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Heritage Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-5 public school in the Spring Independent School District (Isd) serving 807 students in a high-poverty area, where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the 13th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year, a slight improvement from a historic low of the 4th percentile the prior year. This volatility is more pronounced than at nearby Donna Lewis Elementary, which serves a similar student population but ranks in the 53rd percentile, suggesting that factors like instructional strategies and school culture can make a big difference.

One bright spot is 3rd Grade Math, where 45.78% of Heritage students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming both the district average of 34.88% and the state average of 44.33%. However, 5th Grade Science is a critical weakness, with only 1.1% of students proficient in 2024-2025, far below the district (13.39%) and state (29.57%) averages. The school also has a high student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1, the highest among nearby Spring ISD peers like Hoyland Elementary (14.2:1) and Deloras E Thompson Elementary (15.6:1), which may contribute to academic struggles.

Heritage spends more per student ($11,982) than higher-performing peers like Donna Lewis ($10,531) and Clark Elementary ($10,149), indicating that funding alone isn't the issue. The school's Gifted and Talented program shows relative strength, ranking in the 32nd percentile, while support for English Language Learners has declined from the 49th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 16th percentile in 2024-2025. For parents, this school offers potential in early math but faces significant challenges in science and overall consistency, with nearby Donna Lewis providing a compelling example of what's possible in a similar community.

807

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,602

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12255 T C Jester Blvd
Houston, TX 77067-1381

(281) 891-8510

District: Spring Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stelle Claughton Middle
High:	Andy Dekaney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

African American:

32.5%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Texas avg50%

4,010^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Spring Independent School District (Isd)

742^nd of 951Spring 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	20.7	4010 of 4627	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	4459 of 4651	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4259 of 4710	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3152 of 4647	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3498 of 4581	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	2926 of 4578	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3216 of 4479	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	3970 of 4359	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	3347 of 4329	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.3	3144 of 4286	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	3034 of 4320	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.3	3089 of 4260	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.1	2689 of 4221	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.0	3849 of 4206	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	50.6	2370 of 4095	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.5	1931 of 3937	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	1661 of 3884	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.4	2884 of 3768	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	2894 of 3724	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.1	3448 of 3476	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	3404 of 3475	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	3284 of 3465	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1770 of 2406	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	1743 of 1905	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1781 of 2443	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1415 of 2443	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	1047 of 2421	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	1284 of 2444	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	1144 of 2515	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.9	2256 of 2483	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.8	2686 of 4461	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	1681 of 4331	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	2963 of 4295	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3004 of 4240	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	2449 of 2918	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	3114 of 3668	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	1825 of 3556	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	1875 of 3487	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	1168 of 3446	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	2083 of 3333	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	1459 of 3226	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	3462 of 4575	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	3580 of 3744	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	3862 of 4658	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3027 of 4588	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3685 of 4561	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	2608 of 4499	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3287 of 4348	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4029 of 4306	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2087 of 3075	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	2319 of 2619	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	1830 of 2958	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	1370 of 3006	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	1876 of 3184	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	1786 of 3106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	3154 of 4413	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	3320 of 3644	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3689 of 4465	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	2119 of 4401	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	3204 of 4376	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	2544 of 4329	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	2935 of 4188	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2673 of 4168	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3461 of 4520	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	3515 of 3705	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3794 of 4594	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	2190 of 4521	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	2831 of 4477	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	2446 of 4451	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2340 of 4309	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3477 of 4264	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	4194 of 4582	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	3635 of 3739	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4103 of 4647	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3195 of 4585	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3246 of 4563	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3153 of 4498	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3051 of 4357	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3553 of 4319	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	3828 of 4301	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	2733 of 3549	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	2979 of 4292	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3135 of 4086	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3544 of 3952	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3456 of 3799	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	2278 of 3684	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2313 of 3558	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)32nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

Reading32%-22 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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12255 T C Jester Blvd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8510	807	44	18.4	88.8%	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	499 (61.8%)	14 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (2.0%)	20.7	4010^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.3%		10.7	4459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%	449	16.7	4.8	11.1		11.1		33.3	27.0	36.0	45.8	28.0	29.8	$9,602
Idea Spears Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2010 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 366-1309	728	31	23.4	90.2%	17 (2.3%)	269 (37.0%)	430 (59.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	15.1	4287^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.3%		15	4291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	7.7%	4							36.4	27.4	37.8	34.8	19.1	20.2	$9,657
Deloras E Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12470 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8480	634	41	15.6	80.6%	12 (1.9%)	279 (44.0%)	280 (44.2%)	45 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	24	3813^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.7	4099^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	286	0.0	0.0		7.7			38.3	34.5	32.7	45.0	37.5	26.7	$9,926
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Rushworth Dr	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8540	828	42	19.9	86.7%	14 (1.7%)	319 (38.5%)	475 (57.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	18.1	4152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.3%		13	4371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%	219	11.1	40.0	39.3	12.5	38.1	28.6	20.9	25.8	40.0	31.3	33.6	37.0	$8,873
Joan Link Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Ridge Hollow Dr	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8390	556	37	15.0	86.3%	12 (2.2%)	123 (22.1%)	405 (72.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	26.1	3685^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.1	3966^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	281	7.1	16.7					47.3	26.5	31.8	36.2	39.6	37.5	$10,429
Donna Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3230 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8720	689	40	17.1	93.8%	8 (1.2%)	82 (11.9%)	588 (85.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	49	2172^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		41.1	2701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	529							35.9	42.0	47.8	48.9	66.0	52.2	$10,067
Spence Elementary	Public	1-5	1300 Gears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4050	686	43	15.9	88.6%	8 (1.2%)	180 (26.2%)	476 (69.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	26.4	3666^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.8%		28.4	3530^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	136	24.5	37.8	37.5	22.9	25.0	34.4	37.5	38.0	60.0	18.9	31.8	34.2	$7,789
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12121 Veterans Memorial Dr St	Houston	77067	Harris County	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 440-8853	144	9	16.0	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	141 (97.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	4471^st of 4627 public elementary schools	3.4%		10.7	4461^st of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%	10							28.6	22.2	50.0	14.3	22.2	16.7	$10,895
Conley Elementary	Public	1-5	3345 W Greens Rd	Houston	77066	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 537-5418	0	0	14.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hoyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Wittershaw Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8810	617	43	14.2	92.1%	9 (1.5%)	316 (51.2%)	275 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	22.4	3911^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.5%		21.2	3963^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.8%	52	11.8	50.0	9.1	14.3	14.3	20.0	36.8	34.2	50.0	26.8	25.0	37.0	$10,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary?

Students at Heritage Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 32% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Heritage Elementary in?

Spring Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Heritage Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Heritage Elementary.

Is Heritage Elementary a good school?

Heritage Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stelle Claughton Middle
High : Andy Dekaney High School

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