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Sam Houston State University Charter School

Q: Is Sam Houston State University Charter School a good school?

Sam Houston State University Charter School ranks 809 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sam Houston State University Charter School in Spring, TX, is a K-6 elementary school serving 437 students as a single-school charter district, standing out in an area where most nearby schools are part of larger districts like Spring Independent School District (Isd) or Aldine Independent School District (Isd).

This school consistently delivers top-tier academic results, earning a 4-star rating for four consecutive years and ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide. Its test scores in reading and math are often 20 to 40 percentage points higher than neighboring schools. For example, 6th-grade reading proficiency reached 81.25%, while nearby schools like Pearl M Hirsch Elementary and John Winship Elementary scored in the 36-44% range for 5th grade. The school also operates efficiently, spending about $8,060 per student compared to $10,166 to $12,670 at nearby district schools. Its K-6 structure offers a unique advantage, keeping students in a high-performing environment for an extra year and avoiding the typical 6th-grade slump seen in other districts.

Notably, the school excels with specific student groups, including special education students who jumped to the 95th percentile in 2025-2026. However, there is room for growth in supporting Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, who scored in the 60th and 63rd percentiles, respectively. While the school’s overall rank has slightly dipped from a peak of 86th percentile, it remains a standout choice in a region where many public schools rank in the bottom 25%.

437

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,315

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22801 Aldine Westfield Rd
Spring, TX 77373

(936) 294-1103

District: Sam Houston State University Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

20.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Texas avg49%

809^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 951Sam Houston State University 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	809 of 4627	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	720 of 4651	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	664 of 4710	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	953 of 4647	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	757 of 4581	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	406 of 4578	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	70.7	1034 of 4479	76.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	661 of 2406	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	545 of 1905	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	604 of 2443	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	800 of 2443	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	363 of 2421	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	296 of 2444	87.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	56.1	1422 of 4331	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	540 of 4295	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	1083 of 2918	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	893 of 3668	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	416 of 3487	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	961 of 4575	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	573 of 3744	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	580 of 4658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	739 of 4588	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	888 of 4561	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	444 of 4499	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	774 of 4348	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	19.7	3850 of 4306	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	295 of 3075	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	68.5	803 of 2619	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	1426 of 2980	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	0.1	2957 of 2958	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	1828 of 3006	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	1777 of 4413	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	681 of 3644	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	556 of 4465	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	842 of 4401	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	879 of 4376	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	1123 of 4329	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	2028 of 4188	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	1662 of 4520	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	1127 of 3705	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	809 of 4594	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	656 of 4521	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	1648 of 4477	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.2	537 of 4451	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	736 of 4582	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	727 of 3739	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	687 of 4647	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1205 of 4585	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	688 of 4563	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	361 of 4498	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.2	1277 of 4357	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	26.7	3452 of 4319	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	327 of 975	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	393 of 1128	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	229 of 1099	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	561 of 1004	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	223 of 4301	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	257 of 3549	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.8	1026 of 4292	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	138 of 4086	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	121 of 3952	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	82 of 3006	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	80.4	341 of 2612	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	511 of 3108	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	572 of 3106	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	518 of 3082	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	195 of 3082	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	50.3	1598 of 3142	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.0	2945 of 3127	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)97th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2021)67th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading69%+15 vs state

Mathematics57%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

TERRIBLE experience. So bad that I pulled my child half-way through the year. As an educator(13 years classroom, 6 administration) I firmly believe in routine and consistency for young kids. But SHSU Charter was so bad that I was left with no choice. My efforts to work with the teacher were met with rolled eyes and blatant ignoring of requests. So much to my dismay, I was forced to go over her head to the administration. They were no better. Most likely didn't want to admit their error in hiring such a poor teacher. Tons of homework and testing were given, which is contrary to their advertisement. No additional special services such as speech or gifted were presented, though they can easily be obtained at a public school. The Humble campus is closing due to all of this, but the teacher will move to the Woodlands. Woodlands private and public schools are highly rated. There is no reason to send your child here. Close Quote

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Sam Houston State University Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	22801 Aldine Westfield Rd	Spring	77373	Harris County	Sam Houston State University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 294-1103	437	25	17.4		169 (38.7%)	90 (20.6%)	131 (30.0%)	18 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	78.6	809^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%		81	720^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	89							62.1	71.2	73.7	81.3	53.0	59.3	52.6	75.0	$8,315
Pearl M Hirsch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2633 Trailing Vine Rd	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8330	630	41	15.1	81.1%	42 (6.7%)	193 (30.6%)	354 (56.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	41.3	2637^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.0%		29.3	3475^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	838	12.5	28.6			20.0		34.2	48.7	44.1		35.9	61.8	47.3		$9,221
Gloria Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24505 Birnamwood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-4900	876	55	15.9	75.1%	39 (4.5%)	352 (40.2%)	423 (48.3%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	31 (3.5%)	18.7	4119^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.0%		20.7	3984^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.3%	135	0.0						36.8	29.7	36.3		32.3	33.3	28.2		$8,609
Mildred Jenkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 Reynaldo Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8300	603	39	15.5	83.9%	48 (8.0%)	164 (27.2%)	363 (60.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	35	3084^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.3%		25.6	3692^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%	608							34.1	42.7	39.0		43.5	47.5	44.1		$11,408
Ogden Elementary	Public	1-5	21919 Rayford Rd	Houston	77338	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-8901	584	41	14.2	84.6%	8 (1.4%)	282 (48.3%)	280 (47.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	12.1	4417^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.5%		10.1	4478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	61	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0		32.3	26.3	40.2		27.8	14.0	23.4		$10,556
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26000 Cypresswood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8420	624	45	13.9	80.1%	59 (9.5%)	192 (30.8%)	334 (53.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	25 (4.0%)	31	3366^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.3%		18.1	4138^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	772							39.0	28.1	37.0		46.7	53.7	31.7		$9,978
Magrill Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	21701 Rayford Rd	Humble	77338	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-4300	589	37	15.9	90.7%	13 (2.2%)	196 (33.3%)	362 (61.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)															$10,874
John Winship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2175 Spring Creek Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8210	524	31	16.9	70.0%	57 (10.9%)	206 (39.3%)	212 (40.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.5%)	44.4	2421^st of 4627 public elementary schools	47.7%		37.5	2955^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.5%	534							37.4	42.7	59.5		31.3	50.7	57.0		$11,901
Chet Burchett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 James Leo Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8630	982	54	18.0	73.9%	58 (5.9%)	406 (41.3%)	458 (46.6%)	14 (1.4%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	34 (3.5%)	27.2	3612^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		19.5	4058^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.7%	446			25.0				29.9	40.9	45.7		33.6	43.8	33.5		$8,387
Ginger McNabb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	743 E Cypresswood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8693	743	40	18.4	83.0%	43 (5.8%)	251 (33.8%)	398 (53.6%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.6%)	35.5	3047^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		47.3	2297^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.6%	750	43.8	43.5	12.5		40.0	16.7	42.3	46.7	39.5		38.4	44.9	41.3		$8,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Houston State University Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Sam Houston State University Charter School?

Students at Sam Houston State University Charter School are 39% White, 30% Hispanic, 21% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Sam Houston State University Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Sam Houston State University Charter School.

What district is Sam Houston State University Charter School in?

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Is Sam Houston State University Charter School a good school?

Sam Houston State University Charter School ranks 809^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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