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Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School

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Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School ranks 3318 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School is an elementary school in Houston, Texas that serves 458 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School District, which is ranked 517 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School has struggled compared to the state average, ranking in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools in recent years. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading and Math were significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade Reading, the school scored 34.43% proficient compared to the state average of 52.02%. The school's performance on STAAR Science and Social Studies exams was also below state averages. Compared to nearby schools like Brookline Elementary, Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School generally underperformed.

The school serves a high-need student population, with 84.06% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 15.5 students per teacher in recent years, and its spending per student has been higher than the state average. Despite these factors, the school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking and performance on STAAR assessments over the past several years, suggesting the need for significant academic interventions and improvements to better serve its community.

558

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,866

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5807 Calhoun Rd
Houston, TX 77021

(713) 747-5629

District: Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Texas avg46%

Elementary school

3,318^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 53 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

823^rd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

517^th of 961Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter 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
2025	31.9	3318 of 4651	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	2949 of 4710	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3411 of 4647	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	2922 of 4581	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	2482 of 4578	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2170 of 4479	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1850 of 4359	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	1786 of 4329	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.7	1051 of 4286	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	783 of 4320	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	771 of 4260	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	753 of 4221	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	1367 of 4206	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.0	897 of 4095	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	955 of 3937	75.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	455 of 3884	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	826 of 3768	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.0	631 of 3724	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	494 of 3476	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	66.6	1176 of 3475	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.2	615 of 3465	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	1026 of 2443	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1177 of 2443	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	799 of 2421	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	755 of 2444	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	499 of 2515	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	431 of 2483	82.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	2825 of 4461	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	3031 of 4331	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	1541 of 4240	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	3287 of 4658	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3775 of 4588	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2868 of 4561	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	2893 of 4499	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2456 of 4348	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2089 of 4306	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	2729 of 4594	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3234 of 4521	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2568 of 4477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2495 of 4451	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	1323 of 4309	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1400 of 4264	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	2864 of 4647	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2847 of 4585	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2778 of 4563	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	1985 of 4498	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	1846 of 4357	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	1709 of 4319	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	3208 of 4292	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	3914 of 4086	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	3803 of 3952	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	3070 of 3684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2249 of 3558	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	823 of 2344	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	970 of 2372	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	995 of 2330	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	774 of 2254	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	607 of 2252	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	576 of 2193	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	464 of 2080	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.5	459 of 2027	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.6	530 of 1987	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.5	232 of 2043	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	80.5	261 of 1987	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	86.0	118 of 1973	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	75.2	360 of 1951	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	224 of 1895	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	322 of 1803	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	151 of 1763	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	111 of 1718	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	74.9	298 of 1684	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.6	133 of 1585	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	76.9	247 of 1582	84.4%	★★★★☆
2004	87.8	19 of 1573	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.0	353 of 1280	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	305 of 1273	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	215 of 1251	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	151 of 1213	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	189 of 1193	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	142 of 1167	87.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	1169 of 2182	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	899 of 2058	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	785 of 2008	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	1407 of 2242	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1231 of 2241	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1185 of 2221	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	471 of 2151	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	876 of 2047	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	543 of 2008	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	682 of 2235	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	723 of 2251	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	746 of 2220	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	629 of 2172	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	343 of 2073	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	224 of 2039	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	667 of 2246	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	621 of 2245	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	423 of 2228	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	928 of 2168	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	301 of 2069	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	489 of 2030	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	403 of 1891	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.0	669 of 1815	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	485 of 1626	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	404 of 1597	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2024)58th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)38th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile~ school

Female (2024)29th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)25th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)79th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)72nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)70th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)69th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2024)37th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading53%~ state avg

Science37%~ state avg

Social Studies33%+3 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	31.9	3318^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.7%		38.1	2949^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.4%	369			34.4	48.1	51.4	50.8	60.4	81.6	32.8	15.6	38.9	16.9	30.2	63.3	26.4	53.1	32.7	$11,866
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%)	15.5	4259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.2	4308^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.5%	49			16.1	34.2	33.3				22.6	24.4	33.3				12.8			$15,642
KIPP Peace Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5400 Mlk Jr Blvd	Houston	77021	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0564	525	24	21.8	96.0%	2 (0.4%)	380 (72.4%)	126 (24.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	11.7	4424^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%		18.7	4139^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.1%	285			30.7	28.4					21.3	21.0								$7,405
Peck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7463	288	27	10.6	97.2%	4 (1.4%)	165 (57.3%)	115 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	38.8	2857^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%		24.6	3801^st of 4710 public elementary schools	19.3%	944		45.5	51.3	35.0	57.7				30.0	43.9	50.0				7.1			$12,848
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%)	26.6	3633^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%		17.7	4180^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.3%	547			34.3	40.5	39.5				38.2	38.2	33.8				8.6			$14,246
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%)	10	4480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%		13.1	4408^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.4%	72			20.9	33.3	38.1				16.3	11.9	23.3				4.7			$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%)	46.5	2344^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%		56.1	1810^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.6%	534			47.8	46.9	55.6				43.5	59.4	41.7				11.1			$18,878
The Lawson Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5052 Scott St	Houston	77004	Harris County	The Lawson Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 225-1551	235	12	19.3	97.9%	4 (1.7%)	169 (71.9%)	54 (23.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						41.3	29.4	40.0				15.6	20.6	30.0		19.4	19.4	$9,471
Kelso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Southmund St	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7451	364	27	13.5	98.9%	2 (0.5%)	141 (38.7%)	214 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35	3123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.9%		23.2	3888^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.5%	765	0.0	15.0	29.4	43.2	60.5				30.4	36.2	44.7				15.4			$11,197
Lockhart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Rosedale St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1950	306	24	12.7	93.8%	4 (1.3%)	270 (88.2%)	26 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34.9	3134^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%		34.1	3206^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.9%	72			48.7	44.1	50.0				35.1	36.4	39.6				13.2			$17,991

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Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School ranks 3318^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Students at Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School are 97% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School.

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