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Hempstead Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hempstead Elementary in Hempstead, TX, serves 823 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Hempstead Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the bottom 17% of Texas districts. The school faces significant challenges, with 87.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a rate notably higher than nearby schools like H T Jones Elementary (79.58%) and Roberts Road Elementary (76.13%). This high concentration of economic disadvantage is a key factor in the school's academic struggles, as it consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, though it has shown a slight uptick from the 3rd percentile in 2022-2023 to the 11th percentile in 2025-2026.

Academic performance at Hempstead Elementary lags significantly behind neighboring schools. For example, only 27.72% of 3rd graders were proficient in Reading in 2025-2026, compared to 64.47% at Bryan Lowe Elementary in Waller Independent School District (Isd) and 50.72% at Alton Elementary in Brenham Independent School District (Isd). The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1, compared to 12.4:1 at Roberts Road Elementary and 16.8:1 at Bryan Lowe Elementary, which can make individualized instruction more difficult. Despite these needs, spending per student ($10,515) is comparable to other area schools, such as I T Holleman Elementary ($10,592).

There are some positive trends worth noting. African American students have shown consistent improvement, moving from the 16th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026. Additionally, White students at the school rank in the 66th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating—a stark contrast to the school's overall 11th percentile ranking. This suggests that some strategies may be working for specific groups, though the school must accelerate progress for all students, particularly the large Hispanic and economically disadvantaged populations. The nearby Waller Independent School District (Isd) schools, like Fields Store Elementary and Evelyn Turlington Elementary, consistently rank in the 60th-70th percentile with lower poverty rates, highlighting the systemic challenges Hempstead Elementary faces.

823

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,609

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1340 13th St
Hempstead, TX 77445-1007

(979) 826-2452

District: Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hempstead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hempstead Middle
High:	Hempstead High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

African American:

24.8%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Texas avg51%

4,130^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

786^th of 951Hempstead 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	18.5	4130 of 4627	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	4362 of 4651	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	4385 of 4710	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	4492 of 4647	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	4353 of 4581	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	4310 of 4578	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	4430 of 4479	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	4339 of 4359	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	4147 of 4329	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	3726 of 4286	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	3849 of 4320	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	3706 of 4260	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	3799 of 4221	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	3255 of 4206	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.0	1882 of 4095	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.5	1932 of 3937	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	2245 of 3884	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	1879 of 3768	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	2087 of 3724	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.4	2625 of 3476	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.6	2765 of 3475	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.7	3289 of 3465	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1628 of 2406	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1396 of 1905	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	2051 of 2443	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2337 of 2443	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2254 of 2421	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	2004 of 2444	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	2473 of 2515	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2407 of 2483	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	4124 of 4461	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3694 of 4331	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3981 of 4295	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	4206 of 4240	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2717 of 2918	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	3457 of 3668	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	3391 of 3556	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	3221 of 3487	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	2955 of 3446	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3094 of 3333	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	3137 of 3226	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	4185 of 4575	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	3470 of 3744	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4434 of 4658	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	4414 of 4588	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4362 of 4561	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	4015 of 4499	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	4329 of 4348	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	4292 of 4306	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	1971 of 3075	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	1817 of 2619	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2775 of 2980	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2436 of 2958	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	2641 of 3006	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	2596 of 3184	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	3056 of 3106	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	4083 of 4413	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	3427 of 3644	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4179 of 4465	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	4182 of 4401	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4064 of 4376	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	4063 of 4329	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	4111 of 4188	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	4145 of 4168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	3743 of 4520	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	3341 of 3705	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4344 of 4594	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	4359 of 4521	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4224 of 4477	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4146 of 4451	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	4256 of 4309	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	4254 of 4264	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	3918 of 4582	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	3498 of 3739	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	4325 of 4647	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	4440 of 4585	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	4278 of 4563	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4339 of 4498	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	4215 of 4357	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	4287 of 4319	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	3744 of 4301	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	3543 of 3549	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	3968 of 4292	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	3945 of 4086	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	3868 of 3952	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3599 of 3799	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	3605 of 3684	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3311 of 3558	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	1020 of 3006	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	7.6	2543 of 2612	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	2797 of 3108	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2996 of 3106	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2993 of 3082	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	2820 of 3082	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	3098 of 3142	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	3078 of 3127	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)66th percentile+55 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

Reading31%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Hempstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 13th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2452	823	41	19.8	87.2%	59 (7.2%)	204 (24.8%)	534 (64.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	18.5	4130^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.3	4362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%	232	27.7	22.6	38.7	29.4	30.9	39.8	$7,609
H T Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35753 Owens Rd	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-0395	720	51	14.0	79.6%	100 (13.9%)	125 (17.4%)	472 (65.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	48.7	2181^st of 4627 public elementary schools	52.9%		33.5	3227^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%	1046	59.1	34.1	36.3	61.4	58.9	36.3	$10,717
Fields Store Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31670 Giboney Rd	Waller	77484	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-4050	718	49	14.5	59.5%	314 (43.7%)	26 (3.6%)	360 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	60.3	1606^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.3%		55.4	1812^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%	206	54.1	52.5	60.2	54.2	54.5	45.9	$9,986
I T Holleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19455 Stokes Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9196	753	50	15.2	70.4%	167 (22.2%)	85 (11.3%)	467 (62.0%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	37.1	2947^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.3%		44.1	2489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.5%	458	37.6	39.3	51.5	29.1	55.7	43.9	$10,226
Evelyn Turlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23400 Hegar Rd	Hockley	77447	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-0100	715	48	15.0	57.1%	205 (28.7%)	92 (12.9%)	380 (53.1%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	59.9	1619^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.0%		55.2	1827^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.7%	208	55.1	52.3	62.8	53.1	49.5	47.4	$8,051
O'Bryant Pri	Public	PK, KG-3	413 S Tesch	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 865-5907	563	42	13.3	49.4%	273 (48.5%)	39 (6.9%)	217 (38.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)								(n/a)	43.1			44.4			$9,142
O'Bryant Intermediate	Public	4-5	414 S Tesch	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 865-3671	266	19	13.9	45.9%	145 (54.5%)	19 (7.1%)	86 (32.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	36.6	2976^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.7%		40.6	2733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.2%	243		42.7	47.2		46.1	41.0	$10,508
Roberts Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24920 Zube Rd	Hockley	77447	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-0300	595	48	12.4	76.1%	83 (13.9%)	90 (15.1%)	400 (67.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	41.7	2604^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.5	2956^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%	352	54.0	34.9	59.1	35.2	36.1	48.3	$8,818
Krause Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 E Stone	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3860	655	42	15.6	69.6%	160 (24.4%)	100 (15.3%)	367 (56.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	24.1	3801^st of 4627 public elementary schools	17.9%		20.9	3977^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.5%	176	35.2	37.8		34.4	32.4		$8,205
Bryan Lowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31502 Conifer Farm Dr	Hockley	77447	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(936) 310-6600	839	50	16.8	58.8%	129 (15.4%)	124 (14.8%)	517 (61.6%)	44 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	64.5	1382^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	70.1%					(n/a)	64.5	65.6	53.7	54.3	58.9	37.6	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Hempstead Elementary

Is Hempstead Elementary a good school?

Hempstead Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hempstead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hempstead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hempstead Middle
High : Hempstead High School

How many students attend Hempstead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Hempstead Elementary.

What district is Hempstead Elementary in?

Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Hempstead Elementary?

Students at Hempstead Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 25% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

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