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Tice Elementary

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Tice Elementary ranks 1324 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tice Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) in Houston, TX, serving 669 students in a predominantly low-income community where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has engineered a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 30th percentile statewide in 2019 to the 71st percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 4-star rating after being a 2-star school just a few years prior. Its consistent upward trajectory over five years signals effective, long-term strategies that are making a real difference for students.

Tice Elementary truly stands out for its exceptional results with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this group and earning a 5-star rating—a powerful achievement given that over 91% of its own students fall into this category. The school also excels with its African American students, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide. In math, Tice consistently outperforms both district and state averages across all tested grades; for example, 5th-grade math proficiency reached 61.17% compared to the district's 55.86% and the state's 47.38%. This strength in math sets it apart from nearby schools like Green Valley Elementary and Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary, which often fall below district averages in this subject.

Compared to its peers, Tice shows more balanced performance across all grade levels than James B Havard Elementary, which had a stellar 5th-grade reading score but very low 3rd-grade math. While Purple Sage Elementary is a close competitor with strong recent gains, Tice has a longer track record of improvement. Nearby charter schools like The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus and Idea Lake Houston Academy significantly underperform Tice, highlighting it as a high-quality public school option. One area for future focus is its Gifted and Talented program, which ranked only in the 51st percentile, suggesting room to better challenge its highest-achieving students.

669

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,255

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14120 Wallisville
Houston, TX 77049-4031

(832) 386-4050

District: Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tice Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cobb 6th Grade Campus
	Cunningham Middle
High:	North Shore Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

African American:

21.5%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

1,324^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

332^nd of 947Galena Park 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	65.6	1324 of 4643	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	1085 of 4651	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	1692 of 4710	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	1855 of 4647	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2558 of 4581	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2744 of 4578	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3129 of 4479	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2373 of 4359	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	2143 of 4329	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	1849 of 4286	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.5	1451 of 4320	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.4	1203 of 4260	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	71.2	1122 of 4221	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	86.1	382 of 4206	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	152 of 4095	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	250 of 3937	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.2	141 of 3884	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.6	132 of 3768	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	83.9	223 of 3724	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	185 of 3476	94.7%	★★★★★
2005	85.7	174 of 3475	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	85.6	147 of 3465	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	259 of 2414	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	477 of 2443	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	693 of 2443	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	35.7	1650 of 2421	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1835 of 2444	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1526 of 2515	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	671 of 2483	73.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	1303 of 4461	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	1134 of 4331	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	1839 of 4295	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	987 of 4240	76.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.3	868 of 3668	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	437 of 3556	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	514 of 3487	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	636 of 3446	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	1992 of 3333	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	1142 of 3226	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	1561 of 4588	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	1676 of 4658	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	1619 of 4588	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	2575 of 4561	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	2537 of 4499	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3025 of 4348	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	2908 of 4306	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	1503 of 3080	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	1739 of 2980	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	1846 of 2958	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	1730 of 3006	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1949 of 3184	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	1872 of 3106	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	902 of 4425	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1046 of 4465	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	1033 of 4401	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	1038 of 4376	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	1409 of 4329	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	2576 of 4188	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2029 of 4168	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	423 of 4535	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	72.4	811 of 4594	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	1132 of 4521	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	1923 of 4477	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	2094 of 4451	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	2409 of 4309	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1694 of 4264	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	1209 of 4597	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	1616 of 4647	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	2131 of 4585	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	2552 of 4563	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	2915 of 4498	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3187 of 4357	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	2004 of 4319	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	949 of 4308	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	1862 of 4292	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1738 of 4086	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	2809 of 3952	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3028 of 3799	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	2984 of 3684	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	2468 of 3558	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	88.4	164 of 3142	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	22.8	2693 of 3127	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2019)95th percentile+65 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)71st percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

My child attended Tice 2013-14 school year and was very happy. She transferred from a low performing school and I just wasn't seeing positive results. I wanted the best education I could possibly get from GPISD so I moved her to TICE and the results are on paper and through her self esteem. She passed all three parts of the STAAR and the teachers were able to identify the difficulties she was having in two weeks from when school started. They worked hard as well as she did to get great results. She's excited about a new school year and thanks to the TICE TEAM she tells everyone about how she had a great year. It's amazing to see her excited and outgoing. Thanks to the teachers, principal, asst. principal, faculty, and staff for all your support. Keep Up the Great Work! 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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 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 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Tice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14120 Wallisville	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4050	669	43	15.7	91.3%	11 (1.6%)	144 (21.5%)	496 (74.1%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	65.6	1324^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.5%		71.1	1085^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.7%	239							42.1	59.6	64.1				51.1	58.7	61.2					$10,255
The Rhodes School - Humble	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13334 Wallisville Rd Building	Houston	77049	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 319-9300	236	20	11.8	74.6%	5 (2.1%)	209 (88.6%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.4%)	32.7	3255^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.6	3816^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	561							31.3	23.1	30.6	46.2	44.8	53.9	45.8	56.4	30.6	34.6	39.3	65.4	46.2	$13,693
Idea Lake Houston Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 844-4700	719	31	22.9	88.5%	20 (2.8%)	156 (21.7%)	538 (74.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46.5	2304^th of 4643 public elementary schools	50.4%		32	3313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.8%	1009							54.2	57.0	55.9				32.7	41.3	40.9					$10,335
Green Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13350 Woodforest Blvd	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4390	565	46	12.4	94.0%	8 (1.4%)	103 (18.2%)	450 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34.4	3136^th of 4643 public elementary schools	32.5%		38.3	2903^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.6%	233			20.0				26.0	31.9	53.6				35.9	50.0	47.3					$11,993
Purple Sage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Purple Sage Blvd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3100	428	33	13.1	91.8%	11 (2.6%)	60 (14.0%)	356 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	1110^th of 4643 public elementary schools	76.1%		57.4	1704^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	594							44.1	59.4	79.7				44.8	67.2	60.3					$13,537
Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12425 Woodforest Blvd	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 450-7108	401	28	14.4	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.2%)	339 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42.8	2537^th of 4643 public elementary schools	45.4%		42.2	2630^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.5%	93	26.1	40.0		18.2			69.7	33.3	39.5				51.4	45.5	37.2					$14,331
Normandy Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12500 Normandy Crossing Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1600	596	43	14.0	91.8%	17 (2.9%)	188 (31.5%)	373 (62.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	39.8	2773^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	40.3%		27.5	3582^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%	809							40.0	40.6	49.0				32.1	49.5	52.6					$10,892
Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	816 Cimarron	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3240	669	45	14.7	91.0%	21 (3.1%)	8 (1.2%)	638 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50.6	2093^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	54.9%		54.4	1885^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.5%	208							46.8	54.1	57.0				47.3	47.3	42.5					$11,085
James B Havard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15150 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3710	694	46	15.2	83.9%	15 (2.2%)	141 (20.3%)	520 (74.9%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	58.9	1664^th of 4643 public elementary schools	64.2%		65	1348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.0%	316							41.1	50.0	82.1				30.9	55.4	75.0					$10,981
Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 New Forest Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4000	621	44	14.2	85.0%	5 (0.8%)	268 (43.2%)	316 (50.9%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	31.2	3367^th of 4643 public elementary schools	27.5%		41.1	2702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	665	25.0			16.7			39.4	39.0	54.4				32.4	27.2	45.0					$11,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Tice Elementary

Is Tice Elementary a good school?

Tice Elementary ranks 1324^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tice Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Tice Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Tice Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tice Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cobb 6th Grade Campus
Middle : Cunningham Middle
High : North Shore Senior High

What district is Tice Elementary in?

Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Tice Elementary?

Students at Tice Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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