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Epps Island Elementary

Q: Is Epps Island Elementary a good school?

Epps Island Elementary ranks 1898 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Epps Island Elementary is a PK-5 school in Klein Independent School District (Isd), serving 764 students in the Houston suburb of Klein, TX, where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school is in the midst of a powerful turnaround, jumping from the 22nd percentile statewide to the 59th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—its highest rating in a decade. This recent surge sets it apart from nearby McDougle Elementary, which has remained stagnant in the low-40s percentile, and places it above surrounding Aldine Independent School District (Isd) schools like Kujawa Elementary (36th percentile) and Carter Academy (47th percentile).

The most dramatic improvement is in math, where 4th-grade proficiency jumped from 42% to 59% and 5th-grade from 42% to 57% in just one year—both now 10 points above the state average. The school also excels with its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide for this group, a remarkable feat given its high-poverty population. Its bilingual program shows early strength, with 3rd-grade Spanish-language reading scores nearly double the district average, though proficiency drops in later grades as students transition to English instruction. A standout area is the Gifted and Talented program, which ranked in the 96th percentile in 2022-2023, indicating exceptional support for high-achieving students.

While Epps Island is outperforming many peers, it still trails top-performing Eiland Elementary (73rd percentile) in the same district. A critical area for growth is Special Education, which ranked in the 16th percentile in 2024-2025 before rebounding to the 43rd percentile. The school’s success likely stems from strong district support from Klein ISD and targeted initiatives, but sustaining this momentum and extending gains to all student groups will be key. For parents, this is a school on the rise, defying odds with a clear upward trajectory.

764

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,263

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7403 Smiling Wood Ln
Klein, TX 77086-3112

(832) 484-5800

District: Klein Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Epps Island Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Klein Intermediate
High:	Klein Forest High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

African American:

8.2%

Asian:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Klein Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg60%

Texas avg50%

1,898^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 32Elementary Schools in the Klein Independent School District (Isd)

171^st of 951Klein 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	54.2	1898 of 4627	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.0	2835 of 4651	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2636 of 4710	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3037 of 4647	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3155 of 4581	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	2692 of 4578	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3405 of 4479	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3342 of 4359	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	3335 of 4329	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	3336 of 4286	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	3585 of 4320	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	3918 of 4260	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	4056 of 4221	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	3646 of 4206	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	3328 of 4095	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	3380 of 3937	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	3369 of 3884	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.4	2926 of 3768	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	3253 of 3724	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	2799 of 3476	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.8	2529 of 3475	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.9	2872 of 3465	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	553 of 2406	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	397 of 1905	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	556 of 2443	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	1027 of 2443	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1077 of 2421	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	1754 of 2444	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	1286 of 2515	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	2302 of 2483	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	766 of 999	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	69.4	239 of 814	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	33.2	817 of 1045	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	949 of 1015	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	801 of 957	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.1	410 of 967	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	724 of 1009	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	612 of 1005	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	2421 of 4461	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	1622 of 4331	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	3435 of 4295	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3498 of 4240	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	649 of 1643	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	1577 of 2918	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	1361 of 3668	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	2002 of 3556	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2197 of 3487	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	1287 of 3446	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.8	3088 of 3333	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	2887 of 3226	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	1717 of 4575	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	2877 of 4658	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	2815 of 4588	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3090 of 4561	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2663 of 4499	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3590 of 4348	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3264 of 4306	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.8	114 of 2980	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	1333 of 4413	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.1	2297 of 3644	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	2339 of 4465	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2629 of 4401	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	2817 of 4376	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	2247 of 4329	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3136 of 4188	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3083 of 4168	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	946 of 4520	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.1	1579 of 3705	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	1621 of 4594	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2290 of 4521	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	2459 of 4477	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	1940 of 4451	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	2718 of 4309	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2870 of 4264	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	2116 of 4582	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	2418 of 4647	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3133 of 4585	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3174 of 4563	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2654 of 4498	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2941 of 4357	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3418 of 4319	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	2462 of 4301	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	2980 of 3549	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2402 of 4292	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	2434 of 4086	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1670 of 3952	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	2575 of 3799	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	3570 of 3684	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	2847 of 3558	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	23.5	2667 of 3127	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)96th percentile+62 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)23rd percentile-36 vs school

White (2018)15th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

Reading49%-5 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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Epps Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7403 Smiling Wood Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-5800	764	57	13.4	91.1%	11 (1.4%)	63 (8.2%)	646 (84.6%)	32 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	54.2	1898^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.0%		39	2835^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%	937	50.0		16.7			14.3		40.0	48.3	56.4				44.0	58.6	56.8					$12,263
Kujawa Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	7007 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1530	562	42	13.5	85.2%	13 (2.3%)	129 (23.0%)	402 (71.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	36.9	2958^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.1%		21.4	3951^st of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%	993	26.9	40.0	28.6	53.3	11.1	22.2		42.0	45.4	46.2				40.3	48.5	34.4					$11,463
Kujawa Ec/Pk/K	Public, Magnet	PK-K	7111 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1514	650	39	16.6	91.8%	8 (1.2%)	109 (16.8%)	495 (76.2%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)								(n/a)																					$11,671
McDougle Elementary	Public	K-5	10410 Kansack Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-7550	612	46	13.2	85.9%	10 (1.6%)	72 (11.8%)	482 (78.8%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	40.6	2697^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.7%		35.7	3076^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%	379	27.3	26.7	28.6	40.9	18.2	0.0		42.7	36.6	45.9				47.4	53.5	43.2					$11,094
Carmichael Elementary	Public	1-5	6902 Silver Star Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0345	711	47	15.0	90.7%	16 (2.3%)	125 (17.6%)	501 (70.5%)	53 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	52.3	1993^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.9%		38.3	2899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.7%	906	13.0	26.7	52.9	21.1	60.0			43.7	48.3	56.5				53.3	50.0	48.4					$11,153
Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Little River Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3475	601	52	11.5	89.2%	27 (4.5%)	42 (7.0%)	485 (80.7%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	42.1	2583^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		44.1	2490^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.5%	93								44.6	51.3	61.3				28.1	42.3	42.5					$10,736
Eiland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 N Klein Cir Dr	Klein	77088	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6900	564	48	11.8	92.4%	10 (1.8%)	40 (7.1%)	496 (87.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	67.7	1237^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.5	1404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.8%	167	0.0			14.3				64.6	55.1	62.3				48.4	49.4	69.4					$12,422
Impact Leadership Academy	Public	1-8	3131 Fallbrook	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 449-1011	193	22	8.6	81.9%	6 (3.1%)	64 (33.2%)	120 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	74.5	957^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.3%		35.9	3066^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%	2109	25.0		42.9	66.7		33.3	100.0	62.1	52.1	82.2	67.1	52.8	64.9	57.1	54.2	65.2	48.6	25.0	48.7	37.8	$14,126
Carter Academy	Public, Magnet	1-5	3111 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7760	789	49	16.0	81.7%	18 (2.3%)	175 (22.2%)	550 (69.7%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	44.3	2430^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.5%		34.6	3155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%	725	33.3	54.6		14.3	54.6			32.9	46.9	60.9				25.0	52.5	55.0					$9,393
Ermel Elementary	Public	1-5	7103 Woodsman Trl	Houston	77040	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 466-5220	436	32	13.5	85.3%	8 (1.8%)	35 (8.0%)	390 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42.2	2577^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.3%		50.6	2110^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.6%	467	20.0	6.9	38.5	7.7	16.7	15.4		38.2	60.3	55.7				37.2	51.0	29.9					$12,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Epps Island Elementary

What schools do graduates of Epps Island Elementary attend?

Students who attend Epps Island Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Klein Intermediate
High : Klein Forest High School

How many students attend Epps Island Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Epps Island Elementary.

Is Epps Island Elementary a good school?

Epps Island Elementary ranks 1898^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Epps Island Elementary?

Students at Epps Island Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Epps Island Elementary in?

Klein Independent School District (Isd)

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