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Gray Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

Summary

Gray Elementary is an elementary school located in Houston, Texas that serves grades 1-5. With a student population of 491, the school has a predominantly Hispanic (73.32%) and African American (24.44%) student body.

Gray Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. The school's performance on state assessments is well below the state and district averages, with only 26.76% of 3rd graders proficient in reading, compared to 48.85% statewide and 31.37% in the Aldine Independent School District (ISD). This underperformance is particularly pronounced for English Language Learners and Special Education students. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these academic struggles.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Aldine ISD, such as Thompson Elementary and Black Elementary, generally perform better academically than Gray Elementary. However, these schools also serve student populations with similar socioeconomic characteristics. In contrast, Nitsch Elementary, which is in the Klein ISD and serves a more economically diverse student population, significantly outperforms Gray Elementary and the other Aldine ISD schools on academic measures, despite having a similar percentage of economically disadvantaged students. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as district-level policies and resources, may play a role in shaping a school's academic outcomes.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 W Rd
Houston, TX 77038-2506

(281) 878-0660

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gray Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stovall Middle
High:	Aldine High School

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Texas avg44%

Not ranked this year

Gray Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	18.7	4138 of 4710	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4173 of 4647	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4075 of 4581	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4148 of 4578	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3372 of 4479	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3497 of 4359	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	2988 of 4329	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.3	2911 of 4286	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	3181 of 4320	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.3	3190 of 4260	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	3231 of 4221	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.1	2045 of 4206	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	2650 of 4095	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.5	2314 of 3937	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	1989 of 3884	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.1	1770 of 3768	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	1440 of 3724	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.8	1137 of 3476	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	1514 of 3475	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.8	884 of 3465	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	1528 of 2443	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1725 of 2443	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1718 of 2421	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1984 of 2444	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1628 of 2515	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1522 of 2483	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	3397 of 4461	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	4018 of 4331	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2944 of 4295	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2999 of 4240	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	3037 of 3668	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3132 of 3556	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2801 of 3487	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3182 of 3446	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	2452 of 3333	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	2549 of 3226	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	4066 of 4658	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4214 of 4588	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3946 of 4561	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	4213 of 4499	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3021 of 4348	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3191 of 4306	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	31.8	2509 of 2980	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	2726 of 3006	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2144 of 3184	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	2749 of 3106	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	3777 of 4465	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3782 of 4401	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3742 of 4376	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3732 of 4329	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2610 of 4188	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2896 of 4168	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	3730 of 4594	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3852 of 4521	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3796 of 4477	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3990 of 4451	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2742 of 4309	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	2801 of 4264	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.0	4037 of 4647	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4004 of 4585	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	4177 of 4563	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3921 of 4498	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	3649 of 4357	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	3640 of 4319	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	3842 of 4292	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3512 of 4086	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	3286 of 3952	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	2404 of 3799	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2821 of 3684	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	3428 of 3558	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)37th percentile+25 vs school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)19th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)16th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)13th percentile~ school

Female (2024)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2023-2024) ?

Reading30%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-19 vs state

Science15%-12 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 EOC Algebra I (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 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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	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
Gray Elementary	Public	1-5	700 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0660	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stehlik Elementary	Public	1-5	400 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 878-0300	683	44	15.3	91.9%	10 (1.5%)	157 (23.0%)	500 (73.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	16.4	4210^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.5%		25.6	3740^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.6%	470	21.9	30.4	25.0	50.0	12.0	20.0	7.7		29.7	28.5	31.9				29.4	19.3	34.0				12.9			$11,509
Sammons Elementary	Public	1-5	2301 Frick Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0955	0	0	14.7		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Goodman Elementary	Public	1-5	9325 Deer Trl Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0355	585	34	17.4	88.7%	8 (1.4%)	99 (16.9%)	472 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	44.2	2484^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%		54.6	1905^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.6%	579	11.1	37.5	40.0	22.2	12.5	20.0	20.0		26.7	44.9	69.4				32.8	30.9	57.1				34.7			$13,075
Bussey Elementary	Public	1-5	11555 Airline	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1501	489	34	14.4	90.2%	13 (2.7%)	8 (1.6%)	464 (94.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.9	2087^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%		46.8	2378^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.5%	291	15.3	44.4	54.0	28.3	17.0	17.8	0.0		54.6	52.5	66.7				37.5	46.9	53.3				14.9			$11,381
Thompson Elementary	Public	1-5	220 Casa Grande Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0333	455	32	14.1	92.3%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	435 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	69.1	1169^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%		68.5	1191^st of 4710 public elementary schools	74.7%	22	8.3	57.1	45.0	32.0	71.4	41.2	25.0		51.9	66.7	79.4				39.2	69.7	62.1				25.4			$11,232
Black Elementary	Public	1-5	160 Millstream	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0350	488	35	13.8	90.4%	8 (1.6%)	32 (6.6%)	444 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33.5	3228^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.1	3706^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.3%	478	6.8	37.0	25.7	13.5	8.0	11.8	0.0		36.7	56.5	52.6				28.8	40.6	28.4				15.5			$9,492
Hill Elementary	Public	1-5	2625 W Mount Houston	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7775	646	43	14.9	87.8%	13 (2.0%)	88 (13.6%)	528 (81.7%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	26.6	3635^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.8%		32.8	3289^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.2%	346	7.1	60.0		15.4	14.3				34.9	42.5	51.3				30.8	31.2	32.9				10.5			$12,180
Carter Academy	Public, Magnet	1-5	3111 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7760	789	49	16.0	81.7%	18 (2.3%)	175 (22.2%)	550 (69.7%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	34.6	3155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%		32.6	3306^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.8%	151			20.0				0.0		44.1	48.7	47.9				36.0	44.9	32.4				7.0			$9,393
Impact Leadership Academy	Public	1-8	3131 Fallbrook	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 449-1011	193	22	8.6	81.9%	6 (3.1%)	64 (33.2%)	120 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	35.9	3066^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%		30	3459^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.6%	393								100.0	57.9	45.0		45.5	47.5	57.1	31.6	15.0		36.4	41.2	50.0		69.4	32.7	$14,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Elementary

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Students at Gray Elementary are .

How many students attend Gray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Gray Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gray Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stovall Middle
High : Aldine High School

What district is Gray Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

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