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Rucker Elementary

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Rucker Elementary ranks 2943 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rucker Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 418 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in the state.

Rucker Elementary has had a fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 2,233 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools in 2023-2024 (3-star rating) to 4,105 out of 4,578 in 2020-2021 (1-star rating). The school's student performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in science, where only 20.34% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the district's 24.95% and the state's 29.57%. Additionally, the school's performance on STAAR Spanish assessments is also significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Rucker Elementary's performance is consistently lower than the nearby Bonner Elementary, Park Place Elementary, and Patterson Elementary, all of which are part of the Houston Independent School District. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged and English Language Learner students may be contributing to its low academic performance, though the relatively high per-student spending and low student-to-teacher ratio suggest that resources alone may not be the primary driver of academic success.

434

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,371

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5201 Vinett St
Houston, TX 77017-4958

(713) 845-7467

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rucker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stevenson Middle
High:	Chavez High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

African American:

3.9%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg45%

Texas avg46%

2,943^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^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	37.8	2943 of 4651	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2254 of 4710	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	3063 of 4647	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2945 of 4581	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	4105 of 4578	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4066 of 4479	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	4277 of 4359	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	3595 of 4329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	3344 of 4286	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	3127 of 4320	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.3	2243 of 4260	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.6	2264 of 4221	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	2488 of 4206	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	2829 of 4095	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	2303 of 3937	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.0	3438 of 3884	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	3577 of 3768	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	3512 of 3724	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	3196 of 3476	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	3398 of 3475	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	3385 of 3465	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.9	2314 of 4461	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3509 of 4331	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3081 of 4295	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	3631 of 4240	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.6	856 of 3668	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1146 of 3556	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	1627 of 3487	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	2672 of 3446	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2160 of 3333	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	2818 of 3226	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	2437 of 4658	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3486 of 4588	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	2958 of 4561	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	4243 of 4499	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4032 of 4348	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	4250 of 4306	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	11.7	3059 of 3184	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	3090 of 3106	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.9	1590 of 4465	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2325 of 4401	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2440 of 4376	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3862 of 4329	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3844 of 4188	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	4084 of 4168	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	63.2	1295 of 4594	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	2125 of 4521	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2032 of 4477	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	3918 of 4451	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3664 of 4309	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	4153 of 4264	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	2199 of 4647	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2343 of 4585	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2800 of 4563	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3875 of 4498	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3777 of 4357	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	4195 of 4319	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	2872 of 4292	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	1641 of 4086	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	1766 of 3952	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.1	3613 of 3799	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3446 of 3684	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	3481 of 3558	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)72nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)53rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)48th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)48th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics37%-9 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Rucker 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 Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Rucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Vinett St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7467	434	31	14.0	94.0%	6 (1.4%)	17 (3.9%)	405 (93.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	37.8	2943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.7%		48.7	2254^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.1%	689	0.0	50.0		16.7	33.3			37.5	45.7	55.9	35.1	18.8	48.3	20.3	$15,371
Patterson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5302 Allendale Rd	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5750	811	48	16.8	94.0%	15 (1.8%)	46 (5.7%)	746 (92.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49.5	2168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%		56.1	1808^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.6%	360	5.6	28.6	23.5	31.6	16.7	13.3	0.0	42.1	60.0	54.8	34.2	46.1	55.8	25.5	$8,161
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1522 Scarborough Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0776	455	40	11.3	92.1%	14 (3.1%)	17 (3.7%)	418 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	45.1	2436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.6%		56.1	1807^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.6%	629	30.0	60.0		40.0				40.4	47.0		36.5	50.6			$13,037
Richey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	610 S Richey St	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0712	505	40	12.6	96.8%	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	485 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.8	2448^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.2	2216^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.0%	232	32.1	35.3		32.1	52.9			41.7	48.5		44.4	43.3			$13,110
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Elrod St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5740	561	39	14.4	96.8%	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	544 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41.5	2671^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%		37.8	2967^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.0%	296	25.0	25.0		28.0	0.0			34.7	67.3	55.7	44.0	67.3	25.3	8.9	$13,288
Morales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	305 W Harris Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0664	379	33	11.4	93.9%	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	357 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60.3	1564^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%		45.1	2501^st of 4710 public elementary schools	46.9%	937	36.0			48.0				50.0	62.9		40.0	50.8			$12,783
Park Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8235 Park Pl Blvd	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7458	686	43	16.0	92.1%	7 (1.0%)	22 (3.2%)	552 (80.5%)	97 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	52.4	1997^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.1%		54.5	1910^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.4%	87	48.7	20.0	20.0	64.9	0.0			48.2	55.7	52.6	47.4	50.0	51.3	20.7	$9,052
South Shaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 W Ave	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0842	527	40	13.0	95.3%	24 (4.6%)	14 (2.7%)	485 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.4	2177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%		64.1	1409^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.1%	768	25.5	16.7		74.6	8.3			51.2	41.9		41.9	52.7			$11,511
KIPP Climb Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	679	36	18.9	71.0%	8 (1.2%)	119 (17.5%)	541 (79.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	30.3	3406^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%		18.7	4136^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.2%	730								35.0	42.6		37.0	35.6			$7,508
South Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0736	422	34	12.4	94.5%	17 (4.0%)	20 (4.7%)	382 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.8	2940^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.8%		23.5	3866^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.9%	926	42.9	40.0		48.3	15.8			38.2	41.7		54.3	35.6			$11,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Rucker Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rucker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rucker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stevenson Middle
High : Chavez High School

What district is Rucker Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Rucker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Rucker Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rucker Elementary?

Students at Rucker Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

Is Rucker Elementary a good school?

Rucker Elementary ranks 2943^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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