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Emerson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 993 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in the state.

Emerson Elementary consistently performs below the HISD and Texas state averages in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Emerson students proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 32.93% for 3rd grade, 28.29% for 4th grade, and 33.13% for 5th grade, compared to HISD scores of 48.18%, 52.21%, and 57.55%, and Texas state scores of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with its Asian, White, and English Language Learner populations ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools in their respective categories.

When comparing Emerson Elementary to nearby schools within HISD, such as Neff Elementary and Mark White Elementary, Emerson consistently performs worse academically. Additionally, Emerson's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 2,911 out of 4,359 Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 3,769 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025, indicating a worsening performance relative to other schools in the state.

990

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,590

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9533 Skyline Dr
Houston, TX 77063-5215

(713) 917-3630

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Revere Middle
High:	Wisdom High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

14.4%

Asian:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

3,769^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

505^th of 961Houston 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
2025	24.4	3769 of 4651	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	3848 of 4710	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4123 of 4647	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3804 of 4581	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3494 of 4578	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3611 of 4479	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2911 of 4359	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	2916 of 4329	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	3038 of 4286	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	3149 of 4320	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.6	3132 of 4260	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.0	2696 of 4221	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	2301 of 4206	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.4	2928 of 4095	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	2951 of 3937	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.0	2691 of 3884	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.0	2620 of 3768	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	2306 of 3724	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.5	2865 of 3476	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	3346 of 3475	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.7	3132 of 3465	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	1508 of 2443	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1123 of 2443	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1089 of 2421	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	820 of 2444	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	1745 of 2515	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	614 of 2483	75.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.2	1025 of 1045	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	1008 of 1015	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.2	955 of 957	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	945 of 967	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	1007 of 1009	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.9	2760 of 4461	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	2440 of 4331	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2625 of 4295	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	1889 of 4240	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	1930 of 3668	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3141 of 3556	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	2937 of 3487	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2309 of 3446	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2539 of 3333	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2057 of 3226	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	3264 of 4658	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4130 of 4588	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4164 of 4561	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	3385 of 4499	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3600 of 4348	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	2890 of 4306	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	1129 of 2980	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1494 of 2958	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	2345 of 3006	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	2566 of 3184	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2194 of 3106	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	53.7	1875 of 4465	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	3445 of 4401	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3084 of 4376	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	3073 of 4329	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	2810 of 4188	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2559 of 4168	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	2295 of 4594	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	3611 of 4521	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	2925 of 4477	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2976 of 4451	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3220 of 4309	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2198 of 4264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	2910 of 4647	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	3972 of 4585	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3222 of 4563	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3448 of 4498	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3452 of 4357	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2879 of 4319	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	2713 of 4292	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	2407 of 4086	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3647 of 3799	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3432 of 3684	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	2775 of 3558	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	2896 of 3108	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	3062 of 3106	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2897 of 3082	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	2973 of 3082	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	3032 of 3142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	2789 of 3127	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)62nd percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2024)58th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)50th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2024)38th percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)37th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2024)30th percentile+12 vs school

White (2024)7th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

Reading32%-23 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9533 Skyline Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3630	990	50	19.7	97.4%	117 (11.8%)	143 (14.4%)	578 (58.4%)	124 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.6%)	24.4	3769^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%		23.9	3848^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.3%	79		20.0							32.9	28.3	33.1				34.1	37.3	37.6				18.3			$7,590
Sneed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9855 Pagewood Ln	Houston	77042	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 789-6979	922	69	13.4	90.2%	45 (4.9%)	161 (17.5%)	655 (71.0%)	51 (5.5%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	4485^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.6%		18.4	4153^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	11.8%	332	17.9	35.5							26.1	25.9					17.1	22.9								$8,552
Piney Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8921 Pagewood Ln	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3610	1,286	61	20.9	98.0%	57 (4.4%)	130 (10.1%)	995 (77.4%)	88 (6.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.9%)	26.3	3647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.6%		33.4	3253^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	30.9%	394	16.4	7.4	18.0	21.2	15.4	10.5	2.6		25.2	21.7	25.7				30.7	47.9	44.2				17.7			$7,930
Westchase Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10570 Westpark Dr	Houston	77042	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	595	35	16.9	88.2%	25 (4.2%)	185 (31.1%)	331 (55.6%)	42 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	32.4	3288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%		50.7	2137^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.6%	1151		0.0	33.3		14.3	0.0	0.0		29.6	50.0	62.2	57.6	50.0	55.6	22.7	34.6	43.2	18.2	17.9	11.1	5.4	11.1	0.0	$10,545
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%)	82.3	674^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.5%		64.4	1391^st of 4710 public elementary schools	70.5%	717								92.9	61.4	69.6	87.2	72.9	93.8	100.0	55.7	63.8	72.3	85.4	83.3		27.7	92.9	78.6	$8,609
KIPP Sharp Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8430 Westglen	Houston	77063	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3000	1,078	46	23.6	90.7%	58 (5.4%)	202 (18.7%)	692 (64.2%)	99 (9.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	62.4	1467^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.5%		63.9	1419^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.9%	48									54.1	57.6	58.1				58.5	54.2	44.2				31.0			$7,283
Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9829 Town Park Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 272-3250	788	60	13.1	93.5%	9 (1.1%)	117 (14.8%)	622 (78.9%)	38 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	4171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%		19.8	4079^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.4%	92	25.0	32.9							32.1	41.9	44.4				26.1	20.2	29.6				11.1			$8,565
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%)	12.3	4401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	5.4%		16.6	4245^th of 4710 public elementary schools	9.9%	156									30.7	41.1	36.2	24.2	47.3	39.3	22.6	19.3	15.5	14.5	16.4	34.4	1.7	16.4	1.6	$11,711
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%)	26.7	3632^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%		29.3	3502^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	25.6%	130				47.1					30.5	30.4	47.7				43.6	35.5	41.9				11.0			$9,198
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%)	47.2	2305^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.5	2698^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.7%	393	16.7	20.0		17.7					47.1	38.3	60.7				49.0	40.0	45.6				23.6			$9,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary?

Students at Emerson Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 14% African American, 13% Asian, 12% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Revere Middle
High : Wisdom High School

Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Emerson Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Emerson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended Emerson Elementary.

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