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Young Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Young Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 334 students in a high-poverty area, where over 98% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has shown a strong upward trend in academic performance after years of being in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools.

Young Elementary stands out for its remarkable improvement trajectory, climbing from the 2nd percentile in state rankings in 2018-2019 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026, a trend that sets it apart from nearby schools like Foster Elementary (6th percentile) and Hartsfield Elementary (11th percentile), which have stagnated or declined. The school also boasts a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, lower than peers like Woodson School (14.2:1) and Reynolds Elementary, allowing for more individualized attention. In 2023-2024, Young’s 4th graders achieved a 60.61% proficiency rate in Mathematics, the highest among all nearby HISD elementary schools and well above the district (43.79%) and state (44.67%) averages, signaling a potential bright spot in instruction.

However, performance is inconsistent across grade levels: 5th-grade Reading proficiency (59.52%) nearly matches the state average (58.47%), while 3rd-grade Reading (25.64%) and Math (22.5%) are critically low, suggesting the school may be more effective with older students. Compared to charter schools like Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Technology-Houston (49th percentile), Young still has ground to cover, but it outperforms most HISD peers, including Whidby Elementary (28th percentile) and Bastian Elementary (12th percentile). This makes Young a school in transition, showing promise for families seeking a neighborhood school with a clear upward trajectory.

334

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,577

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3555 Bellfort Ave
Houston, TX 77051-1401

(713) 732-3590

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Young Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Attucks Middle
High:	Worthing High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.1%

Hispanic:

11.4%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 42nd percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 42nd-percentile peak (2024) to 22nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

3,604^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th 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	27.4	3604 of 4627	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	3102 of 4651	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2742 of 4710	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3373 of 4647	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	4314 of 4581	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4107 of 4578	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	4401 of 4479	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4065 of 4359	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	4142 of 4329	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	4210 of 4286	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	4188 of 4320	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	3866 of 4260	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	4132 of 4221	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	4185 of 4206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	3721 of 4095	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	3661 of 3937	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	3735 of 3884	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	3707 of 3768	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	40.9	2647 of 3724	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	3061 of 3476	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.7	2566 of 3475	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.7	2276 of 3465	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	1314 of 2406	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.1	458 of 2443	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	1112 of 2443	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	1842 of 2421	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	1706 of 2444	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	2229 of 2515	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1903 of 2483	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	3976 of 4461	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	4170 of 4331	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3673 of 4295	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	2917 of 4240	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	2925 of 3556	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2452 of 3226	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	3226 of 4575	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.9	1480 of 4658	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	3121 of 4588	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4040 of 4561	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3460 of 4499	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	4324 of 4348	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	4038 of 4306	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2503 of 4413	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2704 of 4401	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3366 of 4376	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3643 of 4329	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	3618 of 4188	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2139 of 4168	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	3028 of 4520	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.0	971 of 4594	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	2913 of 4521	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4125 of 4477	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	3780 of 4451	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	4200 of 4309	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3891 of 4264	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	3779 of 4582	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2213 of 4647	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.8	3547 of 4585	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	4451 of 4563	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	4325 of 4498	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4163 of 4357	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	3942 of 4319	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3231 of 4301	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.2	1052 of 4292	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	28.1	3261 of 4086	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	3689 of 3952	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3488 of 3684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)45th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)18th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3555 Bellfort Ave	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3590	334	26	12.8	98.5%	8 (2.4%)	281 (84.1%)	38 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27.4	3604^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.1%		35.3	3102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	502				25.6	39.0	59.5				22.5	36.6	37.2					$15,577
Whidby Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7625 Springhill St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8170	369	28	13.1	94.9%	5 (1.4%)	273 (74.0%)	75 (20.3%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31.3	3350^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		26.9	3611^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	261	16.7	0.0		40.9	31.8	55.4				28.3	34.8	43.1					$16,608
Reynolds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9601 Rosehaven Dr	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 731-5590	301	22	13.6	93.4%	3 (1.0%)	250 (83.1%)	45 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25.9	3698^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		20.6	3994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	296				36.4	55.8	53.1				11.4	27.9	25.0					$14,117
Bastian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5051 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-5830	633	32	19.7	98.7%	13 (2.1%)	414 (65.4%)	197 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	19.7	4060^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.3%		23.9	3807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%	253				15.9	36.9	65.4				13.4	23.5	24.4					$8,357
Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3919 Ward St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8260	334	20	16.7	100.0%	5 (1.5%)	294 (88.0%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	13.5	4370^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.6%		10	4480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	110				42.3	24.4	39.4				25.9	17.1	24.2					$10,791
Woodson School	Public	PK, KG-5	10720 Southview St	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3600	457	32	14.2	98.5%	10 (2.2%)	392 (85.8%)	51 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36.4	2991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		21.5	3947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%	956				40.7	58.5	53.2				16.7	48.8	36.2					$10,385
KIPP Zenith Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	780	33	23.6	94.0%	2 (0.3%)	588 (75.4%)	170 (21.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	33.7	3175^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.4%		39.8	2784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%	391				34.1	49.5					35.7	41.0						$6,756
Hartsfield Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5001 Perry St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8280	287	21	13.6	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	210 (73.2%)	65 (22.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18.7	4118^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.0%		15.5	4259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	141				40.6	14.8	36.1				32.4	25.9	33.3					$15,642
Kelso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Southmund St	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7451	364	27	13.5	98.9%	2 (0.5%)	141 (38.7%)	214 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	33.1	3219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.4%		35	3123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.9%	96		15.0		38.3	28.2	48.8				41.9	31.7	53.5					$11,197
Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Technology-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	9115 Kirby Dr	Houston	77054	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 433-7001	742	47	15.6	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	327 (44.1%)	353 (47.6%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	45.9	2340^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		50	2140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.0%	200			92.3	36.6	50.0	61.4	55.4	66.3	69.7	36.6	31.0	58.0	36.1	30.0	71.2	26.0	$12,001

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Elementary

What district is Young Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Young Elementary a good school?

Young Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Young Elementary attend?

Students who attend Young Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Attucks Middle
High : Worthing High School

What is the racial makeup of Young Elementary?

Students at Young Elementary are 84% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Young Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Young Elementary.

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

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