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McNamara Elementary

Q: Is McNamara Elementary a good school?

McNamara Elementary ranks 2929 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

McNamara Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 962 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Houston Independent School District.

McNamara Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with below-average performance on STAAR tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of McNamara students proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 28.57% for 3rd grade, 30% for 4th grade, and 43.65% for 5th grade, compared to district averages of 48.18%, 52.21%, and 57.55%, and state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. Similar patterns are observed in STAAR Mathematics and Science. McNamara has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The nearby schools, such as Elrod Elementary, Sutton Elementary, and Herod Elementary, generally outperform McNamara on academic measures and have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

McNamara's performance on STAAR tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than Asian and White students. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs and challenges of its diverse student population to improve overall academic outcomes. Additionally, factors beyond just funding and resources, such as teacher quality, curriculum, instructional practices, and school leadership, may be contributing to McNamara's underperformance compared to nearby schools.

916

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,573

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8714 McAvoy Dr
Houston, TX 77074-7308

(713) 778-3460

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend McNamara Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sugar Grove Academy
High:	Sharpstown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

Asian:

21.2%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg45%

Texas avg46%

2,929^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^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	37.9	2929 of 4651	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2456 of 4710	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2790 of 4647	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2787 of 4581	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4378 of 4578	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	2997 of 4479	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2615 of 4359	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	2850 of 4329	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	3272 of 4286	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	3326 of 4320	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	3651 of 4260	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	3999 of 4221	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	35.4	3128 of 4206	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	3165 of 4095	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	3107 of 3937	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	3217 of 3884	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	3335 of 3768	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	3692 of 3724	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.0	3472 of 3476	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	3378 of 3475	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.3	3192 of 3465	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	947 of 2443	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	498 of 2443	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.5	1409 of 2421	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	2248 of 2444	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1186 of 2515	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	905 of 2483	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.8	972 of 1045	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	989 of 1015	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	878 of 957	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	953 of 967	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	993 of 1009	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	999 of 1005	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	1172 of 4461	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	22.9	3859 of 4331	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2264 of 4295	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	2033 of 4240	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	1659 of 3668	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	1870 of 3556	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1743 of 3487	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.9	3155 of 3446	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2592 of 3333	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	2568 of 3226	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	2176 of 4658	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	2620 of 4588	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	2862 of 4561	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	4117 of 4499	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3170 of 4348	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2981 of 4306	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	2408 of 2980	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.5	1280 of 2958	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.9	2525 of 3006	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2711 of 3184	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	2797 of 3106	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	53.7	1873 of 4465	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	2032 of 4401	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2366 of 4376	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4112 of 4329	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2135 of 4188	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1559 of 4168	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	1582 of 4594	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	1960 of 4521	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1887 of 4477	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.1	4175 of 4451	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2062 of 4309	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1729 of 4264	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	2805 of 4647	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	2908 of 4585	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2707 of 4563	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.6	4410 of 4498	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	2637 of 4357	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2139 of 4319	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	833 of 4292	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	26.5	3378 of 4086	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	3275 of 3952	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3741 of 3799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	2844 of 3684	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3218 of 3558	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	2973 of 3108	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2739 of 3106	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	2274 of 3082	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	2822 of 3082	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	3035 of 3142	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	3099 of 3127	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)81st percentile+33 vs school

At Risk (2022)74th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)66th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2024)61st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)58th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)40th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)19th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2024)7th percentile-41 vs school

White (2024)4th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Reading35%-19 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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Schools Near McNamara Elementary

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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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
McNamara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8714 McAvoy Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3460	916	53	17.2	98.1%	27 (2.9%)	77 (8.4%)	611 (66.7%)	194 (21.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	37.9	2929^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%		45.9	2456^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.9%	473	45.8	10.0	15.0	57.8	14.3	11.8	10.0		28.6	30.0	43.7				49.2	37.6	51.9			28.6			$8,573
Elrod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6230 Dumfries Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3330	742	42	17.6	98.0%	11 (1.5%)	128 (17.3%)	584 (78.7%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67.8	1219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.8%		48.7	2251^st of 4710 public elementary schools	52.2%	1032	30.7	62.8	82.5	50.0	45.5	64.3	22.2		55.6	68.1	75.0				48.6	44.9	54.4			31.1			$8,903
Sutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7402 Albacore Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3400	833	51	16.3	96.4%	29 (3.5%)	57 (6.8%)	698 (83.8%)	41 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	54.5	1873^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.7%		33.8	3227^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.5%	1354	23.6	34.6	25.8	45.2	31.6	20.0	0.0		54.0	44.8	59.6				35.4	54.5	61.1			19.8			$9,997
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8302 Braes River Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3480	940	64	14.7	98.2%	26 (2.8%)	130 (13.8%)	643 (68.4%)	134 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	19.4	4064^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%		14.2	4356^th of 4710 public elementary schools	7.5%	292				42.0					26.9	38.0	34.4				23.1	30.2	41.7			3.8			$10,915
Herod Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5627 Jason St	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3315	682	44	15.5	58.8%	89 (13.0%)	227 (33.3%)	294 (43.1%)	36 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	55.4	1811^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.1%		52.6	2014^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.2%	203		20.0	16.7		0.0				51.1	57.0	63.6				43.5	51.5	42.2			23.6			$8,483
Energized For Excellence Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6201 Bissonnet	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-3600	857	31	27.7	98.0%	5 (0.6%)	67 (7.8%)	778 (90.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31	3366^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%		40.3	2823^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	40.1%	543			18.2			11.1	0.0		24.6	48.2	46.0				37.9	40.9	39.4			10.4			$7,741
Braeburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 Pine St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5210	853	50	17.0	98.8%	8 (0.9%)	41 (4.8%)	796 (93.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17	4180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%		24.6	3800^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.3%	380									24.2	27.3	34.7				27.9	26.6	38.8			9.9			$10,546
Step Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	8282 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	324	20	16.0	88.0%	5 (1.5%)	52 (16.0%)	265 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39	2839^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%		34.4	3187^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.3%	348								46.4	47.6	44.7	29.7	60.0	35.5	65.5	45.2	29.0	32.4	50.0	48.4	13.5	48.3	27.6	$10,997
Mistral Center For Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	6203 Jessamine	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-6253	329	18	18.2	92.4%	19 (5.8%)	30 (9.1%)	258 (78.4%)	19 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)																							$9,308
Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8440 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-5839	526	7	77.0	97.3%	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	496 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.9	3612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.3%		38.9	2905^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.3%	707	22.2	37.5			0.0				27.4	35.9	47.7				16.4	23.1	47.0			27.3			$10,918

Frequently Asked Questions about McNamara Elementary

What schools do graduates of McNamara Elementary attend?

Students who attend McNamara Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sugar Grove Academy
High : Sharpstown High School

Is McNamara Elementary a good school?

McNamara Elementary ranks 2929^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McNamara Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 916 students attended McNamara Elementary.

What district is McNamara Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of McNamara Elementary?

Students at McNamara Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 8% African American, 3% White.

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