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Houston Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Houston Elementary in Conroe, TX, is a PK-4 school serving 741 students within the highly-rated Conroe Independent School District (Isd), but it stands out for serving a community with exceptionally high economic need, with over 94% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among nearby schools like Giesinger Elementary (49.93%) and Wilkinson Elementary (52.05%).

The school’s overall state ranking is low, currently in the 19th percentile, and its English-language STAAR test scores lag significantly behind district and state averages—for example, only 28.81% of 3rd graders passed reading compared to the district’s 56.54%. However, this tells only part of the story. Houston Elementary has a clear strength in its Spanish-language instruction, consistently outperforming the district and state on STAAR Spanish exams. In 4th grade reading (Spanish), 50% of students passed versus the district’s 36.24%, and similar success is seen in math. This suggests a highly effective bilingual program that is a vital asset for its community, even as the school works to translate that success into English-language proficiency.

Compared to Armstrong Elementary, which has a similarly high poverty rate (97.08%) and slightly better overall ranking (25th percentile), Houston Elementary’s challenges are not simply about funding—it spends $11,029 per student, more than many higher-performing peers. The school’s subgroup performance has been volatile, with some years showing strong gains for Hispanic and low-income students, followed by declines. For parents, the key takeaway is that Houston Elementary is not a uniformly low-performing school; it has a standout bilingual program and dedicated resources, but faces significant hurdles in raising English academic outcomes for all students.

741

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,408

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 N Thompson
Conroe, TX 77301

(936) 709-5100

District: Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Travis Intermediate
High:	Conroe High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

African American:

17.1%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2025 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2025) to 19th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg56%

Texas avg48%

3,761^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

239^th of 951Conroe 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	24.9	3761 of 4627	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	2740 of 4651	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	2859 of 4710	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2795 of 4647	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3090 of 4581	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3303 of 4578	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3875 of 4479	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	3856 of 4359	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	3798 of 4329	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	3952 of 4286	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	34.6	3130 of 4320	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	3409 of 4260	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.4	2623 of 4221	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.4	2431 of 4206	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	2750 of 4095	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.2	2692 of 3937	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.8	3249 of 3884	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.7	2777 of 3768	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.9	2119 of 3724	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.8	2687 of 3476	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.5	2091 of 3475	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.8	2408 of 3465	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	1851 of 2406	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1693 of 1905	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1696 of 2443	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	2064 of 2443	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1324 of 2421	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1958 of 2444	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2069 of 2515	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	2316 of 2483	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	2270 of 4461	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	2361 of 4331	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2777 of 4295	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3293 of 4240	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1243 of 1643	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.4	929 of 2918	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	1950 of 3668	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	85.5	244 of 3556	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.2	573 of 3487	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	1701 of 3446	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	2432 of 3333	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2352 of 3226	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	3819 of 4575	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	2621 of 3744	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	2931 of 4658	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2476 of 4588	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3053 of 4561	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	3475 of 4499	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	3846 of 4348	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3593 of 4306	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	2953 of 4413	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	1339 of 3644	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	2500 of 4465	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	1425 of 4401	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2068 of 4376	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	2160 of 4329	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	2920 of 4188	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3061 of 4168	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	3474 of 4520	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.4	1398 of 3705	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	2067 of 4594	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	1746 of 4521	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	2648 of 4477	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	2650 of 4451	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3548 of 4309	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3522 of 4264	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	3578 of 4582	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.9	1590 of 3739	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	2968 of 4647	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3033 of 4585	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3105 of 4563	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	2963 of 4498	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	3665 of 4357	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	3941 of 4319	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	3762 of 4301	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	2498 of 3549	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2316 of 4292	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	2664 of 4086	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2987 of 3952	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	2714 of 3799	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3440 of 3684	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	3144 of 3558	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1640 of 2612	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	1345 of 3108	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	2068 of 3106	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2980 of 3082	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	3022 of 3082	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	2987 of 3142	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	3069 of 3127	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

Reading33%-19 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 N Thompson	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-5100	741	54	13.6	94.9%	55 (7.4%)	127 (17.1%)	536 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	24.9	3761^st of 4627 public elementary schools	18.7%		40.5	2740^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.1%	1021	22.7	50.0	29.6	33.3	28.8	35.2	25.9	44.0	$12,408
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1414 E Dallas	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-5300	686	53	12.9	81.5%	105 (15.3%)	58 (8.5%)	498 (72.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.9%)	37.8	2902^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	37.3%		69.9	1141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.5%	1761	15.0	10.5	17.7	0.0	39.2	36.4	57.6	32.0	$11,340
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	110 Gladstell St	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-3400	616	46	13.3	97.1%	36 (5.8%)	89 (14.4%)	471 (76.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	29.6	3450^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.4%		43.3	2547^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.2%	903	31.4	43.3	23.3	22.2	36.7	37.5	40.0	36.7	$10,824
Reaves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1717 N Loop 336 W	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-5400	672	54	12.4	79.2%	128 (19.0%)	124 (18.5%)	375 (55.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	53.4	1939^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.1%		70.2	1127^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.8%	812	53.3	34.8	40.0	23.5	54.4	56.4	38.5	46.2	$10,209
Runyan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 Foster Dr	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-2800	593	44	13.4	80.8%	107 (18.0%)	55 (9.3%)	402 (67.8%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	63.6	1426^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.2%		66.6	1281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.5%	145	16.7	31.3	23.8	62.5	50.0	54.8	47.3	65.1	$9,923
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	904 Gladstell St	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-2700	602	43	14.0	65.8%	178 (29.6%)	86 (14.3%)	291 (48.3%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	44	2443^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.2%		44	2497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.3%	54	23.5	46.7	0.0	11.1	35.6	56.2	30.9	54.7	$10,838
Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	670 Beach Airport Rd	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-4300	1,024	63	16.2	71.0%	240 (23.4%)	120 (11.7%)	602 (58.8%)	12 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.2%)	40.1	2736^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.9%		47.8	2270^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.2%	466	26.5	47.4	32.1	27.8	47.7	40.5	45.2	37.8	$8,232
Giesinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2323 White Oak Blvd	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-2600	713	49	14.5	49.9%	283 (39.7%)	142 (19.9%)	201 (28.2%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (9.3%)	60.6	1592^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	65.6%		53.8	1914^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.8%	322					48.7	55.9	45.9	58.3	$9,248
Wilkinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2575 Ed Kharbat	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 709-1500	755	54	13.9	52.1%	344 (45.6%)	83 (11.0%)	249 (33.0%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.9%)	56.9	1766^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.8%		57.9	1676^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.0%	90					52.4	56.3	44.4	48.6	$8,770
Bartlett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11255 Cielo Dr	Conroe	77303	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(936) 709-7752	895	57	15.7	68.7%	333 (37.2%)	71 (7.9%)	433 (48.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	45.3	2369^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.8%					(n/a)	35.7	40.0	0.0	40.0	49.0	46.0	34.0	52.0	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Elementary

What schools do graduates of Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Travis Intermediate
High : Conroe High School

Is Houston Elementary a good school?

Houston Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Houston Elementary in?

Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Houston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Houston Elementary?

Students at Houston Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

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

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