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Elmore Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Elmore Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Houston, TX, serving 443 students in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically struggled academically, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a current state ranking of 4,252 out of 4,627 schools (8th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 0-star rating.

Elmore is the lowest-performing school in its immediate peer group, while nearby schools like Eliot Elementary (71st percentile) and McGowen Elementary (46th percentile) have shown significant upward momentum. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, Eliot’s 4th-grade math proficiency (68.75%) is more than double Elmore’s (31.48%). A dramatic, isolated success occurred in the 2023-2024 school year when Elmore’s Special Education students ranked in the 88th percentile statewide (4 stars), but this success was not sustained, plummeting to the 5th percentile (0 stars) by the 2025-2026 school year. This volatility is unique among nearby schools, which do not show such extreme swings for this subgroup.

Elmore’s Spanish-language STAAR scores are a notable bright spot, with 3rd-grade Spanish Reading proficiency (41.67%) and Spanish Math proficiency (35.71%) significantly outperforming district and state averages in the 2025-2026 school year, contrasting with its struggling English-language program. The school’s per-student spending ($9,670 in 2020-2021) is higher than several nearby schools that achieve better results, such as Eliot ($9,977) and McGowen ($10,460), indicating a potential issue with resource allocation or instructional effectiveness. Science is a critical weakness, with only 6.98% of 5th-grade students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the district (24.95%) and state (29.57%).

443

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,170

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8200 Tate St
Houston, TX 77028-5532

(713) 672-7466

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Elmore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Key Middle
High:	Kashmere High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

African American:

46.5%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

4,252^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

165^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	15.8	4252 of 4627	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	4219 of 4651	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4171 of 4710	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	4593 of 4647	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	4511 of 4581	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	4486 of 4578	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	4297 of 4479	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3760 of 4359	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	3344 of 4329	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	4105 of 4286	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	4271 of 4320	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1904 of 2406	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	2021 of 2443	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2263 of 2443	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2202 of 2421	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	2258 of 2444	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	2260 of 2515	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1821 of 2483	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.8	4372 of 4461	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	4040 of 4331	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	3883 of 4295	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2216 of 4240	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	2721 of 3668	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	3532 of 3556	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	3438 of 3487	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	3276 of 3446	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2783 of 3333	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.4	1038 of 3226	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	3840 of 4575	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4001 of 4658	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	4550 of 4588	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	4439 of 4561	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4350 of 4499	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	3991 of 4348	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3602 of 4306	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	52.6	1932 of 3184	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3481 of 4413	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3250 of 4465	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	4338 of 4401	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	4267 of 4376	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	4118 of 4329	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3568 of 4188	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2639 of 4168	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	3781 of 4520	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3548 of 4594	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	4461 of 4521	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	4385 of 4477	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	4389 of 4451	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4012 of 4309	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3380 of 4264	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	4342 of 4582	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	3905 of 4647	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	4488 of 4585	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	4504 of 4563	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	4443 of 4498	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	4288 of 4357	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	3871 of 4319	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	4069 of 4301	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	77.2	535 of 4292	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	27.6	3297 of 4086	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3205 of 3952	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3675 of 3799	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	3628 of 3684	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	3222 of 3558	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)39th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 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)						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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Elmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 Tate St	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 672-7466	443	32	13.7	98.2%	11 (2.5%)	206 (46.5%)	219 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	15.8	4252^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.2	4219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.3%	33	41.7	22.2	35.7	23.5	30.2	38.7	37.5				21.2	31.5	26.2					$14,170
McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Homestead Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6979	386	26	14.8	96.9%	2 (0.5%)	234 (60.6%)	147 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.3	2496^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.1%		34	3189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	693					23.8	44.6	58.3				23.8	50.0	64.6					$18,654
Oates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10044 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3800	233	19	12.3	93.1%	2 (0.9%)	33 (14.2%)	195 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	28.8	3511^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.1%		43.2	2553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.1%	958			40.9	11.1	37.5	27.6	50.0				42.9	33.3	41.7					$17,237
Hilliard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8115 E Houston Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 635-3085	545	37	14.8	98.7%	5 (0.9%)	379 (69.5%)	147 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	24.2	3797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.9%		25	3724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%	73					47.8	30.8	48.6				29.9	16.7	37.1					$14,128
The Varnett School - Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8305 Mesa Dr	Houston	77028	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 631-4396	354	22	15.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	94 (26.6%)	256 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	30.1	3420^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.1%		24.4	3768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%	348					41.2	26.5	53.9	61.5	44.7	45.2	35.3	8.8	18.0	46.2	39.5	29.0	9.7	$11,873
Scroggins Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	400 Boyles St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4130	287	23	12.5	99.0%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	278 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	3026^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		41.5	2677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	349			38.5	25.0	44.1	40.5	45.2				28.6	52.4	45.2					$14,436
Kashmere Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Lockwood Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4160	329	23	14.3	98.5%	1 (0.3%)	272 (82.7%)	54 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32	3295^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		30.7	3385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	90					34.2	43.9	41.2				35.1	51.2	33.3					$18,917
Eliot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6411 Laredo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3670	464	33	14.0	95.5%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	456 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.6	1320^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.5%		55.9	1783^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	463	20.0	20.0	41.7	73.5	57.1	63.9	58.0				48.5	68.8	46.2					$15,296
El Daep	Public	K-5	6411 Laredo St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 671-3670	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Isaacs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Pickfair St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4120	241	19	12.6	98.8%	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.0%)	164 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	3899^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		27	3606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%	293	0.0		33.3		41.9	36.4	42.9				33.3	30.3	26.7					$17,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmore Elementary

How many students attend Elmore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Elmore Elementary.

Is Elmore Elementary a good school?

Elmore Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Elmore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elmore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Key Middle
High : Kashmere High School

What district is Elmore Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Elmore Elementary?

Students at Elmore Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 47% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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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

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