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Bane Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
3737th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Bane Elementary is a PK-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 872 students as part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 66th percentile statewide, though the school itself has historically ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools, with a current ranking in the 19th percentile.

Bane Elementary faces significant challenges, with over 94% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and its academic performance is starkly lower than nearby schools. For example, Holbrook Elementary, just 1.71 miles away, ranks in the 64th percentile and achieves far higher math proficiency rates—in 5th-grade math, Holbrook's rate (51.69%) is 2.4 times higher than Bane's (21.17%). Similarly, Post Elementary (2.52 miles away) ranks in the 58th percentile. Even Ermel Elementary in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd) ranks higher (44th percentile). The school's performance with English Language Learners is particularly concerning, ranking in the 9th percentile statewide, and math proficiency in 3rd and 5th grades is less than half the district average.

Despite these struggles, there are early signs of improvement. Bane's 2025-2026 ranking (19th percentile) is a notable increase from the 7th percentile in 2023-2024, and 4th-grade math proficiency has risen from 17% to 41% over the same period. The school's per-student spending ($11,342) is competitive with peers like Reed Elementary ($10,283), which outperforms it, suggesting that financial resources alone are not the issue. The most striking contrast is with Harmony School Of Excellence-Houston, a charter school 2 miles away serving a student body with a much lower poverty rate (62% vs. 95%) and ranking in the 71st percentile. Bane's consistent underperformance across all core subjects—especially math and science—indicates a need for comprehensive instructional improvements to accelerate progress for its high-need population.

872
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,197
Per pupil spending ?
95%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5805 Kaiser St
       Houston, TX  77040-5459

(713) 460-6140

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Bane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Dean Middle
High:    Cypress Ridge High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.1%
African American:
14.6%
White:
2.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg56%
Texas avg51%
3,737th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
58th of 58Elementary Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)
320th of 951Cypress-Fairbanks 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.33737 of 462719.2%★☆☆☆☆
202533.63217 of 465130.8%★★☆☆☆
202414.14359 of 47107.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.14114 of 464711.5%★☆☆☆☆
202216.64120 of 458110.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.34061 of 457811.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.14098 of 44798.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.84155 of 43594.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201717.53905 of 43299.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201622.93605 of 428615.9%★☆☆☆☆
201525.33559 of 432017.6%★☆☆☆☆
201435.13150 of 426026.1%★☆☆☆☆
201352.82136 of 422149.4%★★☆☆☆
201258.41797 of 420657.3%★★★☆☆
201144.32728 of 409533.4%★★☆☆☆
201049.32376 of 393739.6%★★☆☆☆
200948.02345 of 388439.6%★★☆☆☆
200847.82304 of 376838.9%★★☆☆☆
200745.22450 of 372434.2%★★☆☆☆
200628.42911 of 347616.3%★☆☆☆☆
200535.02664 of 347523.3%★☆☆☆☆
200446.32211 of 346536.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.81951 of 240618.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.32019 of 244317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.81618 of 244333.8%★★☆☆☆
202216.12298 of 24215.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.82371 of 24443.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.92048 of 251518.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.22217 of 248310.7%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202236.53056 of 446131.5%★★☆☆☆
202136.82812 of 433135.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.53083 of 429528.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.93676 of 424013.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.91495 of 16439.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.63260 of 366811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.33375 of 35565.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.33256 of 34876.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.92969 of 344613.8%★☆☆☆☆
20198.63307 of 33330.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.13179 of 32261.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.83764 of 457517.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.24330 of 46587.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.93981 of 458813.2%★☆☆☆☆
202215.54208 of 45617.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.83963 of 449911.9%★☆☆☆☆
201914.04123 of 43485.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.74060 of 43065.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202139.32098 of 300630.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.63211 of 441327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.44023 of 44659.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.03948 of 440110.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.93653 of 437616.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.63598 of 432916.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.63763 of 418810.1%★☆☆☆☆
201817.53914 of 41686.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.63194 of 452029.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.24037 of 459412.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.13820 of 452115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.93741 of 447716.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.43767 of 445115.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.33786 of 430912.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.83883 of 42648.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.03590 of 458221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.84111 of 464711.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.64128 of 458510.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.23977 of 456312.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.83961 of 449811.9%★☆☆☆☆
201920.83808 of 435712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201815.44046 of 43196.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202440.8729 of 112835.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.83925 of 43018.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.03527 of 429217.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.83139 of 408623.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.03380 of 395214.5%★☆☆☆☆
202129.52843 of 379925.2%★☆☆☆☆
201926.43093 of 368416.0%★☆☆☆☆
201842.71839 of 355848.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202320.42732 of 310612.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.82873 of 31428.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.22961 of 31275.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2024)35th percentile+28 vs school
At Risk (2022)31st percentile+21 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2021)30th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school
African American (2026)19th percentile~ school
Female (2026)18th percentile~ school
White (2023)12th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading44%-10 vs state
Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bane Elementary

Students at Bane Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Bane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dean Middle
High : Cypress Ridge High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 872 students attended Bane Elementary.

Bane Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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