Ogden Elementary

Ogden Elementary in Humble, TX, serves 584 students in 1st through 5th grade within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd) and faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 5th percentile of Texas elementary schools for the past three years.

Ogden’s most critical weakness is in mathematics, where only 14% of 4th graders and 23.4% of 5th graders were proficient in 2025-2026—rates roughly half the district average and a third of the state average. This is a stark contrast to nearby Pearl M Hirsch Elementary in Spring Independent School District (Isd), which achieved 61.8% proficiency in 4th-grade math. Science scores are also alarmingly low, with only 5.17% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 29.57% statewide. However, there is one notable bright spot: Ogden’s 3rd graders taking the Spanish-language STAAR math test achieved a 50% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the district (27.5%) and state (27.3%) averages, suggesting effective instruction for Spanish-speaking students that is not being applied broadly.

Compared to demographically similar schools in the neighboring Spring ISD, Ogden underperforms despite higher per-student spending ($11,511). For instance, Anderson Elementary has a similar poverty rate but ranks in the 33rd percentile, while Ogden sits at the 5th. The nearby Sam Houston State University Charter School (83rd percentile) achieves dramatically higher scores with lower spending ($8,060 per student), highlighting that Ogden’s struggles are tied to instructional effectiveness rather than funding alone. The school’s declining support for vulnerable subgroups—such as African American students dropping from the 37th to 14th percentile and Special Education students falling to the 5th percentile—points to an urgent need for comprehensive intervention.