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River Pines Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3781^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

River Pines Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Humble Independent School District (Isd) serving 743 students, and it has historically ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Texas elementary schools, currently placing in the 19th percentile with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school serves a high-poverty population, with over 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of a cluster of struggling schools in the southern part of the district, including Whispering Pines Elementary and Lakeland Elementary. This contrasts sharply with the high-performing Fall Creek Elementary, just over 3 miles away, which ranks in the 88th percentile and has a much lower poverty rate (31% free/reduced lunch), outperforming River Pines in every subject by 30-40 percentage points.

The most glaring academic weakness at River Pines is in Mathematics, where proficiency rates across all tested grades (3rd, 4th, and 5th) are roughly 10-15 percentage points below the district and state averages. For example, 5th-grade Math proficiency is just 34.78%, compared to 66.15% at Fall Creek. However, there is a notable bright spot: the school is exceptionally effective with its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 56th percentile statewide in the 2025-2026 school year—the highest-performing subgroup at the school by a wide margin. Additionally, the school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, which is better than nearby peers like Ridge Creek Elementary (13.6:1) and Autumn Creek Elementary (14.7:1), and it spends more per student ($10,335) than Fall Creek ($8,238), yet these resources have not translated into strong academic outcomes.

Reading performance shows more variability, with 3rd-grade Reading proficiency improving from 25.93% in 2023-2024 to 41.51% in 2025-2026, though 4th and 5th-grade Reading have not seen similar gains. A concerning trend is the collapse of performance among Gifted and Talented (GT) students, who dropped from the 45th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 3rd percentile in 2022-2023, suggesting issues with identification or support for high-ability learners. Overall, River Pines faces systemic challenges tied to its high-poverty population, and while it is part of a cluster of struggling schools like Jack M Fields Senior Elementary and North Bend Elementary, the charter school Ignite Community School - Humble (64th percentile) demonstrates that higher performance is possible in the same area.

743

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,029

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Cold River Dr
Humble, TX 77338

(281) 641-3300

District: Humble Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend River Pines Elementary usually attend:

High:

Humble High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

36.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

3,781^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Humble Independent School District (Isd)

331^st of 947Humble 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	24.7	3781 of 4643	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	4170 of 4651	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	3981 of 4710	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	3979 of 4647	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3536 of 4581	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3982 of 4578	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4130 of 4479	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4001 of 4359	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	3801 of 4329	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	3873 of 4286	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	39.1	2897 of 4320	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.0	2449 of 4260	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.7	3582 of 4221	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	3513 of 4206	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.3	2576 of 4095	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.0	3268 of 3937	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	3478 of 3884	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	3371 of 3768	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	1534 of 2414	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	2055 of 2443	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1819 of 2443	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1302 of 2421	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1881 of 2444	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	2258 of 2515	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	2230 of 2483	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	3193 of 4461	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3567 of 4331	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3282 of 4295	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3681 of 4240	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	718 of 1646	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	2179 of 3668	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2231 of 3556	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2495 of 3487	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	2624 of 3446	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	2481 of 3333	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2286 of 3226	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3382 of 4588	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4074 of 4658	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	4267 of 4588	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3467 of 4561	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	4056 of 4499	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	3936 of 4348	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4086 of 4306	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.9	2900 of 2980	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.2	1640 of 2958	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	1937 of 3006	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	2181 of 3184	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	2423 of 3106	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3078 of 4425	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3173 of 4465	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3235 of 4401	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3215 of 4376	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	3469 of 4329	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3496 of 4188	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3449 of 4168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	3679 of 4535	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3810 of 4594	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3844 of 4521	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3320 of 4477	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	3722 of 4451	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4009 of 4309	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	3859 of 4264	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	4019 of 4597	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3744 of 4647	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3415 of 4585	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3509 of 4563	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3773 of 4498	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4044 of 4357	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3770 of 4319	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1034 of 1110	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	3447 of 4308	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	3787 of 4292	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	3715 of 4086	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2798 of 3952	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	2034 of 3799	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	3192 of 3684	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2670 of 3558	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.4	3072 of 3106	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	2177 of 3082	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	3023 of 3082	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2066 of 3142	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2688 of 3127	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)3rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 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 (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
River Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Cold River Dr	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-3300	743	61	12.1	81.6%	25 (3.4%)	268 (36.1%)	416 (56.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	24.7	3781^st of 4643 public elementary schools	18.6%		17.3	4170^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%	389							41.5	40.8	40.0		27.4	34.9	34.8		$13,029
Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Rustic Timbers Dr	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-1200	919	73	12.5	87.3%	30 (3.3%)	304 (33.1%)	547 (59.5%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.5%)	23.4	3867^th of 4643 public elementary schools	16.7%		18	4145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.9%	278	27.3		20.0				35.0	22.6	51.5		29.2	29.2	41.2		$12,375
Jack M Fields Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 S Houston Ave	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-2700	638	60	10.5	87.9%	10 (1.6%)	196 (30.7%)	412 (64.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.2%)	32.2	3293^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	29.1%		12.1	4413^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.1%	1120	10.5	45.5	33.3	21.1	18.2	11.1	46.2	43.2	53.7		29.2	25.7	40.7		$12,712
Park Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Wilson Rd	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-3200	675	60	11.2	78.2%	23 (3.4%)	219 (32.4%)	410 (60.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.6%)	37.2	2941^st of 4643 public elementary schools	36.7%		36.2	3035^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%	94	15.0	50.0	30.8	17.7	16.7	36.4	30.3	49.0	42.9		20.5	69.5	37.4		$12,687
Whispering Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17321 Woodland Hills Dr	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-2500	608	51	11.8	79.6%	36 (5.9%)	262 (43.1%)	257 (42.3%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.6%)	22.4	3928^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.4%		19.7	4041^st of 4651 public elementary schools	13.1%	113							24.4	40.6	44.3		20.9	40.6	35.2		$12,165
North Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15630 Old Humble Rd	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-1300	768	70	11.0	90.5%	33 (4.3%)	183 (23.8%)	525 (68.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.2%)	49.9	2123^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	54.3%		26.5	3638^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.8%	1515	21.4	29.4	31.6	30.0	40.0	16.7	62.7	54.3	48.0		47.1	62.7	22.9		$13,827
Ridge Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15201 Woodland Hills Dr	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-3700	1,058	78	13.6	75.0%	38 (3.6%)	482 (45.6%)	470 (44.4%)	18 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.2%)	32.4	3280^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.4%		24.7	3741^st of 4651 public elementary schools	19.6%	461	60.0	28.6	85.7	50.0	16.7	42.9	47.1	49.7	47.4		37.0	32.5	27.3		$8,731
Ignite Community School - Humble	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	6651 Hawes Rd	Humble	75029	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	219	12	18.4	79.5%	7 (3.2%)	114 (52.1%)	88 (40.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	58.8	1666^th of 4643 public elementary schools	64.1%		64	1381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	70.3%	285							52.4	59.3	46.0	68.0	33.3	51.9	59.5	52.0	$12,550
Autumn Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	14910 Woodland Dawn Trail	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-5700	930	63	14.7	62.7%	68 (7.3%)	465 (50.0%)	332 (35.7%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	36 (3.9%)	33.8	3178^th of 4643 public elementary schools	31.6%		32.5	3287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%	109							39.2	40.6	58.0		39.9	32.9	37.0		$9,128
Francis Elementary	Public	1-5	6525 Greens Rd	Humble	77396	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6500	770	47	16.3	91.9%	6 (0.8%)	453 (58.8%)	285 (37.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.3%)	12.4	4421^st of 4643 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.7	4346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.6%	75	5.0	36.4		42.9	33.3		31.3	22.2	39.7		22.7	27.0	26.0		$7,866

Frequently Asked Questions about River Pines Elementary

How many students attend River Pines Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended River Pines Elementary.

What district is River Pines Elementary in?

Humble Independent School District (Isd)

Is River Pines Elementary a good school?

River Pines Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of River Pines Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Pines Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Humble High School

What is the racial makeup of River Pines Elementary?

Students at River Pines Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 36% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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

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