Summary
Barrett Elementary is a K-5 school in Crosby, TX, serving 640 students within the Crosby Independent School District (Isd), and it has experienced a significant decline in academic performance over the past five years, dropping from a 73rd percentile ranking in 2021-2022 to a 26th percentile ranking for the 2025-2026 school year.
This downward trend is particularly concerning when compared to other schools in the same district. While Barrett has fallen sharply, its in-district peers, Newport Elementary and Crosby Elementary, have remained consistently strong, both ranking in the 63rd percentile for 2025-2026. This suggests the challenges are specific to Barrett, not the entire district. A key weakness is 5th-grade mathematics, where only 25.93% of students were proficient, compared to the district average of 41.68% and nearly half the rate of Newport (49.69%) and Crosby (60.48%). The school also struggles with its largest student groups, ranking in the bottom 20% statewide for Hispanic and White students, and performs poorly for English Language Learners (4th percentile) and low-income students (22nd percentile), despite nearly 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
Despite these challenges, there are some positive notes. Barrett’s per-student spending ($10,899) is higher than its higher-performing district peers, indicating funding is not the core issue. Additionally, the school has shown it can achieve strong outcomes, as seen in 5th-grade reading, where proficiency reached 59.38% in 2024-2025, exceeding the state average that year. Barrett also still outperforms some nearby schools from neighboring districts, such as Harlem Elementary (10th percentile) and Highlands Elementary (13th percentile). The school is at a crossroads, with a history of strong performance and a district that proves success is possible, but it needs urgent, targeted intervention to reverse its multi-year decline, especially in math and for its most vulnerable students.
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