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Rodriguez Elementary

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Rodriguez Elementary ranks 3173 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rodriguez Elementary is a large PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving 917 students in a densely populated area of Houston where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically been low-performing, but recent data shows promising signs of improvement, including a jump from the 20th to the 31st percentile statewide and a remarkable 30-percentage-point increase in 3rd Grade Reading proficiency in a single year.

Rodriguez stands out for its exceptional performance with African American students, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a stark contrast to its overall ranking and a unique strength not seen at nearby schools like Cunningham Elementary or Benavidez Elementary. The school also shows a relative strength in Mathematics, with 3rd and 5th graders scoring above both district and state averages, unlike many neighboring schools. However, performance is inconsistent: Special Education students went from the 89th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026, and Gifted and Talented students have historically struggled, ranking in the bottom 9th percentile in 2022-2023.

A critical area for improvement is the achievement gap for Spanish-speaking English Language Learners, where proficiency in Spanish-language assessments is often near zero. Nearby Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Charter School, serving a similarly high-need population, achieves far higher reading scores, proving that high poverty does not limit success. Rodriguez's per-student spending ($9,789) is mid-range compared to peers like Condit Elementary ($9,509) and School At St George Place, suggesting that focusing on replicating successful strategies—especially for African American students and recent reading gains—could drive further improvement.

917

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,796

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5858 Chimney Rock
Houston, TX 77081-2714

(713) 295-3870

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rodriguez Elementary usually attend:

High:	Long Academy
	Wisdom High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

African American:

7.3%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

3,173^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^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	33.7	3173 of 4627	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	3744 of 4651	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3575 of 4710	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3208 of 4647	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3573 of 4581	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3936 of 4578	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3133 of 4479	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2356 of 4359	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.1	1757 of 4329	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	2220 of 4286	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.3	2370 of 4320	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	2316 of 4260	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.4	1646 of 4221	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.3	816 of 4206	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	1054 of 4095	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	43.2	2693 of 3937	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	17.8	3597 of 3884	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	3569 of 3768	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	3539 of 3724	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	3361 of 3476	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	3319 of 3475	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	3208 of 3465	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	485 of 2406	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.5	1317 of 2443	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	1133 of 2443	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	1797 of 2421	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	1009 of 2444	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	465 of 2515	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	413 of 2483	83.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	2.3	957 of 967	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	967 of 1009	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.4	1933 of 4461	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	2923 of 4331	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	1429 of 4295	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	782 of 4240	81.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	2663 of 3668	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2050 of 3556	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2159 of 3487	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	2674 of 3446	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1926 of 3333	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	1022 of 3226	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	3147 of 4575	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3726 of 4658	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3365 of 4588	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3771 of 4561	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	4067 of 4499	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3056 of 4348	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2126 of 4306	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	2122 of 3075	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	2705 of 2980	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2720 of 2958	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	2804 of 3006	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2484 of 3184	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2372 of 3106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	3058 of 4413	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3312 of 4465	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2838 of 4401	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3224 of 4376	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3695 of 4329	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2788 of 4188	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2026 of 4168	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	2418 of 4520	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3049 of 4594	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2582 of 4521	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2989 of 4477	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3556 of 4451	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2303 of 4309	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1697 of 4264	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3241 of 4582	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3417 of 4647	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2942 of 4585	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3396 of 4563	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	3631 of 4498	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3096 of 4357	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2670 of 4319	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	2425 of 4301	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.6	482 of 4292	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	39.3	2353 of 4086	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	1684 of 3952	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.9	3116 of 3799	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.3	800 of 3684	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	1519 of 3558	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)80th percentile+48 vs school

At Risk (2022)57th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2021)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Reading33%-21 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 EOC Biology (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 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 EOC Biology 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
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5858 Chimney Rock	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-3870	917	51	17.9	97.9%	9 (1.0%)	67 (7.3%)	808 (88.1%)	30 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	33.7	3173^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	31.4%		24.7	3744^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.5%	571									44.1	23.1	33.1				49.2	39.6	49.6					$9,796
Services-Ninos Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5815 Alder Dr	Houston	77081	Harris County	Services-Ninos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 667-6145	512	29	17.8	95.5%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	493 (96.3%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26.5	3659^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.9%		37.9	2934^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.9%	725	36.1	43.3		41.7	55.2				39.4	52.2	27.4				34.4	52.2	19.4					$11,462
Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5503 El Camino Del Rey	Houston	77081	Harris County	Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 349-9945	524	29	18.0	97.5%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	514 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.2	1798^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.1%		73.1	998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%	800									40.9	55.1	72.1				49.3	46.4	47.1					$9,451
Cunningham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5223	562	32	17.2	92.9%	8 (1.4%)	111 (19.8%)	418 (74.4%)	20 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39	2826^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.9%		41.8	2654^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	172		0.0							32.8	50.8	55.9				37.5	30.4	52.2					$10,205
Benavidez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6262 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3350	782	53	14.8	99.6%	32 (4.1%)	42 (5.4%)	515 (65.9%)	184 (23.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	10.7	4456^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.7%		13.9	4338^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.7%	118	14.3			18.4	25.8				21.4	18.5	27.4				20.9	37.8	32.9					$11,001
Services-Ninos Charter Elementary II	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5919 Dashwood Dr	Houston	77081	Harris County	Services-Ninos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 432-9400	246	11	22.5	98.8%	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	242 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	3189^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.1%		49.3	2182^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	1007	18.2	23.1	45.5	9.1	15.4	36.4			12.5	30.4	65.0				12.5	45.5	50.0					$9,343
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	310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.3%		93.7	241^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%	69	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
Pilgrim Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6302 Skyline	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-4672	1,233	68	18.1	97.6%	30 (2.4%)	51 (4.1%)	1,143 (92.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56.5	1786^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.4%		47.7	2278^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.0%	492	0.0						73.5		41.0	54.6	44.4	57.9	65.1	72.1	45.7	73.1	52.8	47.1	43.1	67.2	47.3	$8,375
School At St George Place	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Hidalgo St	Houston	77056	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 625-1499	781	43	18.1	54.8%	128 (16.4%)	190 (24.3%)	335 (42.9%)	92 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	62.9	1464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.4%		54.9	1852^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.2%	388									57.3	58.3	60.0				55.6	49.5	49.6					$8,234
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5445 W Alabama	Houston	77056	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5276	822	46	17.7	22.4%	94 (11.4%)	87 (10.6%)	149 (18.1%)	405 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (10.5%)	99	19^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.4	42^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	99.1%	23							96.8	100.0	93.4	89.5	97.4	91.2	86.9	90.1	92.3	96.5	98.7	80.2		84.3	58.0	$7,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Rodriguez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rodriguez Elementary?

Students at Rodriguez Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Rodriguez Elementary a good school?

Rodriguez Elementary ranks 3173^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rodriguez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended Rodriguez Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rodriguez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rodriguez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Long Academy
High : Wisdom High School

What district is Rodriguez Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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