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Willbern Elementary

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Willbern Elementary ranks 1439 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Willbern Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 939 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating stable performance, but there are areas for improvement.

Willbern Elementary has shown consistent performance on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates generally on par with or slightly below district and state averages. The school stands out for its strong performance in 5th grade reading and mathematics, where proficiency rates often exceed district and state levels. However, the school has struggled in 3rd grade mathematics, with proficiency rates consistently lower than the district and state. Additionally, the school has performed well for its Gifted and Talented, At-Risk, and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, ranking among the top 15% of Texas elementary schools in these categories.

One key factor that sets Willbern Elementary apart is its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 75.99% to 79.55% over the past few years. This high rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is a significant challenge the school faces compared to its nearby counterparts, such as Harmony School Of Excellence-Houston, which outperforms Willbern Elementary in several academic areas. Despite these challenges, Willbern Elementary's targeted support for its At-Risk and Low Socioeconomic Status students appears to be yielding positive results.

831

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,977

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10811 Goodspring Dr
Houston, TX 77064-9419

(281) 897-3820

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

African American:

22.5%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

Texas avg47%

1,439^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 57Elementary Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

321^st of 961Cypress-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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	1439 of 4651	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2321 of 4710	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	1532 of 4647	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	1263 of 4581	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	1423 of 4578	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	1883 of 4479	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	1602 of 4359	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	1702 of 4329	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	1738 of 4286	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	2227 of 4320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.2	2384 of 4260	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.3	1893 of 4221	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.9	884 of 4206	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	1495 of 4095	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	1178 of 3937	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	65.6	1391 of 3884	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	1508 of 3768	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.8	1682 of 3724	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.6	1804 of 3476	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.0	931 of 3475	73.2%	★★★★☆
2004	67.8	1096 of 3465	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	835 of 2443	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	429 of 2443	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	436 of 2421	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	1033 of 2444	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	1469 of 2515	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1489 of 2483	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	747 of 1045	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	547 of 1015	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.0	241 of 957	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	513 of 967	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	352 of 1009	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	343 of 1005	65.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.4	562 of 4461	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	300 of 4331	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	828 of 4295	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	1485 of 4240	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.2	1062 of 3668	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	1857 of 3556	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	1373 of 3487	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	2038 of 3446	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3035 of 3333	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	2665 of 3226	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	1998 of 4658	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	1377 of 4588	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1382 of 4561	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	1238 of 4499	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	1460 of 4348	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	1788 of 4306	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	77.8	14 of 2980	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	464 of 2958	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	38 of 3006	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	1192 of 3184	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	79 of 3106	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	2371 of 4465	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	1659 of 4401	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	1797 of 4376	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	1202 of 4329	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	2327 of 4188	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2063 of 4168	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	1842 of 4594	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	1043 of 4521	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	813 of 4477	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	656 of 4451	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	1784 of 4309	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	1533 of 4264	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	2207 of 4647	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	1664 of 4585	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	1224 of 4563	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	1687 of 4498	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	2267 of 4357	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	1499 of 4319	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	45.1	648 of 1099	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	976 of 1112	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.3	1194 of 4292	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	1598 of 4086	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	1632 of 3952	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	1571 of 3799	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	3278 of 3684	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1556 of 3558	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	71.4	709 of 3108	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	1353 of 3106	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	792 of 3082	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	1210 of 3082	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	1864 of 3142	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	1031 of 3127	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)100th percentile+32 vs school

At Risk (2022)87th percentile+15 vs school

White (2024)77th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2024)72nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)66th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)60th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)57th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)47th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)41st percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2024)29th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading60%+5 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science42%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology 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
Willbern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10811 Goodspring Dr	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-3820	831	57	14.7	76.3%	56 (6.7%)	187 (22.5%)	439 (52.8%)	116 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	62.9	1439^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%		47.7	2321^st of 4710 public elementary schools	50.7%	882			55.3	60.6	62.6				35.6	48.5	53.1				41.5			$8,977
Francone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11250 Perry Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4512	734	51	14.3	89.4%	32 (4.4%)	169 (23.0%)	492 (67.0%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	44.7	2459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.1%		43.5	2627^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.2%	168			36.8	48.6	57.5				34.2	41.9	51.1				30.9			$10,169
Gleason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9203 Willowbridge Park Blvd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 517-6800	940	55	16.9	64.1%	145 (15.4%)	109 (11.6%)	519 (55.2%)	104 (11.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.4%)	67	1260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.9%		62.3	1487^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.4%	227			51.9	62.6	62.0				45.1	53.7	56.7				39.6			$7,446
Bang Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Rio Grande	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4760	949	68	13.9	77.3%	129 (13.6%)	234 (24.7%)	513 (54.1%)	34 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.0%)	56.6	1746^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%		44.2	2559^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.7%	813			57.4	53.9	62.1				41.2	40.5	50.0				32.8			$8,478
Emmott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11750 Steepleway Blvd	Houston	77065	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4500	583	39	14.7	80.4%	55 (9.4%)	197 (33.8%)	255 (43.7%)	34 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.2%)	33.6	3219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%		31.3	3381^st of 4710 public elementary schools	28.2%	162			42.7	47.9	43.6				38.1	29.5	24.4				30.8			$9,850
Danish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11850 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77065	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 955-4981	918	63	14.5	83.9%	74 (8.1%)	323 (35.2%)	431 (46.9%)	53 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.8%)	40.7	2730^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.3%		33.2	3261^st of 4710 public elementary schools	30.8%	531			48.6	51.7	55.2				35.5	35.4	35.6				22.8			$9,027
Post Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Equador St	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3488	798	56	14.3	76.1%	97 (12.2%)	173 (21.7%)	446 (55.9%)	46 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.0%)	57.3	1706^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%		56	1819^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.4%	113			57.1	74.0	49.2				49.2	55.1	31.5				28.7			$8,701
Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Little River Rd	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-3475	601	52	11.5	89.2%	27 (4.5%)	42 (7.0%)	485 (80.7%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	44.1	2490^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.5%		30	3464^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.5%	974			41.0	66.7	54.7				25.6	44.1	44.7				18.1			$10,736
Reed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 Tami Renee Ln	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 896-5035	847	60	14.1	84.7%	54 (6.4%)	68 (8.0%)	636 (75.1%)	70 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	47	2316^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.2%		44.1	2570^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.4%	254			47.9	60.1	52.1				27.4	47.0	40.2				26.5			$9,649
Harmony School Of Excellence-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	7340 N Gessner Dr	Houston	77040	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 983-8668	1,165	72	16.2	62.0%	190 (16.3%)	237 (20.3%)	538 (46.2%)	151 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	39 (3.3%)	62.5	1462^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.6%		56.7	1765^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.5%	303	100.0	98.3	62.3	60.3	66.4	54.1	57.4	77.1	52.7	46.0	46.9	29.7	46.6	82.0	37.2	59.8	47.6	$11,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Willbern Elementary

Is Willbern Elementary a good school?

Willbern Elementary ranks 1439^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willbern Elementary?

Students at Willbern Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 23% African American, 14% Asian, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Willbern Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended Willbern Elementary.

What district is Willbern Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

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