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Burnet Elementary

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Burnet Elementary ranks 3255 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Burnet Elementary is a K-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 324 students in a high-poverty area of Houston, TX, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 1-star rating, placing it in the bottom third of Texas elementary schools, and its performance lags behind several nearby schools with similar demographics. For example, Henderson J Elementary (1.58 miles away) ranks in the 82nd percentile, and Cage Elementary (1.22 miles away) ranks in the 74th percentile, showing that better outcomes are possible in the same community.

The most significant academic challenge at Burnet is mathematics, where proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades consistently fall 8-13 percentage points below the district average and 8-11 points below the state average. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Henderson J Elementary, which achieved 80.49% proficiency in 5th-grade math. Additionally, performance for male students has been highly volatile, dropping from the 54th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting a systemic issue. Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($10,993) than several higher-performing peers, including Lantrip Elementary ($9,559) and Cage Elementary ($10,331), creating a "high spend, low outcome" profile that warrants a closer look at how resources are used.

There are some bright spots worth noting. In the 2022-2023 school year, Burnet showed strong reading performance, with 3rd graders achieving 57% proficiency and 5th graders achieving 62% proficiency—both exceeding district and state averages—though this success was not sustained in subsequent years. The school's special education program also showed extreme inconsistency, ranking in the 93rd percentile in 2023-2024 but only the 17th percentile two years earlier, which may be due to small class sizes. Science is a universal weakness across the area, with only 13.95% of Burnet's 5th graders proficient, a problem shared by nearby schools like Tijerina Elementary (17.5%) and Lantrip Elementary (11.84%). This suggests that while Burnet faces significant challenges, its past reading success proves improvement is possible with the right strategies.

324

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,345

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5403 Canal St
Houston, TX 77011-2307

(713) 924-1780

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Burnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Navarro Middle
High:	Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

African American:

3.7%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 47th percentile in 2023 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 47th-percentile peak (2023) to 30th (2026)

!Reading scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

3,255^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

123^rd 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	32.6	3255 of 4627	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	3770 of 4651	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3097 of 4710	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2447 of 4647	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2792 of 4581	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3653 of 4578	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2602 of 4479	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2708 of 4359	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	3250 of 4329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	3322 of 4286	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	3274 of 4320	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	65.7	1439 of 4260	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.7	2619 of 4221	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.2	1636 of 4206	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	1821 of 4095	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.4	2560 of 3937	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.1	3144 of 3884	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.1	2203 of 3768	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	2845 of 3724	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	2868 of 3476	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	3146 of 3475	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	30.4	2858 of 3465	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	85.6	189 of 2443	92.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	1419 of 4461	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	2160 of 4331	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	1042 of 4295	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	1601 of 4240	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	2599 of 3668	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.1	1093 of 3556	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	1036 of 3487	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	1831 of 3446	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	988 of 3333	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	1140 of 3226	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	2814 of 4575	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2545 of 4658	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	2819 of 4588	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2576 of 4561	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3981 of 4499	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2255 of 4348	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2585 of 4306	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	1956 of 3006	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	2695 of 3184	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	2838 of 3106	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	2897 of 4413	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	2981 of 4465	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	2235 of 4401	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2619 of 4376	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3494 of 4329	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2138 of 4188	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2410 of 4168	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2210 of 4520	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	3218 of 4594	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.7	2071 of 4521	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	1966 of 4477	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	3425 of 4451	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1598 of 4309	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	2100 of 4264	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3483 of 4582	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3866 of 4647	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2100 of 4585	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	2944 of 4563	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	3174 of 4498	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2867 of 4357	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2808 of 4319	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	2699 of 4301	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	86.0	287 of 4292	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	26.2	3293 of 3952	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	2770 of 3684	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3317 of 3558	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)92nd percentile+45 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)35th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Burnet Elementary	Public	K-5	5403 Canal St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1780	324	18	18.0	90.1%	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.7%)	306 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.6	3255^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.7%		24.4	3770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%	515							37.0	43.2	50.9	37.0	40.0	36.8	$12,345
Laurenzo Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	205 N Delmar	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0350	240	13	18.7	90.8%	5 (2.1%)	22 (9.2%)	212 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$10,110
Tijerina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Sherman St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1790	333	20	16.6	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	322 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.2	3139^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.2%		43.9	2507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.1%	632				93.3			47.2	35.1	39.5	61.9	43.9	34.2	$12,366
Ripley House Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4410 Navigation Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Bakerripley Community Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 315-6413	322	20	16.3	91.3%	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)	300 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.9	3824^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.4%		11.9	4419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.0%	595							40.5	25.6	43.1	23.8	37.2	41.2	$13,727
Lantrip Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Telephone Rd	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1670	405	28	14.5	76.5%	33 (8.1%)	29 (7.2%)	338 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	57.3	1743^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	62.3%		32.3	3289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%	1546							55.1	51.0	58.7	42.9	46.9	59.6	$10,665
Cage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4528 Leeland St	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1700	319	26	12.3	89.3%	6 (1.9%)	17 (5.3%)	293 (91.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.2	1221^st of 4627 public elementary schools	73.6%		70.9	1093^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.5%	128	0.0	50.0		52.9	60.6		77.8	61.7	66.7	33.3	73.3	42.6	$16,690
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 Canal St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1820	218	17	12.8	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	212 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	1836^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		47.3	2298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.6%	462							60.0	59.3	39.4	52.0	74.1	36.4	$14,926
Carrillo Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	960 S Wayside Dr	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1870	346	19	18.2	82.9%	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	329 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.3	3351^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		30	3435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	84							30.4	38.6	48.0	32.6	43.2	46.0	$11,435
KIPP Explore Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0547	756	37	20.5	92.1%	6 (0.8%)	48 (6.3%)	688 (91.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	34.5	3119^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.6%		50.5	2120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.4%	999							38.5	40.2		34.2	48.0		$7,717
Henderson J Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Dismuke	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1730	443	27	16.4	95.9%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	424 (95.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.3	825^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.2%		72.6	1022^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.0%	197	27.3	44.0	64.7	50.0	40.0	47.1	40.9	72.7	78.1	40.9	61.4	80.5	$8,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Burnet Elementary

How many students attend Burnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Burnet Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Burnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burnet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Navarro Middle
High : Austin High School

Is Burnet Elementary a good school?

Burnet Elementary ranks 3255^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Burnet Elementary?

Students at Burnet Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

What district is Burnet Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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