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Ross Elementary

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Ross Elementary ranks 3144 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 258 students. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ross Elementary faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics and science, with consistently low proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate was 35.71%, compared to the district's 48.18% and the state's 52.02%. The school's performance is especially weak in mathematics, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates ranging from 30.23% to 32% in recent years, significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rates are very low, ranging from 5% to 17.24% in the past few years, compared to the district's 24.95% and the state's 29.57% in 2024-2025.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for African American and English Language Learner students, but struggles with the performance of male students, Hispanic students, and students with low socioeconomic status. The nearby schools, such as Sherman Elementary, Roderick R Paige Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary, generally perform better than Ross Elementary across various academic metrics, despite serving student populations with similar socioeconomic challenges.

262

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,111

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2819 Bay St
Houston, TX 77026-3203

(713) 226-4550

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Key Middle
High:	Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

African American:

42.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

3,144^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^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	34.7	3144 of 4651	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3607 of 4710	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3494 of 4647	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3846 of 4581	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3708 of 4578	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	4339 of 4479	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3572 of 4359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	3120 of 4329	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	4080 of 4286	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	4282 of 4320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	4158 of 4260	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	4124 of 4221	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	3918 of 4206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	68.9	1256 of 4095	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	952 of 3937	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	53.1	2079 of 3884	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.2	919 of 3768	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	1297 of 3724	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	28.1	2920 of 3476	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3059 of 3475	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	2838 of 3465	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	1235 of 2443	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1325 of 2443	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	1340 of 2421	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1724 of 2444	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2321 of 2515	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1228 of 2483	50.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	3902 of 4461	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	2186 of 4331	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4127 of 4295	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3010 of 4240	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	2175 of 3668	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	2422 of 3556	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	2566 of 3487	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	1760 of 3446	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	2523 of 3333	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2171 of 3226	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	3567 of 4658	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3258 of 4588	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3519 of 4561	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3367 of 4499	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4057 of 4348	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2930 of 4306	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	25.0	2747 of 3106	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	2782 of 4465	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3188 of 4401	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3713 of 4376	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	2806 of 4329	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3707 of 4188	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3432 of 4168	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.0	2754 of 4594	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3253 of 4521	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3422 of 4477	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3332 of 4451	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4072 of 4309	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3266 of 4264	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	3124 of 4647	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3755 of 4585	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4110 of 4563	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3859 of 4498	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	4274 of 4357	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4087 of 4319	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.2	1260 of 4292	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	37.8	2442 of 3952	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	1915 of 3799	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2823 of 3558	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)71st percentile+47 vs school

African American (2024)49th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)40th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2024)38th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2024)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)23rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)13th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

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by a principal
Saturday, July 20, 2019

Betsy Ross is an amazing school with dedicated teachers. The school offers more than just an academic education. The school has supports in place to make sure the student is taken care of in all areas of development. The school offers fine arts. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	34.7	3144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%		27.7	3607^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.4%	463								35.7	54.1	57.1	30.2	31.6	41.4	17.2	$12,111
Looscan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Robertson St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2760	229	17	13.4	99.6%	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.0%)	201 (87.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43.6	2522^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.8%		45.3	2489^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.2%	33	0.0			33.3				38.5	63.6	42.9	48.0	50.0	41.9	16.1	$16,629
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%)	19.3	4065^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%		18.9	4125^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.4%	60	0.0	0.0		36.4	20.0			41.0	30.6	27.9	45.7	28.6	21.0	11.5	$16,129
Martinez C Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Hays St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 224-1424	271	19	14.1	97.8%	1 (0.4%)	124 (45.8%)	145 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.5	4464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.0%		11	4505^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.4%	41	20.0			40.0				19.4	25.7	34.5	19.4	8.3	34.5	6.9	$13,499
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%)	30.7	3385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%		19.6	4092^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	13.1%	707								44.6	56.1	40.5	31.6	36.6	28.6	9.5	$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%)	27	3606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%		19.3	4106^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.8%	500	0.0	0.0	40.0		0.0	40.0	0.0	46.4	43.8	44.4	24.2	40.6	25.0	7.4	$17,166
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
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 McKee St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2627	453	24	18.8	99.8%	9 (2.0%)	27 (6.0%)	411 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	50.9	2088^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%		44.7	2529^th of 4710 public elementary schools	46.3%	441	20.0							37.9	47.1	57.1	39.7	49.0	60.3	29.7	$9,883
Roderick R Paige Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7501 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2855	393	27	14.5	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	163 (41.5%)	227 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.5	3943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%		31.2	3387^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.1%	556	0.0		8.3	28.6		0.0		28.3	46.5	44.0	32.1	16.3	33.3	9.5	$17,097
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Sharman St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2778	330	22	15.0	93.9%	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.7%)	288 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	1843^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%		27.3	3635^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.8%	1792								57.5	58.5	61.4	71.7	32.7	47.8	8.7	$11,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Key Middle
High : Northside High School

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary?

Students at Ross Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 42% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Ross Elementary.

Is Ross Elementary a good school?

Ross Elementary ranks 3144^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ross Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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