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Orange Grove Elementary

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Orange Grove Elementary ranks 2591 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

2591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Orange Grove Elementary in Houston, TX, is a 1st through 5th grade campus in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd) serving 516 students in a high-poverty area, where the vast majority of families qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has undergone a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 14th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026—its highest ranking in over a decade. This dramatic improvement sets it apart from nearby schools like Worsham Elementary, which dropped from the 70th to the 45th percentile over a similar period, and Escamilla Elementary, which has remained in the 24th-34th percentile range.

Orange Grove shines in several key areas. In 3rd-grade math, 48.28% of students were proficient on the English-language STAAR exam, far exceeding the district average of 30.51% and even the state average of 44.33%. The school also excels at supporting its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 77th percentile for Special Education students and the 64th percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status students—a rare achievement that nearby schools like Stephens Elementary do not match. Additionally, the bilingual program shows strength in upper grades, with 5th-grade math proficiency in Spanish (50%) nearly double the district average (26.46%). A fascinating pattern emerges in reading: proficiency dips in 4th grade but surges to 57.32% in 5th grade, suggesting a highly effective teacher or intervention at that level.

Despite these gains, 5th-grade science remains a persistent weakness, with only 7.61% of students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 29.57% statewide. The school has also improved its student-teacher ratio from 21.1 to 15.0 in recent years, likely contributing to its success. While Oleson Elementary and Marshall Elementary in nearby districts show different trends, Orange Grove’s trajectory is a story of powerful transformation. The key to sustaining this momentum will be replicating the effective practices seen in 5th-grade reading across all grades and urgently addressing the science gap.

516

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,732

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4514 Mount Houston Rd
Houston, TX 77093-1440

(281) 985-6540

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Orange Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hambrick Middle
High:	MacArthur High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

African American:

1.9%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

2,591^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

698^th of 951Aldine 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	42.0	2591 of 4627	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	3339 of 4651	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	3727 of 4710	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4017 of 4647	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	4326 of 4581	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	4471 of 4578	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	3984 of 4479	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3479 of 4359	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	4007 of 4329	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	3736 of 4286	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	57.0	1957 of 4320	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.4	2238 of 4260	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	2026 of 4221	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.6	3021 of 4206	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	3205 of 4095	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.2	2689 of 3937	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.4	2326 of 3884	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.6	1076 of 3768	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	1065 of 3724	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	53.9	1835 of 3476	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.2	1360 of 3475	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.6	1406 of 3465	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	1890 of 2443	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.4	717 of 2421	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	10.9	2431 of 2444	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1766 of 2515	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1823 of 2483	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	3643 of 4461	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	4165 of 4331	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3528 of 4295	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	2276 of 4240	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	2794 of 3668	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	2854 of 3556	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	3182 of 3487	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	3296 of 3446	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	2830 of 3333	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	1722 of 3226	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2809 of 4575	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3968 of 4658	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	3653 of 4588	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4196 of 4561	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	4314 of 4499	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3912 of 4348	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3521 of 4306	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	2843 of 3075	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	2431 of 2980	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	2605 of 2958	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	2356 of 3006	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	3130 of 3184	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	2639 of 3106	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	2087 of 4413	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.9	3485 of 4465	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3724 of 4401	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	4168 of 4376	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	4241 of 4329	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	3634 of 4188	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3051 of 4168	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	1614 of 4520	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	3532 of 4594	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3658 of 4521	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4140 of 4477	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	4362 of 4451	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3637 of 4309	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2962 of 4264	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	2432 of 4582	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	3732 of 4647	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	4185 of 4585	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	4384 of 4563	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	4431 of 4498	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3839 of 4357	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3379 of 4319	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	993 of 4301	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	23.2	3680 of 4292	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3449 of 4086	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3425 of 3952	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3775 of 3799	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	2954 of 3684	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1938 of 3558	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)23rd percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Reading41%-13 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
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	1-5	4514 Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6540	516	34	15.0	87.2%	8 (1.6%)	10 (1.9%)	492 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	42	2591^st of 4627 public elementary schools	44.0%		31.4	3339^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%	748	19.2	36.4	35.3	20.0	46.2	50.0	39.5	27.9	57.3	48.3	51.2	42.5	$10,732
Escamilla Elementary	Public	1-5	5241 E Mt Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6390	809	49	16.5	88.8%	13 (1.6%)	19 (2.3%)	774 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35.2	3076^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.5%		28	3550^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	474	17.5	40.0	52.2	26.3	16.7	0.0	24.5	54.8	53.2	20.4	51.6	33.1	$9,192
Worsham Elementary	Public	1-5	3007 Hartwick Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6520	449	30	14.8	89.1%	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.3%)	433 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42.5	2545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.0%		55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	764	8.0	38.1	7.1	8.0	42.9	18.8	27.1	62.0	48.7	25.0	57.0	47.3	$12,903
Two Dimensions/Vickery	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12330 Vickery St	Houston	77039	Harris County	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 987-7300	203	12	16.9	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	185 (91.1%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	3857^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.2	4328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	471							26.3	23.1	66.7	10.5	30.8	40.0	$10,465
Garcia-Leza Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	5311 E Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6037	617	38	16.0	93.5%	11 (1.8%)	49 (7.9%)	551 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)													$11,770
Oleson Elementary	Public	1-5	12345 Vickery St	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6530	411	29	14.2	90.3%	13 (3.2%)	12 (2.9%)	386 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$12,493
Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Trenton Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2710	790	42	18.8	94.4%	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	770 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	2970^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.4	3025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	55	35.9	48.9	48.5	0.0	40.0	50.6	37.5	58.1	57.9	29.2	18.5		$8,363
Vardeman Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	3302 Connorvale Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3740	624	37	16.6	94.2%	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	589 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)													$9,928
Stephens Elementary	Public	1-5	2402 Aldine Mail Route Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6560	517	32	16.2	90.9%	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.5%)	497 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25	3753^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.9%		29.6	3459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.6%	294	50.0	16.7	27.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	24.7	35.9	39.4	39.0	47.9	24.3	$10,011
Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Winfield Rd	Houston	77050	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-4606	453	34	13.3	97.8%	6 (1.3%)	122 (26.9%)	319 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	41.5	2625^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.3%		33.3	3238^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.4%	613	5.9	11.1		29.4	42.9		42.4	50.9	39.3	39.0	50.9	46.4	$13,341

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange Grove Elementary

How many students attend Orange Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Orange Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Orange Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orange Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hambrick Middle
High : MacArthur High School

Is Orange Grove Elementary a good school?

Orange Grove Elementary ranks 2591^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Orange Grove Elementary?

Students at Orange Grove Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

What district is Orange Grove Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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