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Briargrove Elementary

Q: Is Briargrove Elementary a good school?

Briargrove Elementary ranks 1880 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Briargrove Elementary is a mid-sized PK-5 school in Houston's Galleria/Uptown area, serving 871 students within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), where about 56% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Briargrove is a school at a crossroads, showing clear strengths in supporting its most vulnerable students while facing significant academic challenges. The school has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 80th percentile to the 59th percentile. This places it as a "middle of the road" performer in a highly competitive neighborhood, surrounded by extremes. For example, nearby Memorial Drive Elementary and Mandarin Immersion Magnet School rank in the 99th and 100th percentiles, while Mark White Elementary and Draw Academy rank much lower. The school's most significant area of excellence is its support for Special Education students, where it ranks in the 77th percentile—a performance that has been consistent over the last three years. However, a critical weakness persists in mathematics, with 4th-grade math proficiency at just 39.16%, well below both the district and state averages.

Briargrove's recovery from the pandemic has been uneven. While reading scores have recovered well and are now at or above state averages, math recovery has been much weaker, particularly in the upper elementary grades. The school is also competing directly with high-performing magnet and charter programs like Briarmeadow Charter and Mandarin Immersion Magnet School, which draw families seeking higher academic performance. Interestingly, when compared to its closest neighbor, School At St George Place—a school with similar demographics—Briargrove consistently underperforms in both reading and math, suggesting that its challenges may be related to school-specific instructional strategies or leadership rather than its student population alone.

871

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,409

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6145 San Felipe St
Houston, TX 77057-2899

(713) 917-3600

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Briargrove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tanglewood Middle
High:	Wisdom High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

African American:

23.2%

White:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 41st percentile in 2023 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 59th (2026) from a 41st-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

1,880^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	54.7	1880 of 4627	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	2335 of 4651	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2735 of 4710	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2763 of 4647	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	1650 of 4581	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	1604 of 4578	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1521 of 4479	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	869 of 4359	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	903 of 4329	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.1	1201 of 4286	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	70.8	1226 of 4320	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	1285 of 4260	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	1673 of 4221	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	1110 of 4206	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	64.7	1516 of 4095	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	1219 of 3937	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.2	1015 of 3884	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	821 of 3768	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	1007 of 3724	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	69.4	1050 of 3476	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.1	455 of 3475	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	76.3	612 of 3465	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	846 of 2406	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	1642 of 2443	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1409 of 2443	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	1022 of 2421	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	1319 of 2444	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1839 of 2515	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	859 of 2483	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	717 of 999	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	846 of 1045	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	875 of 1015	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	783 of 957	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	701 of 967	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	829 of 1009	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	664 of 1005	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.8	1366 of 4461	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	1507 of 4331	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	2916 of 4295	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	2091 of 4240	50.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	699 of 1643	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	2035 of 3668	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	2559 of 3556	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.3	1404 of 3487	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	1409 of 3446	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	2686 of 3333	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1979 of 3226	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	1865 of 4575	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	1878 of 4658	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	2988 of 4588	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	1887 of 4561	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	1466 of 4499	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	1450 of 4348	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	1199 of 4306	72.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	1451 of 3075	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2050 of 2980	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	1065 of 2958	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	922 of 3006	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	1961 of 3184	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	1716 of 3106	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2095 of 4413	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2368 of 4465	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2727 of 4401	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	1681 of 4376	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	2432 of 4329	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2276 of 4188	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	1212 of 4168	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	1465 of 4520	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	2785 of 4594	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3495 of 4521	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.1	1734 of 4477	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	2247 of 4451	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	2041 of 4309	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	908 of 4264	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	1841 of 4582	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	2543 of 4647	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	2345 of 4585	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	1434 of 4563	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	1750 of 4498	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	1576 of 4357	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	743 of 4319	82.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	806 of 1106	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	951 of 1128	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	641 of 1099	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	499 of 1004	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	282 of 1112	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	414 of 1046	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	991 of 4301	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1281 of 4292	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	1070 of 4086	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	1302 of 3952	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	926 of 3799	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.2	2145 of 3558	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	1340 of 3006	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	1517 of 3108	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	2488 of 3106	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	1421 of 3082	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	1493 of 3082	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	1560 of 3142	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1022 of 3127	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)77th percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile~ school

White (2026)55th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)28th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 30, 2021

academically school is extremely poor. No home work to kids. Fortunately, we have new principal (Kelly M) in 2020. When Thayer Hutcheson was principal, we were getting hell lot of emails almost every week about donations rather than academics.

I wont recommend this school if you are looking good academics to your kids Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

This school does not bridge the gap for minority children even when the parent has interest. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

fantastic PTO, principal, teachers, all responsive to high performing kids' needs, extra work and academic challenges! Thank you all!! Close Quote

by a citizen
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Sorry, but the school needs to focus a lot more on their academics, and studies. Also, they should equally balance the enrollment of different races, to get e better understanding of cultural diversity. Do i have a say on this? Of course, because I went to briargrove for elementary, and I learned nearly squatch. When middle school comes around, some of those lil' briargrovers will be wishing they didn't exist.
My main point is: better academics, and no indulging of children(yes there were a lot of annoying spoiled people when I went there. So if I could nice a school that briargrove should follow, it would be T H Rogers. Also, I demand that briargrove have a language elective, or a language class, because I think that it will help kids the most as they enter high school, as far as high-school credit. now all of you parents, if your kid goes to briargrove, take care, and make sure they dont get their iphone, or their ps3 or all of their expensive little goodies, and Drill them on some good old math.

-Anonymous Out! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 18, 2011

I love this school. This is the second year my kids have gone here and they always rave about how much fun they have in school. They're always doing some sort of projects that surprises me like growing meal worms and building things from recycled products. They are in the first and third grade so I don't expect these things from them being so young. They have fun and learn so much! When my daughter was in her old school I would ask her what she's learned and it's always... mmmm I don't know. Now they can't wait to tell me about the things they work on in school!

The teachers are fantastic. You can tell because when I talk to them they'll have a twinkle in their eye and reference the kids as their babies.

Though it's a public school I sincerely feel like it's a private school setting. They try to raise a lot of money and recycle to make money for the school so the kids can do these special projects which I'm fine with donating! There are a lot of parents who are involved as well so it shows good commitment to the kids' education. When you walk through the doors you'll see parents volunteering all of the place which is great!!!

Take a tour of the school and you'll see how happy the children are here. I wish I had the time to volunteer but I'm a single mother; at least I know my kids are cared for here. Close Quote

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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 EOC Biology (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Briargrove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6145 San Felipe St	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3600	871	45	19.4	56.3%	181 (20.8%)	202 (23.2%)	356 (40.9%)	95 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	54.7	1880^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.4%		46.7	2335^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%	455							53.1	58.3	58.2				49.2	39.2	47.8					$7,409
Mark White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Old Farm Rd	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-6571	486	30	16.2	76.7%	64 (13.2%)	143 (29.4%)	223 (45.9%)	35 (7.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	31.6	3330^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.0%		47.2	2305^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%	1025	9.1	14.3	16.7	8.3			46.7	37.8	56.8				30.2	35.0	32.5					$9,406
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5445 W Alabama	Houston	77056	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5276	822	46	17.7	22.4%	94 (11.4%)	87 (10.6%)	149 (18.1%)	405 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (10.5%)	99	19^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.4	42^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	99.1%	23					96.8	100.0	93.4	89.5	97.4	91.2	86.9	90.1	92.3	96.5	98.7	80.2		84.3	58.0	$7,823
Pilgrim Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6302 Skyline	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-4672	1,233	68	18.1	97.6%	30 (2.4%)	51 (4.1%)	1,143 (92.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56.5	1786^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.4%		47.7	2278^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.0%	492	0.0				73.5		41.0	54.6	44.4	57.9	65.1	72.1	45.7	73.1	52.8	47.1	43.1	67.2	47.3	$8,375
School At St George Place	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Hidalgo St	Houston	77056	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 625-1499	781	43	18.1	54.8%	128 (16.4%)	190 (24.3%)	335 (42.9%)	92 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	62.9	1464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.4%		54.9	1852^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.2%	388							57.3	58.3	60.0				55.6	49.5	49.6					$8,234
Memorial Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11202 Smithdale	Houston	77024	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-6300	388	26	14.7	7.2%	256 (66.0%)	8 (2.1%)	59 (15.2%)	33 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	99.1	17^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.6%		99.2	12^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.7%	5							88.2	94.1	95.2				80.7	90.5	95.5	100.0				$9,382
Draw Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3920 Stoney Brook Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	Draw Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 706-3729	696	24	29.3	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (98.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	3906^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.6%		12.3	4401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	5.4%	495	0.0						30.0	35.5	54.2	40.3	39.3	44.2	32.3	21.0	32.2	21.0	17.9	49.1	7.7	$11,711
Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5503 El Camino Del Rey	Houston	77081	Harris County	Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 349-9945	524	29	18.0	97.5%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	514 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.2	1798^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.1%		73.1	998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%	800							40.9	55.1	72.1				49.3	46.4	47.1					$9,451
Hunters Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10650 Beinhorn	Houston	77024	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-6000	575	39	14.7	18.8%	332 (57.7%)	33 (5.7%)	117 (20.3%)	62 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	93.4	233^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	95.0%		90.5	355^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.4%	122							79.6	80.4	81.4				59.5	79.6	75.0	100.0				$9,056
Briarmeadow Charter	Public	PK, KG-8	3601 Dunvale	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5500	591	35	16.9	42.8%	156 (26.4%)	71 (12.0%)	158 (26.7%)	174 (29.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	89.2	411^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.1%		82.3	674^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.5%	263					100.0		74.0	75.7	77.8	82.4	86.3	94.9	61.6	62.9	66.7	72.6	92.2		69.2	$8,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Briargrove Elementary

What schools do graduates of Briargrove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Briargrove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tanglewood Middle
High : Wisdom High School

How many students attend Briargrove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Briargrove Elementary.

What district is Briargrove Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Briargrove Elementary a good school?

Briargrove Elementary ranks 1880^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Briargrove Elementary?

Students at Briargrove Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 23% African American, 21% White, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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