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Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary

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Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary ranks 3360 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) serving 621 students in the Houston, TX area, where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the district itself is rated above average, Williamson Elementary has recently fallen to the 27th percentile in state rankings, a sharp decline that sets it apart from nearby schools like Purple Sage Elementary (76th percentile) and North Shore Elementary (74th percentile), which are all performing in the top 30% of Texas schools.

The most critical academic weakness is in mathematics, where proficiency rates are dramatically lower than peers. For example, 4th grade math proficiency at Williamson is just 27.16%, compared to 67.19% at Purple Sage and 63.51% at North Shore. Additionally, the school shows a severe gender achievement gap, with effectiveness for male students dropping to the 12th percentile (1 star) while female students rank in the 51st percentile. The school’s Gifted and Talented program has also plummeted to the 6th percentile, suggesting that high-achieving students are not being adequately challenged.

Despite these challenges, there is a notable bright spot: Williamson’s Spanish-language STAAR program outperforms both the district and state in several areas, including 3rd and 4th grade reading and 3rd grade math. This indicates that the bilingual/ESL program is a relative strength. However, even the typical "5th grade bounce" in reading (54.43%) is not enough to close the gap with peers like James B Havard Elementary (82.14%), suggesting that foundational gaps from earlier grades remain too large to overcome fully.

621

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,066

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6720 New Forest Pkwy
Houston, TX 77049

(832) 386-4000

District: Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

African American:

43.2%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

3,360^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

336^th of 951Galena 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	31.2	3360 of 4627	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.1	2702 of 4651	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	2189 of 4710	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	2934 of 4647	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2644 of 4581	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	2939 of 4578	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2459 of 4479	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2383 of 4359	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	2319 of 4329	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.4	1703 of 4286	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.4	1596 of 4320	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.9	2909 of 4260	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	2394 of 4221	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.4	1058 of 4206	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	531 of 4095	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	301 of 3937	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	73.3	876 of 3884	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	739 of 3768	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.0	1077 of 3724	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	1169 of 2406	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	897 of 2443	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	995 of 2443	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	963 of 2421	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	1286 of 2444	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	824 of 2515	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	837 of 2483	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	53.8	543 of 1015	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	624 of 1009	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	403 of 1005	59.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	2169 of 4461	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	1899 of 4331	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	2103 of 4295	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1310 of 4240	69.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.8	1623 of 3668	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1842 of 3556	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	924 of 3487	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	1081 of 3446	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	1109 of 3333	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	376 of 3226	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2227 of 4575	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	1648 of 4658	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	3003 of 4588	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2642 of 4561	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3359 of 4499	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2819 of 4348	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2489 of 4306	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	2884 of 3075	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	1798 of 2980	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	2370 of 2958	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2096 of 3006	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	2703 of 3184	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2243 of 3106	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	2613 of 4413	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	1536 of 4465	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2335 of 4401	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	1606 of 4376	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	2371 of 4329	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1876 of 4188	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2053 of 4168	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2962 of 4520	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	1772 of 4594	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2760 of 4521	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	1990 of 4477	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	2889 of 4451	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1882 of 4309	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	1930 of 4264	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	4045 of 4582	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3072 of 4647	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2731 of 4585	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	2640 of 4563	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	2555 of 4498	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2062 of 4357	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	2336 of 4319	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	1881 of 4301	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	2289 of 4292	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3090 of 4086	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3040 of 3952	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3121 of 3799	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2232 of 3684	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	2621 of 3558	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile~ school

African American (2026)51st percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)51st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2023)47th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

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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	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
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	3360^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.4%		41.1	2702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	658	25.0			16.7			39.4	39.0	54.4				32.4	27.2	45.0					$11,066
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	1109^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.0%		57.4	1704^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	595							44.1	59.4	79.7				44.8	67.2	60.3					$13,537
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%)	58.8	1660^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.1%		65	1348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.0%	312							41.1	50.0	82.1				30.9	55.4	75.0					$10,981
Royalwood Elementary	Public	1-5	7715 Royalwood Dr	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2700	607	40	15.0	90.1%	35 (5.8%)	75 (12.4%)	490 (80.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	35.5	3049^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		33.6	3221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	30.7%	172	17.4			40.0			55.8	47.3	39.1				40.4	35.5	34.6					$10,398
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%)	65.5	1321^st of 4627 public elementary schools	71.5%		71.1	1085^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.7%	236							42.1	59.6	64.1				51.1	58.7	61.2					$10,255
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	2298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.3%		32	3313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.8%	1015							54.2	57.0	55.9				32.7	41.3	40.9					$10,335
The Rhodes School - Humble	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13334 Wallisville Rd Blds B-H	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	3247^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.8%		23.6	3816^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	569							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
North Shore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14310 Duncannon	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4660	965	56	17.1	90.5%	25 (2.6%)	78 (8.1%)	850 (88.1%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	69	1182^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.5%		55.5	1801^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.3%	619	0.0	60.0	42.9		50.0	50.0	55.7	53.4	61.1				60.3	63.5	54.3					$10,527
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	3127^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.4%		38.3	2903^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.6%	224			20.0				26.0	31.9	53.6				35.9	50.0	47.3					$11,993
The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	13334 Wallisville Rd Building	Houston	77049	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-9797	200	17	11.7	78.5%	14 (7.0%)	162 (81.0%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)																				$19,901

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary?

Students at Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 43% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary.

Is Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary a good school?

Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary ranks 3360^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary in?

Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

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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

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