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Elrod Elementary

Q: Is Elrod Elementary a good school?

Elrod Elementary ranks 877 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Elrod Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-5 campus serving 742 students within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround, now ranking in the 81st percentile statewide with a 4-star rating after years of being in the bottom 20th percentile. This school stands out because it serves a highly economically disadvantaged population—with nearly 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—yet it outperforms both district and state averages in key areas, especially in upper elementary grades. For example, 5th-grade reading proficiency hits 75.68% compared to the district's 58.09%, and 5th-grade math reaches 67.24% versus the state's 47.38%, showing that the school builds strong academic foundations over time.

What truly sets Elrod apart is its exceptional performance with high-need student subgroups, making it a model of equity. Its low socio-economic status students rank in the 95th percentile statewide, and its African American students also rank in the 95th percentile, far exceeding nearby schools like Bonham Elementary (19th percentile overall) and Tinsley Elementary (26th percentile). Even Parker Elementary, which ranks slightly higher at the 82nd percentile, serves a much less disadvantaged population (only 41% economically disadvantaged), making Elrod's achievements even more impressive given its 98% poverty rate. The school's bilingual program is also a standout, with Spanish-language STAAR scores in 4th and 5th grade math dramatically higher than district and state averages—for instance, 5th-grade math (Spanish) proficiency is 78.05% versus the state's 22.32%.

Despite these strengths, Elrod has a notable weakness in its Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the 1st to 14th percentile, suggesting under-identification or insufficient enrichment for these students. Additionally, 3rd-grade math is a persistent challenge, with proficiency at 41.67%—below both district and state averages—though the school successfully closes this gap by 4th and 5th grade. With per-student spending of $10,129, Elrod uses its resources effectively, achieving outcomes far beyond schools with similar or higher spending, like Herod Elementary at $10,463. For parents seeking a school that excels with diverse learners and demonstrates a powerful story of improvement, Elrod is a compelling choice in the Houston area.

742

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,903

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6230 Dumfries Dr
Houston, TX 77096-4603

(713) 778-3330

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Elrod Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fondren Middle
High:	Westbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

African American:

17.3%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

877^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 62 pts since 2016

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	76.8	877 of 4627	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	1219 of 4651	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	2251 of 4710	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1787 of 4647	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	2151 of 4581	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	2895 of 4578	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2881 of 4479	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3432 of 4359	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.5	2744 of 4329	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	3460 of 4286	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.7	2714 of 4320	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	2684 of 4260	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	2250 of 4221	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	2772 of 4206	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.5	3327 of 4095	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	3443 of 3937	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	3498 of 3884	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.7	3641 of 3768	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.3	3666 of 3724	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.9	3436 of 3476	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.8	3395 of 3475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	3382 of 3465	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	121 of 2406	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	394 of 2443	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	248 of 2443	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	439 of 2421	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	1016 of 2444	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	495 of 2515	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	1204 of 2483	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	838 of 1015	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	755 of 967	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	1328 of 4461	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	1964 of 4331	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	2911 of 4295	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2217 of 4240	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.2	1458 of 3668	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	1383 of 3556	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	1156 of 3487	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	1465 of 3446	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	2688 of 3333	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1817 of 3226	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	1337 of 4575	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	41.8	2697 of 4658	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	1775 of 4588	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	2235 of 4561	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	2927 of 4499	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3345 of 4348	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3053 of 4306	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	2552 of 2958	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	3159 of 3184	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2977 of 3106	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	618 of 4413	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	1882 of 4465	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1639 of 4401	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2006 of 4376	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	2482 of 4329	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3160 of 4188	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3279 of 4168	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	218 of 4520	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	65.3	1193 of 4594	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	714 of 4521	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	1271 of 4477	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	2149 of 4451	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	2196 of 4309	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3306 of 4264	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	701 of 4582	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	1752 of 4647	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	1862 of 4585	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2159 of 4563	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	2772 of 4498	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2305 of 4357	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3644 of 4319	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	742 of 4301	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	213 of 4292	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	69.7	710 of 3952	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	21.9	3418 of 3799	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	3587 of 3684	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1904 of 3558	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)95th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2023)17th percentile-44 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)14th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading68%+14 vs state

Mathematics65%+38 vs state

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

This school have a really bad service by the administration staff, i'm so really disappointend. 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 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
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
Halpin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	10901 Sandpiper	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-6720	302	19	15.8	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.5%)	240 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																				$11,443
Tinsley Elementary	Public	1-5	11035 Bob White	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-8400	590	33	17.8	98.5%	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.5%)	530 (89.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.2	3414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		43.4	2534^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	880	27.3	66.7	66.7	31.6	55.7	50.0		22.8	34.3	46.3				53.9	50.0	58.3				$8,522
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
Milne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Portal Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3420	498	32	15.5	95.6%	9 (1.8%)	197 (39.6%)	284 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	42.1	2582^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		21.6	3933^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.4%	1351	0.0	22.2	10.0	46.2	29.4	0.0		50.0	32.8	56.9				37.1	35.6	56.7				$9,119
Parker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10626 Atwell Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3634	924	56	16.5	41.3%	283 (30.6%)	106 (11.5%)	455 (49.2%)	37 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	77.6	846^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.4	662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.8%	184								62.2	62.5	68.3				59.4	64.5	56.1				$8,544
Herod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5627 Jason St	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3315	682	44	15.5	58.8%	89 (13.0%)	227 (33.3%)	294 (43.1%)	36 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	58.9	1656^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.2%		55.4	1811^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.1%	155								51.1	54.3	62.4				45.4	52.4	51.7				$8,483
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
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
Valley West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10707 S Gessner Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-6151	505	38	13.3	90.9%	12 (2.4%)	156 (30.9%)	320 (63.4%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	40.1	2741^st of 4627 public elementary schools	40.8%		49.4	2179^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	562					0.0			47.0	42.1	57.0				40.0	42.1	36.7				$8,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Elrod Elementary

What district is Elrod Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Elrod Elementary a good school?

Elrod Elementary ranks 877^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elrod Elementary?

Students at Elrod Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Elrod Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elrod Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fondren Middle
High : Westbury High School

How many students attend Elrod Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Elrod Elementary.

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