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Mary Austin Holley Elementary

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Mary Austin Holley Elementary ranks 2785 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mary Austin Holley Elementary is a PK-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 648 students as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the district ranks above average statewide, Holley currently sits in the 40th percentile (2-star rating) for the 2025-2026 school year, significantly below nearby schools like Carolyn And Vernon Madden Elementary (97th percentile) and Oyster Creek Elementary (79th percentile). Even Mission West Elementary, just 1.42 miles away, outperforms Holley by 20 percentile points, highlighting that school-level factors like leadership and instruction can create vastly different outcomes for similar student populations.

A standout strength is Holley’s bilingual program: 4th and 5th graders taking Spanish-language STAAR tests significantly outperformed district and state averages in 2025-2026, with 60% of 5th graders proficient in Spanish Math versus 26.47% district-wide. However, the school shows a "two-speed" pattern—it is highly effective for low-income students (68th percentile) and Hispanic students (55th percentile) but struggles with Asian students (15th percentile). A consistent "5th grade bounce" also emerges, where 5th graders outperform younger peers in reading and math, suggesting a strong teaching team or effective interventions by that grade.

Despite spending $12,044 per student—higher than high-performing neighbors like Madden Elementary ($9,318)—outcomes lag, and a persistent "science gap" remains, with only 14.95% of 5th graders proficient in science in 2024-2025 versus 34.36% district-wide. The school’s performance is volatile, swinging from a 3-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 2-star in 2025-2026, unlike stable peers. On a positive note, Holley is becoming more effective for its "at-risk" students, ranking in the 57th percentile for this group in 2021-2022, up from the 40th percentile in 2018-2019, signaling progress for its high-needs population.

648

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,510

Per pupil spending ?

81.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

16655 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77083-3779

(281) 634-3850

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mary Austin Holley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hodges Bend Middle
High:	George Bush High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

African American:

30.9%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2023 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg59%

Texas avg50%

2,785^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

291^st of 947Fort Bend 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	39.7	2785 of 4643	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	2404 of 4651	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	1788 of 4710	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	3323 of 4647	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3061 of 4581	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	3104 of 4578	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2745 of 4479	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	1606 of 4359	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	1378 of 4329	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	1614 of 4286	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.0	1784 of 4320	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.0	863 of 4260	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.9	1335 of 4221	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.9	1707 of 4206	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.4	2674 of 4095	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	3044 of 3937	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	3352 of 3884	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	3606 of 3768	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1328 of 2414	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.9	263 of 2443	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	807 of 2443	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	761 of 2421	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	695 of 2444	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	471 of 2515	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	429 of 2483	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	853 of 1000	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	636 of 1045	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	930 of 1015	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	849 of 957	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	467 of 967	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	662 of 1009	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	475 of 1005	52.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	1902 of 4461	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	1910 of 4331	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	2561 of 4295	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.4	594 of 4240	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	1114 of 3668	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2165 of 3556	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1784 of 3487	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	1769 of 3446	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	3007 of 3333	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.7	1224 of 3226	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	3335 of 4588	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.4	1898 of 4658	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	3271 of 4588	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3107 of 4561	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	3228 of 4499	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2229 of 4348	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	1519 of 4306	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	1987 of 4425	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	1725 of 4465	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	3199 of 4401	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3081 of 4376	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3365 of 4329	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3562 of 4188	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	2204 of 4168	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	1440 of 4535	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	606 of 4594	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	2634 of 4521	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2571 of 4477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	2893 of 4451	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2097 of 4309	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	920 of 4264	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	2286 of 4597	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1348 of 4647	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	32.2	3240 of 4585	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	2964 of 4563	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	2878 of 4498	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3085 of 4357	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.1	1836 of 4319	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	2004 of 4308	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	1749 of 4292	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	1772 of 4086	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	2909 of 3952	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	2923 of 3799	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	2605 of 3684	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2056 of 3558	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	6.9	3016 of 3082	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)57th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-25 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 6, 2020

Awful. This school needs new leadership. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

I love this School, the bilingual program is excellent. My daughter is 7 and she masters English and Spanish in a excellent level. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Mary Austin Holley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16655 Bissonnet	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3850	648	48	13.4	81.0%	24 (3.7%)	200 (30.9%)	335 (51.7%)	64 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	39.7	2785^th of 4643 public elementary schools	40.0%		45.6	2404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	381	7.1	47.8	40.0	10.5	25.0	60.0	46.5	28.4	68.9			35.8	33.7	44.4			$12,510
Sst Sugarland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 277-7923	739	46	15.9	71.9%	34 (4.6%)	352 (47.6%)	249 (33.7%)	96 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	77.2	861^st of 4643 public elementary schools	81.5%		84.2	604^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.0%	257							59.1	59.0	59.1	75.7	68.2	65.2	63.9	59.1	62.2	63.6	$10,959
Mission Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16200 Beechnut St	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 634-4280	460	34	13.6	82.6%	19 (4.1%)	124 (27.0%)	253 (55.0%)	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	41.4	2639^th of 4643 public elementary schools	43.2%		22.5	3888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%	1249							60.0	44.3	47.7			50.8	33.3	37.9			$12,997
Mission West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4320	513	40	12.7	79.9%	20 (3.9%)	79 (15.4%)	353 (68.8%)	42 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	55	1865^th of 4643 public elementary schools	59.8%		67.3	1248^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%	617	70.0	12.5		66.7	0.0		59.7	59.4	62.5			43.1	34.8	45.8			$13,193
Arizona Fleming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Bissonnet St	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4600	462	38	12.2	79.4%	11 (2.4%)	83 (18.0%)	286 (61.9%)	72 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	39.5	2805^th of 4643 public elementary schools	39.6%		32.6	3281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%	476	11.1	16.7		50.0	18.2		49.0	51.7	53.5			34.7	33.9	40.3			$12,575
KIPP Unity Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8500 Hwy 6 S	Houston	77083	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0572	1,050	46	22.7	89.6%	14 (1.3%)	597 (56.9%)	364 (34.7%)	57 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	39.7	2780^th of 4643 public elementary schools	40.1%		59.4	1608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	1172							35.8	56.0	55.3			27.5	56.5	33.0			$7,222
Carolyn And Vernon Madden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17727 Abermore Ln	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-2740	924	57	16.0	23.2%	94 (10.2%)	123 (13.3%)	78 (8.4%)	588 (63.6%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	95.8	139^th of 4643 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.6	200^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	61							77.7	78.6	91.7			76.9	74.7	79.2			$8,396
Oyster Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16425 Mellow Oaks Ln	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5910	824	52	15.8	62.3%	121 (14.7%)	187 (22.7%)	184 (22.3%)	289 (35.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	73.7	993^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	78.6%		67	1262^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.9%	269							68.9	53.7	69.4			68.2	53.4	53.7			$8,967
Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17800 W Oaks Village Dr	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2800	410	31	13.3	68.8%	27 (6.6%)	141 (34.4%)	134 (32.7%)	84 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	70.9	1099^th of 4643 public elementary schools	76.3%		55.8	1785^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	686							54.4	57.4	71.4			48.5	52.5	74.6			$11,734
Iltexas Westpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	852	56	15.2	85.4%	17 (2.0%)	394 (46.2%)	399 (46.8%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	43.3	2504^th of 4643 public elementary schools	46.1%		45.8	2395^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	109		18.2	66.7			12.5	45.7	42.2	65.5			41.3	27.2	47.9			$9,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Austin Holley Elementary

What district is Mary Austin Holley Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Mary Austin Holley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary Austin Holley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hodges Bend Middle
High : George Bush High School

Is Mary Austin Holley Elementary a good school?

Mary Austin Holley Elementary ranks 2785^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mary Austin Holley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Mary Austin Holley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mary Austin Holley Elementary?

Students at Mary Austin Holley Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 31% African American, 10% Asian, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

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