Sinclair Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 6410 Grovewood Ln
       Houston, TX  77008-3222


(713) 867-5161

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
733rd of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,450 Help


Students who attend Sinclair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Black Middle
High:    Waltrip High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  652

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.3%
Hispanic:
37.9%
African American:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.5% Help


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Compare Details Sinclair Elementary ranks better than 84.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 17th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.93. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (42.3%), Hispanic (37.9%), African American (10.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sinclair Elementary is 16.9. 99 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sinclair Elementary is $9,450. 154 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sinclair Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sinclair Elementary 733rd of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Sinclair Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Gifted and Talented students:
Male students:
Asian students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 666th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sinclair Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.58 2613th 3465 24.6%
2005 52.03 1926th 3475 44.6%
2006 31.73 2783rd 3476 19.9%
2007 56.90 1866th 3724 49.9%
2008 52.24 2082nd 3768 44.7%
2009 68.71 1178th 3884 69.7%
2010 54.06 2119th 3937 46.2%
2011 55.72 2088th 4095 49.0%
2012 62.04 1593rd 4206 62.1%
2013 66.45 1354th 4221 67.9%
2014 74.83 965th 4260 77.3%
2015 81.14 667th 4320 84.6%
2016 72.22 1141st 4286 73.4%
2017 55.14 1695th 4329 60.8%
2018 52.73 1862nd 4359 57.3%
2019 60.67 1484th 4479 66.9%
2021 77.44 832nd 4578 81.8%
2022 84.40 594th 4581 87.0%
2023 80.93 733rd 4647 84.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 77.92 158th 1004 84.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.23 1536th 3226 52.4%
2019 41.95 1998th 3333 40.1%
2021 16.45 3335th 3446 3.2%
2022 60.68 1063rd 3487 69.5%
2023 44.10 2010th 3556 43.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.90 2170th 3558 39.0%
2019 53.36 1236th 3684 66.4%
2021 43.44 1793rd 3799 52.8%
2022 53.00 1396th 3952 64.7%
2023 47.40 1792nd 4086 56.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.12 1423rd 4264 66.6%
2019 46.24 2336th 4309 45.8%
2021 49.72 2050th 4451 53.9%
2022 67.68 1010th 4477 77.4%
2023 76.19 597th 4521 86.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.87 1544th 4306 64.1%
2019 64.13 1283rd 4348 70.5%
2021 74.62 878th 4499 80.5%
2022 86.81 416th 4561 90.9%
2023 76.48 834th 4588 81.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.68 2543rd 3106 18.1%
2019 47.98 2101st 3184 34.0%
2021 60.24 1384th 3006 54.0%
2022 56.15 1594th 2958 46.1%
2023 64.25 1217th 2980 59.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.71 2100th 4240 50.5%
2019 28.69 3489th 4295 18.8%
2021 35.43 2933rd 4331 32.3%
2022 67.46 963rd 4461 78.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.07 2199th 4319 49.1%
2019 57.19 1598th 4357 63.3%
2021 76.34 826th 4498 81.6%
2022 78.73 761st 4563 83.3%
2023 82.67 609th 4585 86.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.57 721st 967 25.4%
2022 79.49 103rd 957 89.2%
2023 63.53 397th 1015 60.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.63 701st 2483 71.8%
2019 47.92 1219th 2515 51.5%
2021 78.24 273rd 2444 88.8%
2022 82.55 216th 2421 91.1%
2023 71.96 448th 2443 81.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.04 1595th 4168 61.7%
2019 53.81 1744th 4188 58.4%
2021 53.45 1721st 4329 60.2%
2022 68.60 988th 4376 77.4%
2023 71.20 876th 4401 80.1%
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Rank History for White students at Sinclair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.28 2006th 3127 35.8%
2019 68.42 845th 3142 73.1%
2021 79.72 391st 3082 87.3%
2022 80.58 356th 3082 88.4%
2023 78.64 462nd 3106 85.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, November 14, 2019

Open Quote my sons go to Sinclair and are in the magnet program and I can actually say I LOVE this school they are all about helping our kids advance academically and have great staff and pto who are always on top of things and making sure our kids are safe and are getting everything they need, for example when hurricane Imelda hit my kids where at school and I had no ways of getting to them my husband was stuck in the flood and I was just terrified. Mr. Mashburn (principle) and few other staff insured me that everything would be ok and that the kids where safe.they also fed the kids and was in constant communication with me as to how the weather was by the school to insure my safe arrival. my kids where the not even the slightest bit of worried and even said it was "the best day ever".Thank you Mr. Mashburn, MS. Lauritzen and especially Ms.Nielsen. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, April 10, 2017

Open Quote I have seen a huge decline in Sinclair since we started here. I would never send another one of my kids here. They tolerate poor behavior by students and staff. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, December 29, 2014

Open Quote We LOVE Sinclair. I'm so grateful my son's dad is zoned to it. It's a STEM school, which is perfection for the kiddo. Ms Mingle is amazing! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sinclair Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 253 22 8 101 n/a n/a n/a 0 384
1989 280 30 6 114 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1990 310 41 10 133 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1991 312 38 12 152 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1992 301 38 17 180 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1993 283 41 16 173 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1994 279 43 12 181 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1995 244 44 8 198 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1996 244 44 8 198 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1997 233 60 8 218 0 n/a n/a 0 519
1998 220 59 5 237 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1999 212 57 1 224 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2000 193 57 3 222 1 n/a n/a 0 476
2001 180 54 0 243 1 n/a n/a 0 478
2002 183 52 4 271 1 n/a n/a 0 511
2003 183 52 4 271 1 n/a n/a 0 511
2004 178 47 6 248 2 n/a n/a 0 481
2005 155 66 15 382 1 n/a n/a 0 619
2006 142 93 18 354 0 n/a n/a 0 607
2007 127 62 14 325 0 n/a n/a 0 528
2008 106 53 10 292 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2009 94 62 17 303 0 n/a n/a 0 476
2010 99 57 17 337 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2011 101 47 12 356 3 1 12 0 532
2012 95 37 12 389 2 2 9 0 546
2013 84 36 13 364 3 1 12 0 513
2014 100 37 13 371 2 1 14 0 538
2015 110 47 9 353 1 1 13 0 534
2016 137 53 15 325 1 1 12 0 544
2017 161 53 20 309 3 1 14 0 561
2018 199 52 21 298 2 2 16 0 590
2019 209 45 23 282 1 1 19 0 580
2020 245 42 19 259 3 2 19 0 589
2021 248 50 22 247 2 4 18 0 591
2022 256 73 27 243 2 4 26 0 631
2023 276 70 30 247 3 4 22 0 652

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sinclair Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 384 22.0 17.4 n/a
1989 430 n/a n/a n/a
1990 494 31.0 15.9 n/a
1991 514 30.7 16.7 n/a
1992 536 32.4 16.5 23.3
1993 513 33.0 15.5 27.9
1994 515 32.9 15.7 27.4
1995 494 33.0 15.0 31.8
1996 494 33.0 15.0 31.8
1997 519 35.0 14.8 35.5
1998 521 34.0 15.3 30.3
1999 495 34.0 14.6 38.8
2000 476 32.0 14.9 39.9
2001 478 33.0 14.5 43.9
2002 511 30.0 17.0 47.6
2003 511 30.0 17.0 47.6
2004 481 31.0 15.5 45.3
2005 619 40.9 15.1 51.2
2006 607 38.0 16.0 68.7
2007 528 38.0 13.9 52.7
2008 461 34.0 13.6 58.4
2009 476 33.0 14.4 61.3
2010 510 34.0 15.0 57.5
2011 532 33.5 15.8 47.2
2012 546 34.0 16.0 45.6
2013 513 34.0 15.0 68.4
2014 538 34.0 15.8 62.6
2015 534 34.0 15.7 57.3
2016 544 34.0 16.0 54
2017 561 33.5 16.7 48.3
2018 590 33.5 17.6 40.5
2019 580 35.4 16.3 42.2
2020 589 35.5 16.5 33.4
2021 591 35.5 16.6 31.5
2022 631 37.5 16.7 36.1
2023 652 38.4 16.9 38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sinclair Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 384 22.0 17.4 n/a
1989 430 n/a n/a n/a
1990 494 31.0 15.9 n/a
1991 514 30.7 16.7 n/a
1992 536 32.4 16.5 23.3
1993 513 33.0 15.5 27.9
1994 515 32.9 15.7 27.4
1995 494 33.0 15.0 31.8
1996 494 33.0 15.0 31.8
1997 519 35.0 14.8 35.5
1998 521 34.0 15.3 30.3
1999 495 34.0 14.6 38.8
2000 476 32.0 14.9 39.9
2001 478 33.0 14.5 43.9
2002 511 30.0 17.0 47.6
2003 511 30.0 17.0 47.6
2004 481 31.0 15.5 45.3
2005 619 40.9 15.1 51.2
2006 607 38.0 16.0 68.7
2007 528 38.0 13.9 52.7
2008 461 34.0 13.6 58.4
2009 476 33.0 14.4 61.3
2010 510 34.0 15.0 57.5
2011 532 33.5 15.8 47.2
2012 546 34.0 16.0 45.6
2013 513 34.0 15.0 68.4
2014 538 34.0 15.8 62.6
2015 534 34.0 15.7 57.3
2016 544 34.0 16.0 54
2017 561 33.5 16.7 48.3
2018 590 33.5 17.6 40.5
2019 580 35.4 16.3 42.2
2020 589 35.5 16.5 33.4
2021 591 35.5 16.6 31.5
2022 631 37.5 16.7 36.1
2023 652 38.4 16.9 38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sinclair Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,163 (13.7%) $7,348 (86.3%) $8,511
2020 $1,405 (14.7%) $8,168 (85.3%) $9,573
2021 $850 (9.0%) $8,599 (91.0%) $9,450

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sinclair Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1484th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 733rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 17.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Sinclair Elementary)7460
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sinclair Elementary)6947
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Sinclair Elementary)5281
 29%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sinclair Elementary)4881
 33%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Sinclair Elementary)4872
 24%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sinclair Elementary)4353
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Sinclair Elementary)3857
 19%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students580652
 12.4%
African American4570
 55.6%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian2330
 30.4%
Hispanic282247
 12.4%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White209276
 32.1%
Two or More Races1922
 15.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.2%38.5%
 3.7%


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Students at Sinclair Elementary are 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Sinclair Elementary ranks 733rd of 4647 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 652 students attended Sinclair Elementary.

Students who attend Sinclair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Middle
High : Waltrip High School


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