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Bonham Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bonham Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 940 students in a densely populated area of southwest Houston, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. After years of ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools, Bonham has shown a significant upward trend, climbing from the 7th percentile to the 19th percentile in the most recent data—its highest rank in several years. This suggests recent interventions may be starting to work, though performance remains well below state and district averages.

The most striking positive metric is Bonham's exceptional progress with African American students, who jumped from the 4th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 61st percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating—a dramatic turnaround not seen in nearby schools. Additionally, 3rd-grade math is a relative bright spot, with 43.55% of students proficient, nearly matching the district (46.03%) and state (44.33%). However, a critical weakness exists in 5th-grade science, where only 3.82% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 24.95% in the district and 29.57% in the state—the lowest science score among nearby schools like White E Elementary (20.88%) and Elrod Elementary (31.11%).

Bonham's story is best understood by comparing it to Elrod Elementary, just 1.55 miles away, which serves a similarly high-poverty population (98% free/reduced lunch) but ranks in the 81st percentile—a stark reminder that funding and demographics alone don't determine success. While Bonham's performance with Hispanic students is slowly improving (18th to 25th percentile), its English Language Learner (ELL) students have declined from the 29th to the 16th percentile, a worrying trend given that nearby schools like Sutton Elementary achieve much better results with similar populations. The school appears at a pivotal moment, where replicating the strategies that boosted African American outcomes across other subgroups could determine whether it builds on recent gains or falls back into historical patterns.

940

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,915

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8302 Braes River Dr
Houston, TX 77074-4212

(713) 778-3480

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sugar Grove Academy
High:	Sharpstown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

Asian:

14.3%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

3,726^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

149^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	25.4	3726 of 4627	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	4064 of 4651	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	4356 of 4710	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	4329 of 4647	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3727 of 4581	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3586 of 4578	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4209 of 4479	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	3822 of 4359	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	4152 of 4329	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	4172 of 4286	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	4170 of 4320	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	3731 of 4260	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.5	2221 of 4221	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	2824 of 4206	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	0.3	4090 of 4095	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	3675 of 3937	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	3823 of 3884	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	3628 of 3768	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	3644 of 3724	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	3407 of 3476	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.5	3209 of 3475	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	3067 of 3465	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	934 of 2406	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	1796 of 2443	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2347 of 2443	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	1414 of 2421	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1490 of 2444	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1980 of 2515	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1727 of 2483	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	957 of 999	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	1040 of 1045	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.2	1014 of 1015	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	2701 of 4461	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	2098 of 4331	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	4074 of 4295	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2960 of 4240	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	3089 of 3668	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	2804 of 3556	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	2490 of 3487	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2078 of 3446	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	3118 of 3333	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	2406 of 3226	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4040 of 4575	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4419 of 4658	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4299 of 4588	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3760 of 4561	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3293 of 4499	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3733 of 4348	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	3749 of 4306	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	2352 of 2980	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2278 of 2958	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	1847 of 3006	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	2993 of 3184	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	2835 of 3106	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3304 of 4413	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3529 of 4465	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3607 of 4401	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3270 of 4376	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3193 of 4329	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3800 of 4188	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3422 of 4168	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	3036 of 4520	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	3982 of 4594	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4013 of 4521	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3149 of 4477	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	3082 of 4451	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	3899 of 4309	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3372 of 4264	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3346 of 4582	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3852 of 4647	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4212 of 4585	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3710 of 4563	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	3588 of 4498	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	4235 of 4357	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	3768 of 4319	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	3727 of 4301	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2670 of 4292	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.1	4007 of 4086	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	3700 of 3952	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3630 of 3799	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	3600 of 3684	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	3548 of 3558	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)61st percentile+42 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)21st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Reading32%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8302 Braes River Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3480	940	64	14.7	98.2%	26 (2.8%)	130 (13.8%)	643 (68.4%)	134 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	25.4	3726^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.5%		19.4	4064^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%	338				31.9	31.5			30.3	30.9	35.4				43.6	37.1	46.9				$10,915
Step Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	8282 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	324	20	16.0	88.0%	5 (1.5%)	52 (16.0%)	265 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.6	2979^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.6%		39	2839^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%	140							32.3	47.2	40.0	48.7	41.5	57.1	48.4	55.6	25.0	25.6	46.3	45.2	29.0	$10,997
Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8440 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-5839	526	7	77.0	97.3%	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	496 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25	3756^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.8%		26.9	3612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.3%	144	7.1	50.0	36.4	0.0		0.0		27.1	37.7	45.8				26.0	42.1	37.5				$10,918
Neff Ecc	Public	PK, KG-1	8200 Carvel Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3470	550	33	16.6	98.7%	11 (2.0%)	29 (5.3%)	475 (86.4%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)																				$11,201
McNamara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8714 McAvoy Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3460	916	53	17.2	98.1%	27 (2.9%)	77 (8.4%)	611 (66.7%)	194 (21.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	38.3	2870^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.0%		37.9	2929^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%	59	53.6			57.9				35.4	41.3	37.0				42.4	48.4	52.5				$8,573
Neff Elementary	Public	2-5	8301 Neff St	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9566	709	43	16.4	96.1%	10 (1.4%)	38 (5.4%)	611 (86.2%)	43 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	36.3	3000^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.2%		26.7	3632^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%	632				31.6	19.5			28.8	44.8	43.2				26.8	54.6	56.4				$9,198
Sutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7402 Albacore Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3400	833	51	16.3	96.4%	29 (3.5%)	57 (6.8%)	698 (83.8%)	41 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	57.9	1719^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.8%		54.5	1873^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.7%	154	54.1	20.6	35.3	46.2	23.3	0.0		42.4	55.6	55.3				34.1	67.4	54.5				$9,997
White E Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9001 Triola Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3490	691	41	16.8	91.9%	8 (1.2%)	20 (2.9%)	589 (85.2%)	70 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	3240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		24.4	3764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.1%	524	20.0							48.0	34.8	47.7				40.2	29.4	44.3				$8,681
Elrod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6230 Dumfries Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3330	742	42	17.6	98.0%	11 (1.5%)	128 (17.3%)	584 (78.7%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	76.8	877^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.0%		67.8	1219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.8%	342	56.8	61.9	56.0	40.0	76.9	78.1		52.6	70.3	75.7				41.7	60.7	67.2				$8,903
KIPP Connect Houston Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6700 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3023	1,056	45	23.5	76.7%	47 (4.5%)	199 (18.8%)	658 (62.3%)	127 (12.0%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)	71.5	1074^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.8%		73.3	989^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.7%	85								52.0	66.4	69.1				47.2	69.5	53.2				$7,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonham Elementary

What district is Bonham Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Bonham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 940 students attended Bonham Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bonham Elementary?

Students at Bonham Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 14% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Bonham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sugar Grove Academy
High : Sharpstown High School

Is Bonham Elementary a good school?

Bonham Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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