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Willbern Elementary

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Willbern Elementary ranks 2047 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2047^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Willbern Elementary is a PK-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 831 students as part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (ISD), with about 76-80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it currently holds a 3-star state ranking (56th percentile).

Willbern stands out for its exceptional support of English Language Learners (ELL), ranking in the 84th percentile statewide (4 stars) in the 2025-2026 school year—a remarkable achievement given the school's high poverty rate and far surpassing nearby schools like Post Elementary and Frazier Elementary. It also has a history of top-tier Gifted and Talented (GT) programming, reaching a perfect 100th percentile ranking in 2022-2023, though this dropped to the 52nd percentile recently. Additionally, Willbern performs well for its White students (81st percentile, 4 stars) and is a relative academic anchor in its area, ranking second-highest among nearby CFISD schools, behind only Gleason Elementary (75th percentile, 4 stars), but ahead of Bang Elementary, Reed Elementary, Matzke Elementary, and others.

However, the school shows notable inconsistency in subgroup performance year-over-year, with African American students dropping from the 82nd to 42nd percentile and Special Education students falling from the 72nd to 46th percentile between recent years. Academically, Willbern struggles with math, especially in 3rd grade (32.61% proficient, 12 points below the state average), while reading scores hover near state averages. A bright spot is 5th-grade science, where the school consistently outperforms state averages (41.5% vs. 29.57% in 2024-2025). Compared to the nearby charter Harmony School of Excellence-Houston (71st percentile, 4 stars), which serves a less economically disadvantaged population and excels in advanced math, Willbern offers strong ELL and GT support but faces challenges in math consistency and overall subgroup stability.

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: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,047^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 58Elementary Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

318^th of 947Cypress-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
2026	51.4	2047 of 4643	55.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	42.3	1389 of 2414	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	53.2	596 of 1000	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	75.4	263 of 1646	84.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	48.5	2200 of 4588	52.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	59.7	1490 of 3080	51.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.0	1657 of 4425	62.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	54.9	1790 of 4535	60.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.7	1889 of 4597	58.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	19.5	1003 of 1110	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	42.1	2323 of 4308	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	75.4	583 of 3015	80.7%	★★★★☆
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)

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

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+28 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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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 (2025)	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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th 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%)	51.4	2047^th of 4643 public elementary schools	55.9%		62.9	1439^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%	608						52.2	53.4	55.4	32.6	55.6	47.7	$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%)	31.6	3345^th of 4643 public elementary schools	28.0%		44.7	2459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.1%	886						37.2	36.4	62.2	23.0	40.9	39.8	$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%)	69.6	1159^th of 4643 public elementary schools	75.0%		67	1260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.9%	101						54.8	53.7	71.3	45.6	60.0	63.1	$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%)	51.8	2026^th of 4643 public elementary schools	56.4%		56.6	1746^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%	280						50.4	55.7	58.0	34.7	56.3	38.9	$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%)	26	3703^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	20.2%		33.6	3219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	484						39.1	45.3	51.8	21.9	32.6	31.3	$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%)	39	2839^th of 4643 public elementary schools	38.9%		40.7	2730^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.3%	109						43.7	58.4	51.1	28.0	49.3	28.3	$9,027
Bob Hope School - Cy Fair	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	11123 Cypress N Houston Rd	Houston	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 983-3244	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						75.0			87.5
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%)	53.4	1945^th of 4643 public elementary schools	58.1%		57.3	1706^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%	239						47.3	63.2	64.7	35.5	57.0	33.6	$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%)	42.1	2589^th of 4643 public elementary schools	44.2%		44.1	2490^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.5%	99						44.6	51.3	61.3	28.1	42.3	42.5	$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%)	40.5	2718^th of 4643 public elementary schools	41.5%		47	2316^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.2%	402						45.8	44.8	60.0	30.0	41.7	42.1	$9,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Willbern Elementary

How many students attend Willbern Elementary?

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

Is Willbern Elementary a good school?

Willbern Elementary ranks 2047^th of 4643 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.

What district is Willbern Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

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

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