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Kashmere Gardens Elementary

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Kashmere Gardens Elementary ranks 3295 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Kashmere Gardens Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 329 students in a high-need area where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school is in the midst of a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the bottom 2% of Texas elementary schools just a few years ago to the 29th percentile in the most recent rankings. While it still has room to grow to match top-performing nearby schools like Eliot Elementary (71st percentile), Kashmere Gardens is improving faster than any other school in its immediate area, including Dogan Elementary (15th percentile) and Atherton Elementary (10th percentile), which have remained stagnant or declined over the same period.

What truly sets Kashmere Gardens apart is its exceptional effectiveness with student groups that are often underserved. The school ranks in the 49th percentile for African American students and the 43rd percentile for male students—significantly higher than its overall rank would suggest. Even more impressive, it ranks in the 57th percentile for Special Education students and the 53rd percentile for English Language Learners, a dramatic reversal from just two years ago when these groups ranked in the 11th and 6th percentiles respectively. This suggests that targeted, successful interventions have been implemented for these populations, making the school a strong option for families with children who have diverse learning needs.

Interestingly, the school's improvement appears driven by instructional quality and school culture rather than spending or class size. Kashmere Gardens spends about $10,766 per student with a 14.3 student-teacher ratio—both in the middle of the pack compared to nearby schools. For context, Isaacs Elementary spends significantly more ($12,785) but ranks lower (16th percentile), while Eliot Elementary spends less ($9,977) but ranks much higher (71st percentile). The school also overcame a puzzling dip in 4th-grade scores during the 2023-2024 school year, with reading proficiency rebounding from 13.64% to 56.1% the following year—demonstrating that when problems are identified, the school acts quickly to address them.

329

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,917

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4901 Lockwood Dr
Houston, TX 77026-2997

(713) 671-4160

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Kashmere Gardens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Key Middle
High:	Kashmere High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.7%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

3,295^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

124^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	32.0	3295 of 4627	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	3385 of 4651	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4092 of 4710	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	4573 of 4647	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	4481 of 4581	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	4540 of 4578	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	3709 of 4479	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3522 of 4359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	3978 of 4329	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	4240 of 4286	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	4288 of 4320	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	4156 of 4260	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	4189 of 4221	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	4101 of 4206	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	43.8	2755 of 4095	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	2346 of 3937	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	2333 of 3884	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.0	2811 of 3768	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	2697 of 3724	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	3068 of 3476	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	3045 of 3475	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.3	2892 of 3465	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	1229 of 2406	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1750 of 2443	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2320 of 2443	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	2117 of 2421	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	2303 of 2444	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1338 of 2515	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1393 of 2483	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	4278 of 4461	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	4045 of 4331	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2714 of 4295	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2195 of 4240	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	1722 of 3668	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.8	3174 of 3556	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3154 of 3487	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3157 of 3446	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	2718 of 3333	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.3	869 of 3226	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	3993 of 4575	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4271 of 4658	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	4576 of 4588	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	4525 of 4561	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	4488 of 4499	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3330 of 4348	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3861 of 4306	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	19.1	2941 of 3184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	3010 of 3106	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	3141 of 4465	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3515 of 4401	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3858 of 4376	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4108 of 4329	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3249 of 4188	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	1948 of 4168	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	2345 of 4520	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3714 of 4594	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	4431 of 4521	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	4307 of 4477	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	4394 of 4451	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3300 of 4309	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2949 of 4264	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	2629 of 4582	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3622 of 4647	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	4398 of 4585	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	4324 of 4563	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	4354 of 4498	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	3745 of 4357	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2746 of 4319	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	1845 of 4301	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	3500 of 4292	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	3702 of 3952	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3302 of 3799	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	3235 of 3684	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2602 of 3558	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)8th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-7 vs state

Reading40%-14 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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Kashmere Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Lockwood Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4160	329	23	14.3	98.5%	1 (0.3%)	272 (82.7%)	54 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32	3295^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		30.7	3385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	90						34.2	43.9	41.2	35.1	51.2	33.3	$18,917
Isaacs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Pickfair St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4120	241	19	12.6	98.8%	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.0%)	164 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	3899^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		27	3606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%	293	0.0			33.3		41.9	36.4	42.9	33.3	30.3	26.7	$17,166
Cook Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7115 Lockwood	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6040	453	30	15.2	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	205 (45.3%)	234 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	28.3	3538^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.9	4032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.3%	494	25.0	27.3	40.0	68.2		41.4	42.5	47.1	34.9	35.4	30.9	$16,931
Ross Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2819 Bay St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4550	262	22	11.9	96.2%	2 (0.8%)	111 (42.4%)	146 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	41.4	2627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.2%		34.7	3144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	517				0.0		37.9	55.6	44.7	37.5	44.4	47.4	$12,111
Dogan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4202 Liberty Rd	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4110	448	32	14.0	98.7%	3 (0.7%)	139 (31.0%)	302 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22.2	3924^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		19.3	4065^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%	141	20.0		20.0	56.3	33.3	39.2	40.9	34.1	32.5	37.1	25.0	$16,129
McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Homestead Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6979	386	26	14.8	96.9%	2 (0.5%)	234 (60.6%)	147 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.3	2496^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.1%		34	3189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	693						23.8	44.6	58.3	23.8	50.0	64.6	$18,654
Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK-K	6915 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 671-4931	48	4	11.3	95.8%	5 (10.4%)	20 (41.7%)	23 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$11,605
Atherton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2011 Solo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4100	450	31	14.5	94.9%	6 (1.3%)	338 (75.1%)	101 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	18.3	4143^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.5%		24.5	3761^st of 4651 public elementary schools	19.1%	382						24.2	25.0	54.7	27.3	14.3	34.0	$15,887
Eliot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6411 Laredo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3670	464	33	14.0	95.5%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	456 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.6	1320^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.5%		55.9	1783^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	463	20.0	20.0		41.7	73.5	57.1	63.9	58.0	48.5	68.8	46.2	$15,296
El Daep	Public	K-5	6411 Laredo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 671-3670	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Kashmere Gardens Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kashmere Gardens Elementary?

Students at Kashmere Gardens Elementary are 83% African American, 16% Hispanic.

What district is Kashmere Gardens Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Kashmere Gardens Elementary a good school?

Kashmere Gardens Elementary ranks 3295^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kashmere Gardens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kashmere Gardens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Key Middle
High : Kashmere High School

How many students attend Kashmere Gardens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Kashmere Gardens Elementary.

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