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Grissom Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Grissom Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 470 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in the state.

Grissom Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with low performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.57% of 3rd graders were proficient in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.18% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Science, with only 7.46% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 24.95% for the district and 29.57% for the state. When compared to nearby schools like Petersen Elementary and Hines-Caldwell, both of which have significantly higher academic performance, Grissom Elementary consistently underperforms.

Grissom Elementary faces challenges related to its student demographics, with 93.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and 96.02% being either African American or Hispanic. The school also has a high percentage of English Language Learners, at 29.17% in 2021-2022. While Grissom Elementary spends $9,569 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1, the school has struggled to translate these resources into improved student outcomes. Addressing the unique needs of the school's student population and implementing targeted interventions and support systems may be crucial for improving the academic performance of Grissom Elementary.

424

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,263

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 Simsbrook Dr
Houston, TX 77045-5321

(713) 434-5660

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Grissom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lawson Middle
High:	Madison High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

African American:

25.9%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

3,797^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^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	24.0	3797 of 4651	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	3813 of 4710	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4134 of 4647	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4181 of 4581	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4375 of 4578	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4258 of 4479	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	4111 of 4359	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	3407 of 4329	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	3514 of 4286	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	3949 of 4320	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	30.5	3388 of 4260	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	3292 of 4221	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.9	2896 of 4206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.0	3541 of 4095	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.9	2706 of 3937	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.3	3102 of 3884	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.9	2677 of 3768	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	3273 of 3724	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	3139 of 3476	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3060 of 3475	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	3024 of 3465	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	1182 of 2443	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	1886 of 2443	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1773 of 2421	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	2146 of 2444	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	2190 of 2515	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	2055 of 2483	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	3659 of 4461	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3939 of 4331	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3210 of 4295	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2995 of 4240	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.6	3043 of 3668	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	2836 of 3556	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2901 of 3487	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3266 of 3446	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2755 of 3333	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	2400 of 3226	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	3742 of 4658	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	3974 of 4588	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4056 of 4561	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	4190 of 4499	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	3815 of 4348	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3880 of 4306	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	1.9	2940 of 2958	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	2993 of 3006	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	3138 of 3184	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	2743 of 3106	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	3567 of 4465	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3512 of 4401	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3899 of 4376	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	4079 of 4329	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	3873 of 4188	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	3833 of 4168	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	3421 of 4594	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3713 of 4521	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3831 of 4477	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4141 of 4451	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3969 of 4309	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4020 of 4264	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	3822 of 4647	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4169 of 4585	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	4258 of 4563	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	4380 of 4498	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	4308 of 4357	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4209 of 4319	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	4040 of 4292	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)26th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)20th percentile~ school

Female (2024)20th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-17 vs state

Mathematics33%-13 vs state

Science7%-22 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
Grissom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5660	424	33	12.8	95.0%	5 (1.2%)	110 (25.9%)	303 (71.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24	3797^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.5	3813^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.0%	16	9.1			16.1					21.6	48.5	40.3				50.0	28.8	28.4				7.5			$10,263
Reagan K-8 Educational Center	Public	K-8	4842 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9575	682	54	12.7	93.1%	6 (0.9%)	150 (22.0%)	520 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.8	3563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.4%		22	3962^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	15.9%	399	18.2	8.3		14.3	7.1	34.9		77.3	47.2	38.5	31.8	36.7	28.6	46.2	51.9	30.3	17.0	32.9	26.2	47.9	7.8	47.3	13.0	$14,260
Windsor Village Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14440 Polo St	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3642	628	38	16.5	98.4%	10 (1.6%)	206 (32.8%)	410 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57.4	1705^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%		62.1	1498^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.2%	207	16.7	30.0	36.4	27.8	10.0	27.3			42.3	61.5	69.2				41.0	50.0	59.1				19.1			$8,938
Yes Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	5212 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 842-5700	447	28	16.1	85.7%	7 (1.6%)	59 (13.2%)	376 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)																								$00
Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5640	373	29	12.8	92.5%	2 (0.5%)	141 (37.8%)	226 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	30	3430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.3%		25.5	3748^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.4%	318	11.8			17.7					47.8	29.1	42.6				52.3	32.7	31.5				13.0			$9,450
Hines-Caldwell	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 W Orem	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3700	638	37	17.2	93.6%	4 (0.6%)	133 (20.8%)	483 (75.7%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	58.4	1654^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.4%		49.2	2219^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.9%	565	41.7	42.9		50.0	34.8				34.9	52.5	67.4				27.0	59.0	51.7				40.5			$8,912
King Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	3930 W Fuqua	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 797-7900	299	17	17.5	99.3%	2 (0.7%)	168 (56.2%)	122 (40.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$8,208
Hobby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4021 Woodmont Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5650	447	34	13.1	97.1%	5 (1.1%)	183 (40.9%)	251 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	39.9	2779^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.2%		36	3094^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.3%	315	0.0	25.0		40.0	12.5				37.3	41.0	63.0				32.2	32.3	59.3				20.4			$13,133
Petersen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14404 Waterloo Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5630	357	24	14.8	96.1%	1 (0.3%)	89 (24.9%)	259 (72.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.8	2998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.3	2707^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.5%	291	44.4	39.1		59.3	30.4				40.5	46.9	53.3				16.2	43.8	50.0				11.7			$11,623
Ridgegate Elementary	Public	K-5	6015 W Ridgecreek Dr	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4840	432	35	12.1	96.8%	9 (2.1%)	107 (24.8%)	312 (72.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30.8	3378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.4%		20.8	4024^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.6%	646	11.4		12.5	35.6		0.0	0.0		36.4	45.5	50.7				13.0	43.9	35.1				14.3			$13,141

Frequently Asked Questions about Grissom Elementary

What district is Grissom Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Grissom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grissom Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawson Middle
High : Madison High School

Is Grissom Elementary a good school?

Grissom Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Grissom Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Grissom Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grissom Elementary?

Students at Grissom Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 26% African American, 1% White.

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