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Dunn Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

3766^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dunn Elementary is an elementary school located in Houston, Texas, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 801 students. It is part of the Aldine Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 740 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dunn Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with its performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of Dunn Elementary students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 37.91% (4th grade) to 46.21% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 53.73% and 52.02%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.42% (5th grade) to 33.79% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 46.24% and 44.88%, respectively.

The nearby schools within the Aldine ISD, such as Griggs EC/PK/K, Greenspoint Elementary, and Magrill EC/PK/K, share similar demographic and performance characteristics with Dunn Elementary. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Spring ISD, such as Hoyland Elementary, Carolee Booker Elementary, and Ralph Eickenroht Elementary, generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates on STAAR assessments.

800

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,125

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2003 W W Thorne Dr
Houston, TX 77073-3301

(281) 233-4320

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dunn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Teague Middle
High:	Nimitz High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

African American:

24.8%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2024 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

Texas avg46%

3,766^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 35Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

740^th of 961Aldine 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
2025	24.4	3766 of 4651	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	4574 of 4710	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	4502 of 4647	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	4301 of 4581	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3874 of 4578	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3037 of 4479	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3188 of 4359	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	3370 of 4329	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.1	2926 of 4286	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	2671 of 4320	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.9	2912 of 4260	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.5	3233 of 4221	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	3328 of 4206	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.2	2833 of 4095	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	1959 of 3937	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	34.0	3029 of 3884	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.9	2098 of 3768	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	2293 of 3724	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.0	2097 of 3476	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.9	2218 of 3475	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.0	1636 of 3465	52.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	2203 of 2443	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2193 of 2443	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2345 of 2421	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1941 of 2444	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	1136 of 2515	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1602 of 2483	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	3715 of 4461	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3508 of 4331	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	2810 of 4295	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	2579 of 4240	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	3444 of 3668	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	3331 of 3556	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	3066 of 3487	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	2689 of 3446	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	2692 of 3333	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2195 of 3226	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	4504 of 4658	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	4431 of 4588	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	4399 of 4561	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4096 of 4499	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3042 of 4348	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3318 of 4306	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	2638 of 2980	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	2532 of 2958	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	1921 of 3006	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2538 of 3184	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.9	638 of 3106	79.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.6	4326 of 4465	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	4269 of 4401	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	3974 of 4376	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3428 of 4329	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2114 of 4188	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2532 of 4168	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	4443 of 4594	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	4330 of 4521	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4182 of 4477	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3588 of 4451	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2463 of 4309	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2705 of 4264	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	4480 of 4647	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	4443 of 4585	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4146 of 4563	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3381 of 4498	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2875 of 4357	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3020 of 4319	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.5	1612 of 4292	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.5	3704 of 4086	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3603 of 3952	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	2856 of 3799	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2822 of 3684	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.2	1184 of 3558	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	3020 of 3106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	2295 of 3082	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	1774 of 3082	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)62nd percentile+60 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)11th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)10th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)4th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile~ school

White (2023)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-22 vs state

Science21%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Dunn Elementary	Public	1-5	2003 W W Thorne Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-4320	800	48	16.8	83.4%	16 (2.0%)	198 (24.8%)	557 (69.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.3%)	24.4	3766^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%		8.8	4574^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.9%	808	19.1	28.6	20.0	28.6	14.3	0.0	0.0	46.2	37.9	41.9		33.8	21.6	17.4		21.3	$8,125
Carolee Booker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22352 Imperial Valley Dr	Houston	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8750	726	44	16.4	87.2%	12 (1.7%)	197 (27.1%)	495 (68.2%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	19.8	4035^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.2%		26.2	3702^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	21.4%	333	11.5	14.3	16.7	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.7	20.0	34.3		46.3	29.0	29.3		7.6	$9,242
Ralph Eickenroht Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15252 Grand Point Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8840	574	36	16.0	91.8%	10 (1.7%)	265 (46.2%)	284 (49.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	18.3	4120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.3	4454^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.4%	334	25.0	27.3	43.8	41.2	36.4	6.3	6.7	24.1	29.7	32.4		19.3	35.1	29.0		20.3	$10,435
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
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%)	10.1	4478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.7	4539^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.6%	61	0.0			0.0				19.5	20.3	44.0		20.5	19.5	16.4		5.2	$10,556
Milton Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18665 Imperial Vly Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8660	766	45	17.0	84.2%	20 (2.6%)	196 (25.6%)	515 (67.2%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	39.4	2808^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.6%		34.2	3201^st of 4710 public elementary schools	32.0%	393	0.0		0.0			0.0	0.0	40.0	38.5	48.6		40.2	40.0	46.8		26.4	$9,586
Meyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16330 Forest Way Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8270	680	45	15.1	88.4%	8 (1.2%)	265 (39.0%)	382 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	32.5	3285^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.4%		28.7	3543^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	24.8%	258	21.4	15.8	35.0	33.3	9.1	14.3	5.0	36.6	43.9	42.4		39.8	46.1	34.1		13.3	$10,254
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%)	21.2	3963^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.8%		30.4	3443^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	26.9%	520	19.1	17.7	0.0	13.0	13.3	0.0	0.0	34.1	42.9	42.0		15.5	24.4	25.3		22.9	$10,219
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%)	81	720^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%		82.6	664^th of 4710 public elementary schools	85.9%	56								64.7	70.5	74.1	90.0	64.7	52.5	64.8	60.0	35.2	$8,315
Griggs Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	801 Regional Park Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3760	763	47	16.2	91.1%	17 (2.2%)	237 (31.1%)	476 (62.4%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)								(n/a)																	$9,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunn Elementary

Is Dunn Elementary a good school?

Dunn Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Dunn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Dunn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dunn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dunn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Teague Middle
High : Nimitz High School

What district is Dunn Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Dunn Elementary?

Students at Dunn Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 25% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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