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Martinez C Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3894^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Martinez C Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 271 students within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out for its exceptional Spanish-language instruction, which far exceeds district and state averages.

This school has a unique strength: its bilingual program is highly effective. For example, in 4th Grade Math (STAAR Spanish), Martinez C achieved an 83.33% proficiency rate, compared to the district's 38.83% and the state's 29.41%. This success is not a one-time event—it has been consistent over recent years. In contrast, nearby schools like Dogan Elementary and Looscan Elementary also offer Spanish tests but do not match this level of performance. However, the school's English-language STAAR scores are below district averages, creating a "tale of two programs." The challenge for the school is to apply the successful strategies from its bilingual classrooms to its general education curriculum.

Martinez C also invests heavily in its students, spending $12,340 per pupil—more than nearby schools like Crockett Elementary ($9,154) and Ketelsen Elementary ($10,468)—and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 14.1. After years of ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas schools, it recently jumped from the 4th percentile to the 16th percentile, showing promising upward momentum. Still, the school's progress is fragile, with support for Special Education students needing immediate attention after a sharp decline. For parents, Martinez C offers a strong bilingual foundation and a dedicated, well-funded environment, but it is a school in transition, working to build on its clear strengths.

271

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,499

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Hays St
Houston, TX 77009-8910

(713) 224-1424

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Martinez C Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marshall Middle
High:	Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

African American:

45.8%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 16th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,894^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^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	22.7	3894 of 4627	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	4464 of 4651	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4505 of 4710	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3108 of 4647	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3529 of 4581	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3753 of 4578	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	4419 of 4479	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4105 of 4359	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	4029 of 4329	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	4179 of 4286	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	3897 of 4320	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	3633 of 4260	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	3298 of 4221	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	3290 of 4206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.8	2805 of 4095	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	2953 of 3937	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.9	2348 of 3884	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	2534 of 3768	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	2442 of 3724	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.9	3060 of 3476	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	3009 of 3475	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.4	2550 of 3465	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1742 of 2406	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2406 of 2443	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1822 of 2443	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1928 of 2421	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1865 of 2444	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2324 of 2515	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1952 of 2483	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	2579 of 4461	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	2866 of 4331	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4076 of 4295	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3671 of 4240	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	2144 of 3668	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	791 of 3556	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	960 of 3487	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	1534 of 3446	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	2488 of 3333	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	2696 of 3226	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	3835 of 4575	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	4533 of 4658	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2550 of 4588	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3108 of 4561	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3658 of 4499	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	4265 of 4348	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3891 of 4306	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	34.4	2442 of 2980	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	3107 of 3184	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	2992 of 3106	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	2496 of 4413	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3449 of 4465	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	1584 of 4401	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	1975 of 4376	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	3053 of 4329	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	3981 of 4188	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3602 of 4168	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	3156 of 4520	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.5	4433 of 4594	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	2280 of 4521	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2936 of 4477	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3298 of 4451	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4217 of 4309	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3836 of 4264	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	3660 of 4582	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4259 of 4647	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3466 of 4585	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3551 of 4563	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	3626 of 4498	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	4289 of 4357	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4148 of 4319	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	4079 of 4301	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	4214 of 4292	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	1775 of 4086	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.0	3877 of 3952	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3727 of 3799	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	2653 of 3684	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	3169 of 3558	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)18th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-17 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 27, 2020

THIS SCHOOL IS THE WORST ANY CHILD CAN ATTEND. STARTING WITH THE STAFF IN FRONT OFFICE RECEPTIONIST RUDE AS SHE CAN BE NO HELP AT ALL ALWAYS ROLLING HER EYES TO ANYTHING THAT'S BEING ASKED. TO THE POINT WHERE THEY LET SMALL CHILDREN (6 YEAR OLD TO BE EXACT) WALK HOME ALONE AND UNATTENDED CROSS COUPLE BLOCKS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN RESPECT THE STOP SIGNS THERE. TO WHERE THERE IS NO SECURITY NO SUPERVISION,TO WHERE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHARGING US AS THE PARENTS TO PAY FOR ALMOST EVERY LITTLE ACTIVITY THAT THEY DO FOR THIS CHILDREN TO EVEN HAVE A DAY WITH OUT UNIFORM. CHILDREN DON'T REALLY GO ON FIELD TRIPS BUT THEY DO ASK US TO HELP OUT TO DONATE TO SALE AND WHERE'S ALL THAT MONEY? I HAD ENOUGH OF THIS SCHOOL THE STAFF IS JUST INSANE THERE IS NO ORGANIZATION NO RULES NOTHING IS UNDER CONTROL. MY TWO TEENS WENT TO THIS SCHOOL AND IT WAS JUST GREAT BU NOW I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MOVE MY LITTLE ONE TO A MUCH BETTER 5 STAR RATED SCHOOL. I ADVISE ANY PARENT TRYING TO PUT THEIR CHILD IN THIS "SCHOOL" DONT DO IT JUST RIDICULOUS THERE. I WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE THEM A STAR IF I HAD AN OPTION TO DO SO!!!!! Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
Martinez C Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Hays St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 224-1424	271	19	14.1	97.8%	1 (0.4%)	124 (45.8%)	145 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.7	3894^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.5	4464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.0%	570		50.0	60.0	83.3	41.0	26.5	45.5	30.6	35.3	30.3	$13,499
Looscan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Robertson St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2760	229	17	13.4	99.6%	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.0%)	201 (87.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	57.4	1740^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.4%		43.6	2522^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.8%	782	20.0		42.9		64.3	52.2	54.6	46.2	33.3	63.6	$16,629
Ketelsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Quitman	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 220-5050	382	31	12.3	96.6%	7 (1.8%)	14 (3.7%)	356 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	73.5	997^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.5%		54.2	1898^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.2%	901			41.2		57.5	60.7	71.9	43.3	60.7	61.4	$9,539
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 McKee St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2627	453	24	18.8	99.8%	9 (2.0%)	27 (6.0%)	411 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39	2823^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.0%		50.9	2088^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%	735	0.0	50.0	50.0		41.4	34.4	56.9	36.2	45.3	49.1	$9,883
Travis Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3311 Beauchamp St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 802-4790	762	46	16.6	13.5%	441 (57.9%)	31 (4.1%)	202 (26.5%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	94.6	189^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.1	330^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%	141					91.7	87.7	73.0	92.5	85.4	67.7	$7,630
Leonel Castillo Early Childhood Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK-K	2101 S St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	69	3	23.0	87.0%	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$8,881
Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Northwood St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5140	348	27	12.7	88.8%	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.1%)	332 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	54.8	1873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.5	2224^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%	351	0.0		30.4		43.1	60.4	65.0	22.5	49.0	69.1	$9,195
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Sharman St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2778	330	22	15.0	93.9%	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.7%)	288 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.9	1351^st of 4627 public elementary schools	70.8%		55	1843^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%	492					37.2	80.5	68.3	31.1	85.7	58.5	$11,426
Ross Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2819 Bay St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4550	262	22	11.9	96.2%	2 (0.8%)	111 (42.4%)	146 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	41.4	2627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.2%		34.7	3144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	517			0.0		37.9	55.6	44.7	37.5	44.4	47.4	$12,111
Crockett Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2112 Crockett St	Houston	77007	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 802-4780	482	32	15.0	65.1%	40 (8.3%)	74 (15.4%)	326 (67.6%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	58.5	1677^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.7	1279^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.5%	398					60.3	51.5	62.9	37.1	46.4	60.3	$8,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Martinez C Elementary

What district is Martinez C Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Martinez C Elementary?

Students at Martinez C Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 46% African American.

How many students attend Martinez C Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Martinez C Elementary.

Is Martinez C Elementary a good school?

Martinez C Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Martinez C Elementary attend?

Students who attend Martinez C Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshall Middle
High : Northside High School

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

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

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