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Woodson School

Q: Is Woodson School a good school?

Woodson School ranks 2991 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Woodson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Woodson School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Woodson School?

Students at Woodson School are 86% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Woodson School attend?

Students who attend Woodson School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Woodson School is a PK-5 elementary school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 457 students in a highly disadvantaged community, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. After a decade of being one of the lowest-performing schools in Texas, Woodson has made a dramatic turnaround in the 2025-2026 school year, jumping from the 2nd percentile to the 35th percentile statewide—a massive leap that sets it apart from nearby schools like Young Elementary and Bastian Elementary, which remain stuck in the bottom 20-25th percentile.

Woodson is particularly effective with specific student groups, ranking in the 75th percentile for Hispanic students and the 60th percentile for African American students in 2025-2026, up from the 18th and 17th percentiles just two years prior. The school's 4th-grade reading proficiency rate (58.54%) now exceeds both the district (52.83%) and state (53.04%) averages—a rare achievement for a high-poverty school. However, math remains a challenge, with only 16.67% of 3rd graders proficient compared to the state average of 44.33%. Woodson is also rapidly closing the gap with nearby KIPP Zenith Academy, a charter school just 0.4 miles away, as Woodson gained 20 percentile points in one year while KIPP declined.

Woodson achieves its success with per-student spending (~$10,124-$10,728) that is lower than some lower-performing neighbors like Codwell Elementary ($12,254) and Reynolds Elementary ($11,769), suggesting effective resource allocation. The school's special education program shows volatility, jumping from the 1st percentile in 2022-2023 to the 86th percentile in 2023-2024, then settling at the 46th percentile in 2025-2026—an area needing close monitoring. Overall, Woodson is a rising star in its community, outperforming most immediate HISD neighbors and becoming a more competitive option for families.

457

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,385

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10720 Southview St
Houston, TX 77047-1038

(713) 732-3600

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Woodson School usually attend:

Middle:

Thomas Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.8%

Hispanic:

11.2%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

2,991^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	2991 of 4627	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.5	3947 of 4651	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	4603 of 4710	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	4432 of 4647	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4168 of 4581	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	4142 of 4578	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	4399 of 4479	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	4326 of 4359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	4315 of 4329	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	4272 of 4286	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.9	4307 of 4320	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	4177 of 4260	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	4162 of 4221	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	4172 of 4206	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	3342 of 4095	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	75.5	751 of 3937	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	30.8	3156 of 3884	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	3672 of 3768	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.1	3559 of 3724	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	3318 of 3476	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.1	3470 of 3475	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	3282 of 3465	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	972 of 2406	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.8	1938 of 2443	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	2033 of 2443	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1614 of 2421	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	1840 of 2444	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	2178 of 2515	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	2342 of 2483	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	4046 of 4461	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	3097 of 4331	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4124 of 4295	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4064 of 4240	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	3054 of 3668	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2078 of 3556	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3097 of 3333	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2262 of 3226	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3198 of 4575	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3776 of 4658	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4207 of 4588	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3670 of 4561	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3759 of 4499	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	4258 of 4348	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	4285 of 4306	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	1105 of 4413	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	24.9	3732 of 4465	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	3617 of 4401	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3114 of 4376	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3699 of 4329	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	4044 of 4188	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	4153 of 4168	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	2072 of 4520	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.8	4118 of 4594	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4230 of 4521	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	3730 of 4477	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3859 of 4451	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4184 of 4309	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	4225 of 4264	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	2775 of 4582	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.5	4498 of 4647	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	4430 of 4585	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4342 of 4563	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	4255 of 4498	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	4247 of 4357	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	4272 of 4319	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	2342 of 4301	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.6	619 of 4292	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	13.5	4039 of 4086	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3082 of 3952	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	2960 of 3799	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3268 of 3684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3309 of 3558	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	9.0	1997 of 2080	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1993 of 2027	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	1943 of 1987	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1929 of 2043	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1861 of 1987	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	1868 of 1973	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	1866 of 1951	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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Friday, March 10, 2017

worst school ever, very racist school that will discriminate towards any student who are not black Close Quote

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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
Woodson School	Public	PK, KG-5	10720 Southview St	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3600	457	32	14.2	98.5%	10 (2.2%)	392 (85.8%)	51 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36.4	2991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		21.5	3947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%	956	40.7	58.5	53.2	16.7	48.8	36.2	$10,385
KIPP Zenith Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	780	33	23.6	94.0%	2 (0.3%)	588 (75.4%)	170 (21.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	33.7	3175^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.4%		39.8	2784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%	391	34.1	49.5		35.7	41.0		$6,756
Reynolds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9601 Rosehaven Dr	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 731-5590	301	22	13.6	93.4%	3 (1.0%)	250 (83.1%)	45 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25.9	3698^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		20.6	3994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	296	36.4	55.8	53.1	11.4	27.9	25.0	$14,117
Law Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 S Coast Dr	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3630	426	25	17.1	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	257 (60.3%)	144 (33.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	19.4	4075^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.9%		15	4289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%	214	22.0	28.6	48.7	16.7	38.8	37.8	$7,768
Reve Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12707 Cullen Blvd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Reve Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 703-0219	237	1	289.0	100.0%	10 (4.2%)	165 (69.6%)	61 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$17,022
Codwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5225 Tavenor Ln	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3580	342	23	14.5	95.3%	3 (0.9%)	289 (84.5%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	28.7	3516^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.0%		16.1	4230^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.1%	714	48.5	39.0	44.6	42.4	24.4	35.4	$11,636
Bloom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	3420 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Bloom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 333-1320	302	14	21.3	79.1%	5 (1.7%)	261 (86.4%)	29 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	8.1	4535^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.0%		4.3	4629^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.5%	94	29.0	26.3	27.1	21.0	22.4	10.4	$15,098
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3555 Bellfort Ave	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3590	334	26	12.8	98.5%	8 (2.4%)	281 (84.1%)	38 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27.4	3604^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.1%		35.3	3102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	502	25.6	39.0	59.5	22.5	36.6	37.2	$15,577
Bastian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5051 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-5830	633	32	19.7	98.7%	13 (2.1%)	414 (65.4%)	197 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	19.7	4060^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.3%		23.9	3807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%	253	15.9	36.9	65.4	13.4	23.5	24.4	$8,357
Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	837	50	16.7	90.0%	3 (0.4%)	452 (54.0%)	340 (40.6%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	22.3	3920^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.3%		5.4	4608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.9%	688	49.1	36.2	29.8	32.7	29.4	30.7	$11,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodson School

What district is Woodson School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Woodson School?

Students at Woodson School are 86% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Woodson School a good school?

Woodson School ranks 2991^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Woodson School attend?

Students who attend Woodson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Middle

How many students attend Woodson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Woodson School.

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