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Bear Branch Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bear Branch Elementary in Kingwood, TX, is a high-performing mid-sized school serving 623 students in grades PK through 5, part of the Humble Independent School District (Isd). The school has a strong upward trajectory, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide, and serves a relatively affluent community with only about 19% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Bear Branch Elementary consistently outperforms both district and state averages across all tested subjects. For example, in 5th Grade Reading, the school achieved 80.74% proficiency compared to the district's 61.87% and the state's 58.47%. The school is particularly effective at serving its Hispanic and Special Education students, who ranked in the 91st and 89th percentiles statewide, respectively. While Bear Branch is an excellent school, it is geographically overshadowed by Willow Creek Elementary, an elite top-100 school in Texas (98th percentile) located just 3.11 miles away. In contrast, Foster Elementary, only 1.57 miles away, presents a different picture with a 51.9% poverty rate and a ranking in the 60th percentile, highlighting how school performance can vary dramatically within the same district.

One area for growth is 5th Grade Science, where only 30% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to Willow Creek's 61.82%. However, Bear Branch has shown a remarkable resurgence after a slight decline, climbing back to the 91st percentile in recent years. The school also demonstrates strong support for low-income students, with those students ranking in the 88th percentile statewide. Overall, Bear Branch Elementary offers a stable, excellent education with strong support systems for all learners, making it a top choice among Kingwood elementary schools.

623

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,060

Per pupil spending ?

19.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 Garden Lk
Kingwood, TX 77339-1869

(281) 641-1600

District: Humble Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

28.6%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (71% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Humble Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg51%

Texas avg49%

435^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 30Elementary Schools in the Humble Independent School District (Isd)

334^th of 951Humble 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	88.5	435 of 4627	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	649 of 4651	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	774 of 4710	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	636 of 4647	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	952 of 4581	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	698 of 4578	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	480 of 4479	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	391 of 4359	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	92.2	292 of 4329	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.7	292 of 4286	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	503 of 4320	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	89.7	213 of 4260	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	165 of 4221	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	59 of 4206	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	270 of 4095	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	83.6	235 of 3937	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	202 of 3884	94.8%	★★★★★
2008	85.6	186 of 3768	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	273 of 3724	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	79.2	460 of 3476	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	81.6	366 of 3475	89.5%	★★★★☆
2004	81.0	377 of 3465	89.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	2275 of 2421	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	1.7	948 of 957	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	2856 of 4461	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	1915 of 4331	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	841 of 4295	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	523 of 4240	87.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	2942 of 3487	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	431 of 4575	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	966 of 4658	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1031 of 4588	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	1290 of 4561	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	1087 of 4499	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	575 of 4348	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	329 of 4306	92.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	772 of 3075	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	786 of 2980	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	606 of 2958	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	1125 of 3006	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	515 of 3184	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	1244 of 3106	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	409 of 4413	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	505 of 4465	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	463 of 4401	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	592 of 4376	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	527 of 4329	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	509 of 4188	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	311 of 4168	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	1050 of 4520	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	1272 of 4594	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	523 of 4521	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	1655 of 4477	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	704 of 4451	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	1191 of 4309	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	382 of 4264	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	539 of 4582	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	555 of 4647	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	360 of 4585	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	630 of 4563	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	448 of 4498	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	439 of 4357	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	524 of 4319	87.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	349 of 1106	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	675 of 1128	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	290 of 1099	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	373 of 1004	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	712 of 1112	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	474 of 4301	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	789 of 4292	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	521 of 4086	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	462 of 3952	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	265 of 3799	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	274 of 3684	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	72.0	504 of 3558	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	573 of 3006	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	974 of 3108	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	1008 of 3106	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	1048 of 3082	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	1020 of 3082	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	606 of 3142	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	537 of 3127	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-22 vs school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile-43 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)16th percentile-64 vs school

African American (2022)6th percentile-73 vs school

Asian (2022)1st percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading73%+19 vs state

Mathematics68%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Bear Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Garden Lk	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1600	623	41	15.2	19.3%	388 (62.3%)	24 (3.9%)	178 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	88.5	435^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.6%		82.8	649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%	214	67.4	69.0	80.7	69.0	65.2	69.5	100.0	$10,060
Woodland Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2222 Tree Ln	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1500	550	39	13.9	51.8%	261 (47.5%)	27 (4.9%)	229 (41.6%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	76.5	892^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		61.8	1485^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.1%	593	79.3	64.8	70.6	60.2	46.7	58.4		$12,004
Elm Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Clear Rdg Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1700	608	44	13.7	57.4%	220 (36.2%)	78 (12.8%)	241 (39.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.6%)	64.3	1384^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.1%		48.4	2232^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%	848	61.0	56.5	67.4	56.1	41.3	51.6		$10,854
Greentree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Brookshadow Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1900	706	46	15.3	29.0%	415 (58.8%)	34 (4.8%)	202 (28.6%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	63	1458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.5%		58.4	1656^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.4%	198	48.6	52.9	72.9	42.9	52.1	61.5		$10,085
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Trailwood Village Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-1400	343	30	11.3	51.9%	135 (39.4%)	36 (10.5%)	146 (42.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	55.1	1853^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		54.1	1899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.2%	46	50.0	56.6	72.6	33.3	41.7	51.7		$10,622
Hidden Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4104 Appalachian Trl	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2400	433	33	13.3	32.8%	238 (55.0%)	35 (8.1%)	120 (27.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	71.8	1062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.0%		64	1379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	317	60.7	58.4	75.4	51.6	49.4	62.3		$12,429
Deerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2920 Forest Garden Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2200	641	40	16.0	23.7%	351 (54.8%)	48 (7.5%)	175 (27.3%)	36 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	86.4	530^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		68	1211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.0%	681	64.6	72.3	77.1	53.1	73.7	70.9		$10,132
Kings Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21111 Royal Crossing Dr	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2940	801	50	16.0	55.9%	214 (26.7%)	173 (21.6%)	289 (36.1%)	71 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.1%)	53.4	1938^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.1%		42.1	2633^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.4%	695	62.0	43.6	62.2	57.5	34.5	47.0		$8,575
Shadow Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Mills Branch Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2600	584	37	15.9	20.0%	361 (61.8%)	20 (3.4%)	135 (23.1%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	88.2	440^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.5%		79.4	769^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.5%	329	65.9	78.0	78.2	61.6	73.1	63.5		$9,425
Willow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2002 Willow Ter	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-2300	581	39	14.9	9.1%	431 (74.2%)	10 (1.7%)	97 (16.7%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	97.7	71^st of 4627 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.8	150^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.8%	79	91.1	84.0	83.1	87.6	82.9	89.6		$9,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Branch Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bear Branch Elementary?

Students at Bear Branch Elementary are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Bear Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Bear Branch Elementary.

What district is Bear Branch Elementary in?

Humble Independent School District (Isd)

Is Bear Branch Elementary a good school?

Yes. Bear Branch Elementary ranks in the top 9.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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