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The Varnett School - Northeast

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The Varnett School - Northeast ranks 3420 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

3420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

The Varnett School - Northeast is a public charter school in Houston, TX, serving 354 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade, and is part of The Varnett Public School district. This school stands out in its area because it is the only option that covers both elementary and middle school grades, eliminating the need for a transition after 5th grade, unlike nearby schools like McGowen Elementary or Shadydale Elementary which only serve up to 5th grade. While the school has shown a positive trend, climbing from the 9th percentile to the 26th percentile in state rankings over the last three years, its academic performance remains below state averages, particularly in mathematics where proficiency rates in 4th and 5th grades are critically low.

A key strength is the school's performance for its African American students, who rank in the 49th percentile, significantly higher than the school's overall rank. Additionally, 8th-grade science is a bright spot, with 51.61% of students proficient in the 2024-2025 school year, exceeding the state average. However, the school struggles with a large gap between reading and math proficiency, and academic momentum tends to decline in the upper grades. For example, 6th-grade reading proficiency is a relative strength at 61.54%, but this drops to 44.74% by 7th grade. The school's closest neighbor, Hilliard Elementary, serves a similar demographic but outperforms Varnett in key areas like 3rd-grade reading and 5th-grade math, despite Varnett having higher per-student spending.

Despite higher spending than many nearby schools, Varnett's academic outcomes are not consistently better, raising questions about resource allocation. The school's history shows a dramatic decline from a peak in the 69th percentile in 2015-2016, and it has not recovered to that level. For families considering this school, the convenience of a PK-8 program is a major draw, but it is important to weigh this against the school's ongoing challenges in math and maintaining academic growth through middle school. The school's recent improvement trajectory offers some hope, but it still lags behind other local options like Idea Lake Houston Academy in overall performance.

354

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,873

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8305 Mesa Dr
Houston, TX 77028

(713) 631-4396

District: The Varnett Public School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

African American:

26.6%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg30%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

3,420^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,291^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 23 pts since 2019

From bottom 22% (2019) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

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1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the The Varnett Public School

783^rd of 951The Varnett Public School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3420 of 4627	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	3768 of 4651	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4234 of 4710	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4210 of 4647	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4080 of 4581	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	4398 of 4578	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4143 of 4479	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	3908 of 4359	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	3390 of 4329	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	69.0	1326 of 4286	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.6	3035 of 4320	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.0	3155 of 4260	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	3475 of 4221	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	3107 of 4206	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	3761 of 4095	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	52.0	2230 of 3937	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.8	3077 of 3884	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	3410 of 3768	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	3313 of 3724	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.9	1896 of 3476	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	11.0	3370 of 3475	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	41.2	2425 of 3465	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	1219 of 2406	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2176 of 2443	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1968 of 2443	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1932 of 2421	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	2297 of 2444	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	2112 of 2515	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	2233 of 2483	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	3751 of 4461	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	4182 of 4331	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2207 of 4295	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	2022 of 4240	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	1007 of 1643	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3060 of 3668	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	2956 of 3556	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	3030 of 3487	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	3342 of 3446	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2152 of 3333	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1661 of 3226	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3252 of 4575	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4016 of 4658	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4048 of 4588	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3853 of 4561	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	4298 of 4499	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4027 of 4348	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	3726 of 4306	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	3033 of 4413	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3821 of 4465	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	3636 of 4401	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	3700 of 4376	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4085 of 4329	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3656 of 4188	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3314 of 4168	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	2674 of 4520	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4031 of 4594	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	3923 of 4521	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	3722 of 4477	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	4189 of 4451	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3768 of 4309	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3506 of 4264	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3325 of 4582	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4383 of 4647	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4118 of 4585	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4230 of 4563	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4337 of 4498	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	3930 of 4357	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4039 of 4319	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	3482 of 4301	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3725 of 3799	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	2082 of 3684	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	2478 of 3558	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	2055 of 3127	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	1291 of 2335	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	1255 of 2344	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1951 of 2372	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1232 of 2330	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1079 of 2254	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.5	1834 of 2252	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1712 of 2193	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	844 of 1295	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1222 of 1280	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	779 of 1273	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	519 of 1251	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.3	1134 of 1213	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	806 of 1193	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.6	747 of 2182	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	1619 of 2118	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	956 of 2058	53.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	229 of 1390	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	36.0	1136 of 1770	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	569 of 1720	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	781 of 1643	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	949 of 1592	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	578 of 1445	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	1554 of 2240	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1945 of 2242	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.2	917 of 2241	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	870 of 2221	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.8	1703 of 2151	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1746 of 2047	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	911 of 2141	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	1662 of 2119	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.0	694 of 2116	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	621 of 2077	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	34.6	1364 of 2043	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1234 of 1935	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	825 of 2253	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	1797 of 2235	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	895 of 2251	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	584 of 2220	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	29.6	1650 of 2172	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1169 of 2073	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	924 of 2253	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.8	1911 of 2246	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1512 of 2245	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1453 of 2228	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1886 of 2168	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1423 of 2069	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.9	8 of 70	88.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	1795 of 1891	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)49th percentile+23 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+13 vs school

White (2018)34th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile+5 vs school

Middle school

Migrant (2022)89th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+39 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

Social Studies10%-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)						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
The Varnett School - Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8305 Mesa Dr	Houston	77028	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 631-4396	354	22	15.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	94 (26.6%)	256 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	30.1	3420^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.1%		24.4	3768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%	348							41.2	26.5	53.9	61.5	44.7	45.2	35.3	8.8	18.0	46.2	39.5	29.0	9.7	$11,873
Hilliard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8115 E Houston Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 635-3085	545	37	14.8	98.7%	5 (0.9%)	379 (69.5%)	147 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	24.2	3797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.9%		25	3724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%	73							47.8	30.8	48.6				29.9	16.7	37.1					$14,128
KIPP Legacy Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	9606 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	820	39	21.1	96.3%	3 (0.4%)	345 (42.1%)	447 (54.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	21.6	3961^st of 4627 public elementary schools	14.4%		10	4482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.6%	521							22.4	40.5					27.6	38.8						$7,347
Fonwood Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	9709 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-0781	405	22	18.4	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	283 (69.9%)	113 (27.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)																				$9,729
Elmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 Tate St	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 672-7466	443	32	13.7	98.2%	11 (2.5%)	206 (46.5%)	219 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	15.8	4252^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.2	4219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.3%	33	41.7	22.2		35.7	23.5		30.2	38.7	37.5				21.2	31.5	26.2					$14,170
McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Homestead Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6979	386	26	14.8	96.9%	2 (0.5%)	234 (60.6%)	147 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.3	2496^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.1%		34	3189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	693							23.8	44.6	58.3				23.8	50.0	64.6					$18,654
Shadydale Elementary	Public	K-5	5905 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-5150	576	39	14.8	96.5%	3 (0.5%)	314 (54.5%)	252 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	21.7	3952^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		33	3251^st of 4651 public elementary schools	30.1%	701	4.4	17.7	16.7	17.9	20.0	0.0	33.3	43.7	47.8				15.1	36.0	28.3					$12,669
Oates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10044 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3800	233	19	12.3	93.1%	2 (0.9%)	33 (14.2%)	195 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	28.8	3511^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.1%		43.2	2553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.1%	958				40.9	11.1		37.5	27.6	50.0				42.9	33.3	41.7					$17,237
Cook Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7115 Lockwood	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6040	453	30	15.2	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	205 (45.3%)	234 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	28.3	3538^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.9	4032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.3%	494	25.0	27.3	40.0	68.2			41.4	42.5	47.1				34.9	35.4	30.9					$16,931
Idea Lake Houston Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 844-4700	719	31	22.9	88.5%	20 (2.8%)	156 (21.7%)	538 (74.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46.5	2298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.3%		32	3313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.8%	1015							54.2	57.0	55.9				32.7	41.3	40.9					$10,335

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In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended The Varnett School - Northeast.

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The Varnett School - Northeast ranks 3420^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Students at The Varnett School - Northeast are 72% Hispanic, 27% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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