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Port Houston Elementary

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Port Houston Elementary ranks 2611 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Port Houston Elementary is a small PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving 255 students in a high-poverty area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school's most defining characteristic is its dramatic turnaround: after ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas elementary schools just a few years ago, it has climbed from the 12th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026, a 32-percentile-point gain that sets it apart from nearby schools like Franklin Elementary and Scroggins Elementary, which are performing at lower levels.

Port Houston excels in serving specific student groups, ranking in the 60th percentile statewide for both male students and low socio-economic status students, significantly outperforming its overall rank. Its Spanish-language STAAR program is a standout asset: 60% of 3rd graders taking the Spanish Reading STAAR were proficient, compared to just 26.36% in the district and 28.3% statewide, suggesting a highly effective bilingual program. However, a concerning pattern emerges in 5th grade, where English Reading and Math proficiency plummet to 32.26% and 29.03%, far below district and state averages, indicating a potential "5th grade cliff" that the school needs to address.

Science is a universal weakness for Port Houston and its neighbors, with 5th-grade proficiency at just 9.38% in 2024-2025, similar to De Zavala Elementary (9.38%) and Scroggins Elementary (10.26%), pointing to a systemic issue in this cluster of HISD schools. While Port Houston spends a relatively high $12,177 per student and has a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio, higher-performing schools like De Zavala and Eliot Elementary achieve better results with lower spending, suggesting there is room to learn from their instructional strategies to close the remaining gap.

255

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,938

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 McCarty St
Houston, TX 77029-3761

(713) 671-3890

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Port Houston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holland Middle
High:	Furr High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

African American:

3.9%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

2,611^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd 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	41.7	2611 of 4627	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	2336 of 4651	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3589 of 4710	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4111 of 4647	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	2980 of 4581	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	3232 of 4578	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3883 of 4479	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	4267 of 4359	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	4226 of 4329	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	4062 of 4286	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	33.0	3210 of 4320	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	72.6	1072 of 4260	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	59.6	1750 of 4221	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.6	999 of 4206	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	1019 of 4095	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	697 of 3937	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	71.2	1012 of 3884	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	1250 of 3768	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.8	2889 of 3724	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.4	2622 of 3476	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.3	2248 of 3475	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.2	1624 of 3465	53.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	1542 of 4461	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	2900 of 4331	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2430 of 4295	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3638 of 4240	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	2714 of 3668	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	2709 of 3556	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2006 of 3487	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	2518 of 3446	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2226 of 3333	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2875 of 3226	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	3270 of 4575	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3913 of 4658	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	4367 of 4588	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2745 of 4561	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	3477 of 4499	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3529 of 4348	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	4196 of 4306	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	4.5	2920 of 2958	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	2699 of 3006	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	3101 of 3184	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	3029 of 3106	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	2129 of 4413	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	3210 of 4465	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3868 of 4401	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2613 of 4376	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	2894 of 4329	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3565 of 4188	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4078 of 4168	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	1810 of 4520	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	2819 of 4594	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3695 of 4521	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2329 of 4477	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2786 of 4451	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3396 of 4309	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4120 of 4264	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	1835 of 4582	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	2725 of 4647	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3548 of 4585	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3108 of 4563	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	2894 of 4498	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3923 of 4357	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	4220 of 4319	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)65th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2022)1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Port Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 McCarty St	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3890	255	19	13.4	99.6%	7 (2.7%)	10 (3.9%)	235 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41.7	2611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.7	2336^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%	275	60.0						53.9	68.0	32.3	33.3	53.9	29.0	$14,938
Pleasantville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1431 Gellhorn Dr	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3840	219	15	14.6	99.5%	3 (1.4%)	97 (44.3%)	115 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	36.7	2966^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.9%		22.5	3881^st of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%	915							42.3	25.0	62.1	40.7	39.3	40.0	$12,245
Martinez R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7211 Market St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3680	380	28	13.4	96.8%	14 (3.7%)	9 (2.4%)	357 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.7	2845^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.5%		34.1	3186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%	341		20.0	33.3	41.7	25.0	0.0	44.7	34.0	58.3	34.8	41.7	44.9	$16,812
Pugh Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1147 Kress St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3820	256	22	11.7	97.3%	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	248 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	47.5	2244^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.5%		45.6	2405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	161				36.4	22.2		37.0	50.0	61.3	35.3	37.1	62.5	$17,322
De Zavala Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7521 Ave H	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1888	246	18	13.6	95.5%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	240 (97.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.4	1323^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		66.7	1273^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.6%	50	33.3			66.7			38.5	48.5	73.5	53.3	52.9	79.4	$19,619
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 Canal St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1820	218	17	12.8	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	212 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	1836^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		47.3	2298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.6%	462							60.0	59.3	39.4	52.0	74.1	36.4	$14,926
Scroggins Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	400 Boyles St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4130	287	23	12.5	99.0%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	278 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	3026^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		41.5	2677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	349				38.5	25.0		44.1	40.5	45.2	28.6	52.4	45.2	$14,436
Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Harrisburg Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1830	351	27	13.1	99.7%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	2803^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.4%		36.6	3010^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	207	0.0			46.7			56.3	35.9	43.2	56.5	47.3	36.4	$12,507
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 Port Houston Elementary

What schools do graduates of Port Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Port Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holland Middle
High : Furr High School

What is the racial makeup of Port Houston Elementary?

Students at Port Houston Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Port Houston Elementary a good school?

Port Houston Elementary ranks 2611^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Port Houston Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Port Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Port Houston Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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