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Howe Intermediate

Public Grades 3-5

3596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Howe Intermediate in Howe, TX, serves 298 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Howe Independent School District (Isd), a small school in a community where over half of students (57%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in recent years. Once a high-performing school reaching the 86th percentile statewide in 2020-2021, it has dropped to the 22nd percentile in the most recent data, earning a 1-star rating. This sharp downward trend is the most critical story for this school. The primary driver appears to be a catastrophic failure in Mathematics instruction, with proficiency rates alarmingly low: only 16.84% of 3rd graders and 19.8% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared to state averages of 44.33% and 49.28%, respectively. This is a stark contrast to nearby Gunter Elementary, which achieved 70.59% proficiency in 3rd grade math. While the school maintains a bright spot in 5th Grade Science, where it consistently outperforms the state average (48.05% vs. 47.38% in the most recent year), this is not enough to offset the systemic challenges.

The decline is not uniform across all student groups. The school has historically been a strong performer for its Special Education students, but support appears to have broken down recently, with their rank falling from the 85th to the 50th percentile. Similarly, the school is struggling to serve its highest and lowest academic performers: the Gifted and Talented subgroup has plummeted to the 7th percentile, while English Language Learners consistently rank in the 6th percentile. Notably, the school's feeder, Summit Hill Elementary, was a high-performing school, suggesting the problem is specific to grades 3-5. The school needs an urgent, data-driven intervention focused on math curriculum and instruction, as well as a review of support systems for its most vulnerable subgroups.

298

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,744

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 Roberts St
Howe, TX 75459

(903) 745-4200

District: Howe Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Howe Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Howe Middle
High:	Howe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Hispanic:

32.2%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2021 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 64 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Texas avg51%

3,596^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 64 pts since 2021

From top 14% (2021) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

452^nd of 951Howe 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	27.5	3596 of 4627	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.0	2260 of 4651	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1885 of 4710	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	1831 of 4647	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	1644 of 4581	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.1	644 of 4578	85.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	2587 of 4461	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	844 of 4331	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	1548 of 1643	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	2904 of 3668	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3007 of 3556	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	2507 of 3487	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	2132 of 3446	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	2760 of 4575	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	2022 of 4658	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2004 of 4588	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	2210 of 4561	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	860 of 4499	80.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	2852 of 3075	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	57.3	1547 of 2958	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	1803 of 3006	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	3717 of 4413	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2515 of 4465	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	2890 of 4401	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	2199 of 4376	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.5	663 of 4329	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	3110 of 4520	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	1706 of 4594	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	2539 of 4521	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2351 of 4477	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.7	482 of 4451	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	4109 of 4582	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.4	1403 of 4647	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	1727 of 4585	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	1234 of 4563	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	477 of 4498	89.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	865 of 1106	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	688 of 1128	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	683 of 1099	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	745 of 1004	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	91.5	41 of 961	95.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	2162 of 4301	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.6	654 of 4292	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	987 of 4086	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	981 of 3952	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	869 of 3799	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	2682 of 3006	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	1560 of 3108	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	1581 of 3106	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	1594 of 3082	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.5	792 of 3082	74.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+27 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile-22 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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)			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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Howe Intermediate	Public	3-5	315 Roberts St	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4200	298	20	14.9	57.0%	166 (55.7%)	11 (3.7%)	96 (32.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.4%)	27.5	3596^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.3%		48	2260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.4%	1336						46.3	35.6	54.6	16.8	19.8	48.1	$8,744
Summit Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	701 Summit Hill Pkwy	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4100	323	22	14.9	62.8%	157 (48.6%)	11 (3.4%)	138 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)								(n/a)												$7,251
Bob And Lola Sanford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Williams Way	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 712-1900	562	39	14.4	26.5%	377 (67.1%)	18 (3.2%)	110 (19.6%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	49.8	2128^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.0%		63	1434^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.2%	694						50.5	51.9		44.0	43.4		$7,530
John And Nelda Partin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Newport Dr	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 482-8805	483	34	14.1	15.9%	324 (67.1%)	14 (2.9%)	113 (23.4%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.3%)	61.4	1550^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.5%		68.8	1180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.6%	370						55.1	65.7		39.3	52.0		$7,448
Tom Bean Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Eubanks	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 546-6333	358	25	14.4	53.9%	253 (70.7%)	7 (2.0%)	84 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	40	2746^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.7%		35.5	3090^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.6%	344						46.0	45.3	63.8	42.0	20.0	43.1	$7,985
Gunter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 W Elm	Gunter	75058	Grayson County	Gunter Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 433-5315	413	27	15.5	23.7%	286 (69.2%)	6 (1.5%)	97 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	68.4	1212^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.8%		78.8	794^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.9%	418						67.7	52.5	57.0	70.6	45.0	67.7	$7,786
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	815 S Travis St	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6700	464	34	13.6	91.8%	54 (11.6%)	15 (3.2%)	383 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	38.8	2835^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.7%		12.2	4411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	1576	12.5	23.5	14.3	16.0	26.5	44.1	53.3	46.0	45.5	40.0	36.2	$8,570
Henry W Sory Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Binkley Park Dr	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6650	619	49	12.6	55.4%	261 (42.2%)	66 (10.7%)	180 (29.1%)	49 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.4%)	34.1	3146^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.0%		38.5	2883^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.0%	263						50.6	40.3	50.0	41.8	26.4	34.9	$9,993
Joe K Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Bryant Farm Rd	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 924-1300	861	46	18.8	47.9%	317 (36.8%)	234 (27.2%)	183 (21.3%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	77 (8.9%)	10.3	4474^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.3%		30.7	3387^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	1087						33.0	28.7	35.9	21.5	11.5	22.3	$8,365
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sunset Blvd	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6595	324	25	12.9	77.2%	128 (39.5%)	41 (12.7%)	95 (29.3%)	18 (5.6%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.9%)	32.5	3261^st of 4627 public elementary schools	29.5%		19.5	4054^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%	793						39.3	50.0	54.1	34.4	32.9	30.0	$10,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Howe Intermediate

What schools do graduates of Howe Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Howe Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Howe Middle
High : Howe High School

How many students attend Howe Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Howe Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Howe Intermediate?

Students at Howe Intermediate are 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Howe Intermediate a good school?

Howe Intermediate ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Howe Intermediate in?

Howe Independent School District (Isd)

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