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Oak Forest Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Oak Forest Elementary is a high-performing public magnet elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 922 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD).

Oak Forest Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of Texas elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 79th out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to the HISD and Texas state averages, Oak Forest students significantly outperform their peers, with 85.35% of 3rd graders, 85.81% of 4th graders, and 91.03% of 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, and 84.81% of 3rd graders, 79.19% of 4th graders, and 80% of 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR Mathematics.

While Oak Forest's performance is particularly noteworthy for Asian and White students, who rank in the top 10% and top 5% of Texas elementary schools, respectively, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with special needs is relatively lower. Additionally, the school serves a more affluent student population, with only 13.02% to 16.76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly lower than the HISD average. Nearby schools, such as Smith Elementary, Highland Hts Elementary, and Wainwright Elementary, perform significantly lower on STAAR assessments and serve a more economically disadvantaged student population.

950

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,271

Per pupil spending ?

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 W 43rd St
Houston, TX 77018-4106

(713) 613-2536

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Oak Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Black Middle
High:	Waltrip High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (81% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

79^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	97.4	79 of 4651	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	138 of 4710	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	191 of 4647	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	198 of 4581	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	165 of 4578	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	182 of 4479	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	283 of 4359	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	242 of 4329	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.3	313 of 4286	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.8	155 of 4320	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	106 of 4260	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	89.0	255 of 4221	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	205 of 4206	95.1%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	402 of 4095	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	403 of 3937	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	246 of 3884	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	249 of 3768	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	78.9	501 of 3724	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	54.5	1809 of 3476	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.1	1567 of 3475	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.6	1655 of 3465	52.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	83.6	200 of 2443	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	141 of 2443	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	271 of 2421	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	94.6	72 of 2444	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	7 of 2515	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	182 of 2483	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	79.5	105 of 1045	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	85 of 1015	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	35 of 957	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	88 of 967	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	12 of 1009	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	11 of 1005	98.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.1	2439 of 4461	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.2	377 of 4331	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	51.6	1863 of 4295	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	1188 of 4240	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.0	877 of 3668	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	30.7	2729 of 3487	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2786 of 3333	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	2411 of 3226	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	95.2	141 of 4658	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	102 of 4588	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	208 of 4561	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	149 of 4499	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	152 of 4348	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	262 of 4306	93.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	67.3	1022 of 2980	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1332 of 2958	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	1386 of 3006	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	1619 of 3184	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	1974 of 3106	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	86.3	309 of 4465	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	412 of 4401	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	554 of 4376	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	186 of 4329	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	398 of 4188	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	516 of 4168	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	651 of 4594	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	685 of 4521	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	726 of 4477	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	833 of 4451	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	860 of 4309	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	868 of 4264	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	93.2	216 of 4647	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	340 of 4585	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	206 of 4563	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	168 of 4498	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	204 of 4357	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	310 of 4319	92.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	89.6	51 of 1099	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	48 of 1004	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	109 of 1112	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	118 of 1046	88.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	80.5	422 of 4292	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	284 of 4086	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	55.0	1291 of 3952	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	800 of 3799	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	1655 of 3684	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	1543 of 3558	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	91.8	81 of 3108	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	102 of 3106	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	123 of 3082	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	136 of 3082	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	51 of 3142	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	104 of 3127	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2024)97th percentile~ school

Female (2024)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)95th percentile~ school

Male (2024)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)93rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)90th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)90th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)86th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)66th percentile-30 vs school

At Risk (2022)45th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading87%+33 vs state

Mathematics81%+36 vs state

Science58%+29 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 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 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
Oak Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 W 43rd St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 613-2536	950	53	17.7	11.4%	534 (56.2%)	36 (3.8%)	233 (24.5%)	79 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	97.4	79^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.2	138^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.1%	59								85.4	85.8	91.0				84.8	79.2	80.0				58.3			$7,271
Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Lamonte Ln	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2546	556	37	15.0	90.6%	34 (6.1%)	56 (10.1%)	458 (82.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39.1	2828^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%		12.2	4459^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.3%	1631	28.9	22.2	23.3	54.0	27.3	17.9	3.6	66.0	35.4	38.6				66.7	40.4	22.2				9.1			$9,141
Durham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4803 Brinkman St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2527	547	35	15.6	58.0%	148 (27.1%)	56 (10.2%)	326 (59.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	59.8	1589^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.8%		68.9	1177^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.0%	412	37.5			50.0				57.8	60.0	58.6				55.4	51.7	37.1				24.3			$8,188
Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1055 W Tidwell Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 681-1960	151	11	13.9	100.0%	4 (2.6%)	61 (40.4%)	81 (53.6%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	47.3	2301^st of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%		39.1	2889^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.7%	588								38.9	45.5	46.7	60.0			16.7	45.5	46.7	90.0			46.7			$10,714
Garden Oaks Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	901 Sue Barnett Dr	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2930	763	44	17.2	42.7%	187 (24.5%)	45 (5.9%)	440 (57.7%)	43 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	42.6	2598^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%		45.9	2453^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	47.9%	145								55.6	42.7	58.7	53.5	58.3	57.6	40.7	28.4	39.5	25.6	52.9	30.0	27.6	36.4	30.3	$8,881
KIPP Nexus Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4211 Watonga Blvd	Houston	77092	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0553	739	35	21.2	91.5%	13 (1.8%)	258 (34.9%)	454 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	38.3	2905^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%		18.5	4148^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.9%	1243								40.2	41.4					46.5	37.8								$6,139
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4802 Chrystell Ln	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2542	730	46	15.8	96.8%	21 (2.9%)	64 (8.8%)	638 (87.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24	3798^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%		45.9	2457^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.8%	1341	13.0	19.2	0.0	35.4	0.0			32.6	42.5	33.0				39.8	36.4	32.2				4.5			$12,749
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4515 Mangum Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-0505	487	6	81.1	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.2%)	451 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	3526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%		26.9	3665^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.2%	139	33.3	10.0	25.0	28.6	10.0	25.0	0.0	18.6	30.5	50.9				20.7	32.2	56.6				22.6			$12,177
Highland Hts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Paul Quinn St	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2920	441	29	15.2	97.1%	3 (0.7%)	204 (46.3%)	226 (51.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	34	3194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.8	3156^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.0%	38	6.3	0.0		27.8				37.7	39.7	46.2				35.3	50.0	39.0				10.3			$16,644
Wainwright Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5330 Milwee St	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2550	382	29	13.2	98.2%	33 (8.6%)	79 (20.7%)	266 (69.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32.5	3286^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%		42.2	2716^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.3%	570	14.3	11.1	42.9	45.5	12.5	37.5		39.0	42.6	40.7				35.9	40.8	50.0				5.9			$15,309

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Forest Elementary

What district is Oak Forest Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Oak Forest Elementary a good school?

Yes! Oak Forest Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 79^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Forest Elementary?

Students at Oak Forest Elementary are 56% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Oak Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Middle
High : Waltrip High School

How many students attend Oak Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Oak Forest Elementary.

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