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Lyons Elementary

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Lyons Elementary ranks 1328 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lyons Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 825 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyons Elementary has shown strong academic performance, ranking in the top 30% of Texas elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's STAAR test scores consistently outperform the HISD and Texas state averages, particularly in mathematics, with 65.71% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to 47.47% for HISD and 44.88% for Texas. Lyons Elementary also performs well in STAAR Spanish assessments, with 55% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Spanish/Reading and 50% in STAAR Spanish/Mathematics in 2024-2025.

While Lyons Elementary outperforms many nearby schools, such as Berry Elementary and Northline Elementary, in academic performance, some nearby charter schools, like KIPP Dream Prep and Yes Prep Airline Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic results that are competitive with or even surpass Lyons Elementary in certain areas. The school has experienced some fluctuations in its performance over the years, but has shown a consistent improvement in its STAAR test scores and statewide ranking in recent years.

767

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,376

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Roxella Rd
Houston, TX 77076-4431

(713) 696-2870

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lyons Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fonville Middle
High:	Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

African American:

2.6%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2021 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2021)

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

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

Texas avg46%

1,328^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	65.4	1328 of 4651	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	1662 of 4710	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	1953 of 4647	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	1542 of 4581	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	3287 of 4578	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.9	1068 of 4479	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	760 of 4359	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	498 of 4329	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	524 of 4286	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	691 of 4320	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	84.6	485 of 4260	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	545 of 4221	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	85.5	415 of 4206	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	171 of 4095	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	63 of 3937	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	319 of 3884	91.8%	★★★★★
2008	67.5	1216 of 3768	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.5	526 of 3724	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	605 of 3476	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	81.3	385 of 3475	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	572 of 3465	83.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	1068 of 2421	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	1048 of 2515	58.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	72.4	728 of 4461	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	1269 of 4331	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	563 of 4295	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	265 of 4240	93.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	1411 of 3668	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	1234 of 3556	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	332 of 3487	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	56.7	1141 of 3446	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	360 of 3333	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	219 of 3226	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	2221 of 4658	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	2374 of 4588	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	1985 of 4561	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	3233 of 4499	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.6	541 of 4348	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	430 of 4306	90.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	44.2	2135 of 2980	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2261 of 2958	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	2621 of 3006	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2233 of 3184	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1940 of 3106	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	1318 of 4465	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1464 of 4401	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	945 of 4376	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	36.1	2821 of 4329	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.1	607 of 4188	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	399 of 4168	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.9	1037 of 4594	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	1214 of 4521	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	678 of 4477	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.3	2646 of 4451	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.9	328 of 4309	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	192 of 4264	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.3	1253 of 4647	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	1609 of 4585	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	1255 of 4563	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	29.7	3214 of 4498	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	1667 of 4357	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	1177 of 4319	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	2048 of 4292	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	1590 of 4086	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	2058 of 3952	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	2230 of 3799	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3022 of 3684	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1767 of 3558	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)84th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)77th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2022)56th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2024)52nd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)52nd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)28th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading57%+3 vs state

Mathematics57%+11 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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
Lyons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Roxella Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2870	767	44	17.4	98.4%	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	741 (96.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65.4	1328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.4%		58.7	1662^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	64.7%	334	5.3	55.0		15.8	50.0			52.4	65.0	55.8	65.7	53.8	51.0	29.8	$8,376
De Chaumes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Cooper	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2676	680	43	15.8	96.5%	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	669 (98.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	2982^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%		40.2	2829^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.9%	153	0.0							39.2	44.9	60.0	36.9	33.0	48.4	9.5	$8,605
KIPP Dream Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	929	39	23.8	95.9%	11 (1.2%)	88 (9.5%)	822 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33.8	3207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%		28.4	3562^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	24.4%	355								41.7	51.9		37.8	22.2			$6,585
Burbank Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	216 Tidwell	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2690	736	46	16.0	98.1%	10 (1.4%)	106 (14.4%)	609 (82.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66.5	1288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%		70.3	1117^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.3%	171	14.3	33.3			33.3			54.5	49.6	64.0	60.2	45.5	61.4	42.1	$9,809
Coop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10130 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2630	533	36	14.9	96.1%	10 (1.9%)	35 (6.6%)	485 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	3469^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%		31.5	3369^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.5%	100	8.7	42.9	30.8	30.0	40.0	12.5	0.0	31.2	43.1	46.5	43.4	29.2	42.7	8.8	$12,808
Yes Prep Airline Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5815 Airline Dr	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 924-0700	632	45	14.0	94.1%	9 (1.4%)	54 (8.5%)	566 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.4	1945^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%					(n/a)	45.2	52.2		54.8	29.2			60.0	47.1		45.5	44.1			$16,479
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2900	289	18	16.0	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	70 (24.2%)	210 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13.7	4350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%		17.9	4170^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.5%	180			16.7					17.4	33.3	35.0	19.6	30.0	31.1	2.2	$10,422
Northline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Witcher Ln	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2890	358	28	12.9	97.8%	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.9%)	333 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37.5	2952^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.5%		25	3775^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.9%	823		10.0						30.8	37.3	55.6	46.2	42.4	40.7	18.5	$13,218
Idea Hardy Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	705	31	23.0	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.5%)	582 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8.6	4529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.6%		11.9	4468^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.1%	61								23.9	27.3	26.9	21.6	19.3	20.2	2.5	$10,515
Barrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12001 Winfrey Ln	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2500	433	26	16.6	99.1%	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	424 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.4	2961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	36.3%		42.3	2709^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.5%	252	5.0	19.2	14.3	19.1	7.7	0.0	0.0	23.9	47.8	42.9	28.3	50.0	35.7	38.0	$9,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyons Elementary

How many students attend Lyons Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Lyons Elementary.

Is Lyons Elementary a good school?

Lyons Elementary ranks 1328^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lyons Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Lyons Elementary?

Students at Lyons Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lyons Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyons Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fonville Middle
High : Houston Math Science And Technology Center

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