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Neff Elementary

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Neff Elementary ranks 3000 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

3000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Neff Elementary is a public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving 709 students in grades 2 through 5 in the diverse, densely populated 77036 area of southwest Houston, where over 96% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Neff Elementary has recently shown a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 22nd percentile in state rankings to the 35th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—a 13-point leap that outpaces nearby schools like Piney Point Elementary and Emerson Elementary. The school’s standout strength is its upper-grade math program: while only 26.79% of 3rd graders were proficient in math (below district and state averages), proficiency jumps to 54.55% in 4th grade and 56.41% in 5th grade, outperforming every nearby school in those grades. This "math miracle" suggests targeted interventions in grades 4 and 5 are highly effective. However, reading remains a challenge, with proficiency rates in all grades well below district averages—for example, only 28.82% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading compared to 51.06% district-wide.

Neff Elementary’s unique grade configuration (grades 2-5) works in tandem with the nearby Neff Ecc (serving PK-1), creating a focused pipeline that allows the school to concentrate resources on a narrower age range. This structure may contribute to its success with African American students, who have earned a 3-star rating for three consecutive years. Compared to White E Elementary, just 0.69 miles away, Neff significantly outperforms in 4th and 5th-grade math (54.55% vs. 29.35% in 4th grade), though White E leads in 3rd-grade reading. With per-student spending of $9,475, Neff’s recent gains show that strategic resource allocation—especially in math—can drive improvement even in high-poverty settings.

709

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,198

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8301 Neff St
Houston, TX 77036

(713) 556-9566

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Neff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sugar Grove Academy
High:	Sharpstown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.2%

Asian:

6.1%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

3,000^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^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	36.3	3000 of 4627	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	3632 of 4651	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3502 of 4710	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	3859 of 4647	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3275 of 4581	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4103 of 4578	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3428 of 4479	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2901 of 4359	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	2580 of 4329	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	3039 of 4286	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.7	2560 of 4320	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.5	1244 of 4260	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	65.4	1418 of 4221	66.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	1161 of 2406	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	898 of 2443	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1167 of 2443	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	785 of 2421	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	1405 of 2444	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1945 of 2515	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.6	987 of 2483	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	937 of 999	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	738 of 1045	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	865 of 1015	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	696 of 957	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	923 of 967	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	630 of 1009	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	527 of 1005	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	1999 of 4461	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	3629 of 4331	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2669 of 4295	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2364 of 4240	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	1131 of 1643	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	2498 of 3668	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	2969 of 3556	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2308 of 3487	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	3033 of 3446	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2669 of 3333	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2503 of 3226	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	2919 of 4575	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	3744 of 4658	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	3762 of 4588	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2773 of 4561	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3888 of 4499	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3448 of 4348	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	2839 of 4306	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	2142 of 3075	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2289 of 2980	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2092 of 2958	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	2670 of 3006	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	2405 of 3184	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2255 of 3106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	2553 of 4413	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3245 of 4465	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3792 of 4401	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3238 of 4376	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3978 of 4329	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3155 of 4188	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2800 of 4168	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	2299 of 4520	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2855 of 4594	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3353 of 4521	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2502 of 4477	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3807 of 4451	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2683 of 4309	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	2032 of 4264	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	3060 of 4582	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3052 of 4647	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3855 of 4585	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3638 of 4563	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4109 of 4498	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3228 of 4357	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3005 of 4319	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2439 of 4301	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2320 of 4292	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2207 of 4086	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	1618 of 3952	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	2777 of 3799	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3172 of 3684	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2247 of 3558	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

Reading39%-16 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	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Neff Elementary	Public	2-5	8301 Neff St	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9566	709	43	16.4	96.1%	10 (1.4%)	38 (5.4%)	611 (86.2%)	43 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	36.3	3000^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.2%		26.7	3632^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%	632				31.6	19.5			28.8	44.8	43.2				26.8	54.6	56.4				$9,198
Neff Ecc	Public	PK, KG-1	8200 Carvel Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3470	550	33	16.6	98.7%	11 (2.0%)	29 (5.3%)	475 (86.4%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)																				$11,201
White E Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9001 Triola Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3490	691	41	16.8	91.9%	8 (1.2%)	20 (2.9%)	589 (85.2%)	70 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	3240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		24.4	3764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.1%	524	20.0							48.0	34.8	47.7				40.2	29.4	44.3				$8,681
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8302 Braes River Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3480	940	64	14.7	98.2%	26 (2.8%)	130 (13.8%)	643 (68.4%)	134 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	25.4	3726^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.5%		19.4	4064^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%	338				31.9	31.5			30.3	30.9	35.4				43.6	37.1	46.9				$10,915
Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9730 Stroud Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 272-3220	780	56	13.9	90.5%	15 (1.9%)	64 (8.2%)	675 (86.5%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	4107^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.2%		28.5	3528^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	579	30.3	38.0						27.6	50.0					22.6	30.8					$9,161
Step Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	8282 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	324	20	16.0	88.0%	5 (1.5%)	52 (16.0%)	265 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.6	2979^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.6%		39	2839^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%	140							32.3	47.2	40.0	48.7	41.5	57.1	48.4	55.6	25.0	25.6	46.3	45.2	29.0	$10,997
Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8440 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-5839	526	7	77.0	97.3%	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	496 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25	3756^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.8%		26.9	3612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.3%	144	7.1	50.0	36.4	0.0		0.0		27.1	37.7	45.8				26.0	42.1	37.5				$10,918
Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9829 Town Park Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 272-3250	788	60	13.1	93.5%	9 (1.1%)	117 (14.8%)	622 (78.9%)	38 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	2808^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.3%		17.3	4171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%	1363	19.1	31.9						32.3	52.9	59.4				29.7	46.6	50.0				$8,565
Piney Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8921 Pagewood Ln	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3610	1,286	61	20.9	98.0%	57 (4.4%)	130 (10.1%)	995 (77.4%)	88 (6.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.9%)	33.2	3212^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.3	3647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.6%	435	28.1	35.7	23.3	9.1	6.9	10.0		29.4	33.6	41.2				40.6	44.5	48.6				$7,930
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9533 Skyline Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3630	990	50	19.7	97.4%	117 (11.8%)	143 (14.4%)	578 (58.4%)	124 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.6%)	38	2884^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.7%		24.4	3769^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%	885								35.0	43.1	37.6				47.1	44.6	50.4				$7,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Neff Elementary

How many students attend Neff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended Neff Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Neff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Neff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sugar Grove Academy
High : Sharpstown High School

What is the racial makeup of Neff Elementary?

Students at Neff Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 1% White.

Is Neff Elementary a good school?

Neff Elementary ranks 3000^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Neff Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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

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