	505	38	13.3	90.9%	12 (2.4%)	156 (30.9%)	320 (63.4%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	40.1	2741^st of 4627 public elementary schools	40.8%		49.4	2179^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	562					0.0		47.0	42.1	57.0				40.0	42.1	36.7					$8,689
Meyerpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13663 S Main St	Houston	77035	Harris County	Meyerpark Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 729-9712	296	21	14.3	95.9%	2 (0.7%)	242 (81.8%)	42 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	26.2	3680^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	4162^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.5%	482							24.0	20.8	62.1	53.3	45.0	64.3	8.0	12.5	20.7	40.0	30.0	71.4	21.4	$12,292
KIPP Mosaic Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12751 Hillcroft Ave	Houston	77085	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3110	1,092	44	24.9	91.9%	10 (0.9%)	343 (31.4%)	718 (65.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	17.4	4179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.7%		24.7	3750^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.4%	429							31.3	29.9	47.1				28.4	32.3	20.9					$6,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Tinsley Elementary

How many students attend Tinsley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Tinsley Elementary.

Is Tinsley Elementary a good school?

Tinsley Elementary ranks 3414^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tinsley Elementary?

Students at Tinsley Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 8% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Tinsley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tinsley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fondren Middle
High : Westbury High School

What district is Tinsley Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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