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Wainwright Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3473^rd

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wainwright Elementary is a small, PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 382 students in a densely populated area of Houston, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has undergone a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 2nd percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to a stable 25th-29th percentile range in the most recent two years, moving from a "0-star" to a consistent "1-star" rating—a dramatic improvement not seen in nearby schools like Benbrook Elementary or Smith Elementary, which have stagnated or declined.

The most standout feature of Wainwright is its exceptional performance with Special Education students, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 and earning a 5-star rating—a stark contrast to nearby schools like Ridgecrest Elementary or Hollibrook Elementary in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd), which don't show similar strengths. The school also invests heavily in smaller class sizes, with a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 and spending $13,054 per student, higher than peers like Oak Forest Elementary ($8,770). Additionally, Wainwright's Spanish-language STAAR scores are a notable strength, outperforming district and state averages in 3rd Grade Math and 5th Grade Reading, suggesting an effective bilingual program.

Despite these successes, Wainwright's turnaround remains fragile, with inconsistent year-over-year English-language scores and a critical weakness in 5th Grade Science, where only 5.88% of students were proficient in 2024-2025 compared to 24.95% in the district. The school's journey is a story of recovery in a neighborhood where Cedar Brook Elementary (60th percentile) in Spring Branch ISD shows higher overall rankings for a similarly disadvantaged population, while Oak Forest Elementary, just 2 miles away, represents a completely different socioeconomic reality with only 11.37% of students on free lunch and a 99th percentile ranking. For parents, Wainwright offers a resource-intensive environment with proven strengths in Special Education and bilingual instruction, but with ongoing challenges in core English subjects and science.

382

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,309

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5330 Milwee St
Houston, TX 77092-6655

(713) 613-2550

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wainwright Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clifton Middle
High:	Scarborough High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

African American:

20.7%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Reading scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,473^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd 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	29.3	3473 of 4627	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	3286 of 4651	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2716 of 4710	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.0	4553 of 4647	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	4333 of 4581	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3370 of 4578	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	4305 of 4479	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	4020 of 4359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	3538 of 4329	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	3630 of 4286	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	3702 of 4320	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.2	3008 of 4260	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.9	2875 of 4221	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	3014 of 4206	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	3374 of 4095	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	3321 of 3937	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.6	3045 of 3884	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.0	2859 of 3768	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.0	1796 of 3724	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.9	2470 of 3476	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.6	2678 of 3475	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	3287 of 3465	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	1018 of 2406	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.4	2352 of 2443	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2361 of 2421	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1985 of 2444	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	2125 of 2515	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1824 of 2483	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	3994 of 4461	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	2939 of 4331	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4016 of 4295	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3455 of 4240	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	1718 of 3668	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.0	3160 of 3556	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3148 of 3487	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	2526 of 3446	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	3193 of 3333	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	2903 of 3226	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	3396 of 4575	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2327 of 4658	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	7.3	4527 of 4588	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4231 of 4561	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3303 of 4499	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	4252 of 4348	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	4122 of 4306	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	2576 of 3006	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	3170 of 3184	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	3025 of 3106	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	2528 of 4413	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	1707 of 4465	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.6	4232 of 4401	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4129 of 4376	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	2938 of 4329	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4034 of 4188	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	3804 of 4168	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2779 of 4520	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	1561 of 4594	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.4	4397 of 4521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	4193 of 4477	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	2932 of 4451	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	4124 of 4309	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3743 of 4264	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3329 of 4582	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2585 of 4647	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.0	4445 of 4585	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4295 of 4563	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	3340 of 4498	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4058 of 4357	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3675 of 4319	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.5	182 of 4292	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	35.2	2699 of 4086	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3143 of 3952	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	2522 of 3799	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	3265 of 3684	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)14th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

Reading38%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
Wainwright Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5330 Milwee St	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2550	382	29	13.2	98.2%	33 (8.6%)	79 (20.7%)	266 (69.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	3473^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	24.9%		32.5	3286^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%	187	11.1	60.0		10.0	43.8		38.1	33.3	42.1	33.3	40.0	46.2	$15,309
KIPP Nexus Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4211 Watonga Blvd	Houston	77092	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0553	739	35	21.2	91.5%	13 (1.8%)	258 (34.9%)	454 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	49.4	2153^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.5%		38.3	2905^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	752							40.6	50.0		41.6	58.1		$6,139
Benbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4026 Bolin Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2502	481	29	16.6	98.8%	13 (2.7%)	9 (1.9%)	450 (93.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53.6	1929^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.3%		41.4	2681^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	752	11.5	0.0	0.0	24.2	0.0	33.3	36.4	55.7	58.7	23.1	65.7	41.3	$8,793
Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4515 Mangum Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-0505	487	6	81.1	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.2%)	451 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	3919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.3%		28.5	3526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%	393	11.5						54.2	29.1	26.7	32.0	33.9	37.3	$12,177
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4802 Chrystell Ln	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2542	730	46	15.8	96.8%	21 (2.9%)	64 (8.8%)	638 (87.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28.2	3548^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.3%		24	3798^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%	250	13.3	22.2	50.0	35.9	26.8		39.7	35.8	48.3	35.2	37.0	37.0	$12,749
Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Lamonte Ln	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2546	556	37	15.0	90.6%	34 (6.1%)	56 (10.1%)	458 (82.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	43	2510^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.1	2828^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%	318	22.9	33.3	20.0	18.8	32.5	0.0	44.7	60.3	50.0	25.5	51.9	40.0	$9,141
Housman Elementary	Public	K-5	6705 Housman St	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5900	634	41	15.6	91.2%	46 (7.3%)	46 (7.3%)	529 (83.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	24.1	3806^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.3	3894^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.3%	88							26.3	39.0	48.2	29.5	39.4	33.3	$13,048
Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	K-5	2015 Ridgecrest	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6600	836	57	14.5	96.7%	39 (4.7%)	14 (1.7%)	762 (91.1%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	33.2	3210^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.6%		41.4	2680^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	530	21.4	6.7	0.0	30.8	28.6	28.6	42.1	37.2	40.0	44.6	45.3	36.3	$10,864
Oak Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 W 43rd St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 613-2536	950	53	17.7	11.4%	534 (56.2%)	36 (3.8%)	233 (24.5%)	79 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	98.1	48^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.4	79^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.3%	31							85.3	85.2	92.3	87.1	80.0	88.4	$7,271
Cedar Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Ojeman Rd	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5500	654	43	15.0	76.9%	45 (6.9%)	40 (6.1%)	544 (83.2%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	55.2	1843^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	60.2%		61.1	1527^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.2%	316			36.4				45.6	46.8	55.3	47.8	63.0	50.5	$10,461

Frequently Asked Questions about Wainwright Elementary

How many students attend Wainwright Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Wainwright Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wainwright Elementary?

Students at Wainwright Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% White.

Is Wainwright Elementary a good school?

Wainwright Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Wainwright Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Wainwright Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wainwright Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clifton Middle
High : Scarborough High School

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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