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Twain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Twain Elementary in Houston, TX, is a high-performing PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) with 924 students, known for its consistent excellence and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger every year since 2015-2016. This school stands out for its exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide in the 2025-2026 school year, a remarkable achievement that many top schools struggle to match. Twain also excels with its Hispanic student population, ranking in the 98th percentile in 2023-2024, and delivers strong, consistent academic results across all subjects, with proficiency rates in Reading (79-86%) and Mathematics (62-70%) far exceeding district and state averages.

However, Twain is not without its challenges. Its Gifted and Talented program is a notable weak point, ranking only in the 40th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a drop from previous years, suggesting the school may not provide enough enrichment for its highest-achieving students. Additionally, 5th Grade Science scores, while above average, are a relative weakness compared to Reading and Math, with only 62.94% proficient in 2024-2025 versus 85.31% in Reading. Nearby schools like Roberts Elementary and West University Elementary achieve even higher test scores, particularly in Math, where they reach over 93% proficiency compared to Twain’s 69.93%, creating a competitive dynamic for families seeking the absolute highest performance.

Twain’s stability is a key asset in a district that has undergone significant changes, including state takeover and restructuring, yet the school has maintained its high performance and 5-star rating. This reliability makes it a safe choice for families. Interestingly, Twain and Longfellow Elementary are only 0.86 miles apart but serve vastly different student populations, with Twain having a 19% free/reduced lunch rate and ranking in the 93rd percentile, while Longfellow has an 86% rate and ranks in the 66th percentile, highlighting deep socioeconomic divides in the same neighborhood. Overall, Twain offers a strong, consistent education with standout support for diverse learners, though families should consider its Gifted program and nearby alternatives.

924

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,028

Per pupil spending ?

19.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 Braes Blvd
Houston, TX 77025-1224

(713) 295-5230

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pershing Middle
High:	Lamar High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.9%

Hispanic:

26.1%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (73% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

329^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

434^th of 947Houston 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	90.8	329 of 4643	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	223 of 4651	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	154 of 4710	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	221 of 4647	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	158 of 4581	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	159 of 4578	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	302 of 4479	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	150 of 4359	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	112 of 4329	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	86.4	405 of 4286	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	550 of 4320	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	89.5	221 of 4260	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	277 of 4221	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.1	292 of 4206	93.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	295 of 4095	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	324 of 3937	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	82.7	336 of 3884	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	79.2	513 of 3768	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	294 of 3724	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	80.3	392 of 3476	88.7%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	318 of 3475	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	84.0	210 of 3465	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	426 of 2414	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	437 of 2443	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	352 of 2443	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	198 of 2421	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	375 of 2444	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	640 of 2515	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	221 of 2483	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	175 of 1000	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	257 of 1045	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	105 of 1015	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	105 of 957	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	56 of 967	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	435 of 1009	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	464 of 1005	53.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	90.9	159 of 4461	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	145 of 4331	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	54.2	1695 of 4295	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.4	126 of 4240	97.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	269 of 1646	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	450 of 3668	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	315 of 3556	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	237 of 3487	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	232 of 3446	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	52.4	1439 of 3333	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	1238 of 3226	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	303 of 4588	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	156 of 4658	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	181 of 4588	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	145 of 4561	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	147 of 4499	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	278 of 4348	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	168 of 4306	96.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	1846 of 3080	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	1431 of 2980	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	896 of 2958	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	758 of 3006	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	1268 of 3184	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	1241 of 3106	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	244 of 4425	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	85 of 4465	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	240 of 4401	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	268 of 4376	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.3	537 of 4329	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	358 of 4188	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	247 of 4168	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	1915 of 4535	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	1008 of 4594	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.7	2405 of 4521	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.9	704 of 4477	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	531 of 4451	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	1452 of 4309	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	327 of 4264	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	372 of 4597	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	176 of 4647	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	290 of 4585	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	203 of 4563	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	155 of 4498	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	326 of 4357	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	127 of 4319	97.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	304 of 1110	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	87 of 1128	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	97 of 1099	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	27 of 1004	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	71 of 1112	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	24 of 1046	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	135 of 4308	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	421 of 4292	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	215 of 4086	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	180 of 3952	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	58.0	1034 of 3799	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	690 of 3684	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	116 of 3558	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	194 of 3015	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	95 of 3108	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	210 of 3106	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	153 of 3082	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	147 of 3082	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	288 of 3142	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	98 of 3127	96.9%	★★★★★

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 (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)82nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading81%+27 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 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 (2025)	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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Braes Blvd	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5230	924	50	18.5	19.3%	313 (33.9%)	154 (16.7%)	241 (26.1%)	138 (14.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.1%)	90.8	329^th of 4643 public elementary schools	92.9%		94	223^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.2%	106								79.0	77.5	86.3				64.8	62.3	69.9					$8,028
Longfellow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3617 Norris	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5268	576	41	14.2	85.6%	31 (5.4%)	370 (64.2%)	134 (23.3%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	61.3	1564^th of 4643 public elementary schools	66.3%		54.8	1853^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.2%	289								53.1	77.5	63.6				37.8	58.4	36.8					$9,237
Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Holly St	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5264	750	41	18.3	15.5%	233 (31.1%)	65 (8.7%)	131 (17.5%)	249 (33.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.3%)	92.7	267^th of 4643 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.9	187^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.0%	80								66.7	80.4	82.4				70.4	74.5	78.0					$7,333
Rice School /La Escuela Rice	Public, Magnet	K-8	7550 Seuss Dr	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 349-1800	1,043	63	16.6	61.8%	25 (2.4%)	526 (50.4%)	436 (41.8%)	42 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	63.9	1411^th of 4643 public elementary schools	69.6%		64.2	1375^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	36	41.7			58.3			61.4	58.1	64.2	59.0	67.6	76.4	62.3	45.4	51.9	53.4	36.7	48.0	16.4	24.6	$9,300
West University Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3756 University Blvd	Houston	77005	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5215	1,183	64	18.5	6.1%	661 (55.9%)	29 (2.5%)	186 (15.7%)	208 (17.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (8.2%)	99.4	11^th of 4643 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.4	8^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.8%	3								92.7	93.5	95.1				93.2	94.9	93.8					$6,891
Shearn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9802 Stella Link Rd	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5236	470	28	16.7	95.3%	7 (1.5%)	131 (27.9%)	322 (68.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47	2275^th of 4643 public elementary schools	51.0%		20.7	3989^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.2%	1714								40.3	50.0	43.9				58.3	60.9	32.8					$8,885
Kolter Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6300 Ave B	Bellaire	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 726-3630	771	43	17.9	23.6%	343 (44.5%)	94 (12.2%)	213 (27.6%)	79 (10.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	89.2	415^th of 4643 public elementary schools	91.1%		95.8	152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	96.7%	263								70.6	73.3	79.2				68.1	61.7	74.4					$7,884
Condit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 S Third	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5255	730	45	16.3	36.2%	260 (35.6%)	54 (7.4%)	248 (34.0%)	122 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	91.6	311^th of 4643 public elementary schools	93.3%		93.7	241^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%	70	63.6	58.3	83.3	61.5	37.5	22.2		75.3	82.4	82.1				62.6	67.7	71.8					$8,227
Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Greenbriar St	Houston	77030	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5272	721	40	18.0	17.6%	217 (30.1%)	96 (13.3%)	101 (14.0%)	251 (34.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	98.4	40^th of 4643 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.8	59^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.7%	19								81.3	88.3	91.1				79.7	93.3	94.0					$7,291
Lovett Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8814 S Rice Ave	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5258	700	42	16.6	40.4%	188 (26.9%)	158 (22.6%)	250 (35.7%)	51 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.3%)	82.2	688^th of 4643 public elementary schools	85.2%		85.1	571^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%	117								64.1	70.9	81.8				47.8	61.2	70.7					$8,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Twain Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Twain Elementary?

Students at Twain Elementary are 34% White, 26% Hispanic, 17% African American, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Is Twain Elementary a good school?

Yes. Twain Elementary ranks in the top 7.1% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 924 students attended Twain Elementary.

What district is Twain Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Twain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Twain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pershing Middle
High : Lamar High School

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

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