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Samuel Houston Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4229th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Samuel Houston Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Huntsville, TX, serving 760 students as part of the Huntsville Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 12% of Texas. The school serves a high-poverty community, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and has historically ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools. However, recent data shows a dramatic turnaround: after hitting a low point in the 2016-2017 school year (1st percentile), the school peaked at the 43rd percentile in 2021-2022, and while it has since declined, the most recent data (2025-2026) shows a rank in the 9th percentile—a marked improvement from the 2nd percentile just two years prior, suggesting positive momentum.

A key differentiator is the school's exceptionally high student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1 in 2024-2025, significantly higher than nearby schools like Scott Johnson Elementary (20.6:1) and Stewart Elementary (22.6:1). Despite this, Samuel Houston spends more per student ($9,509) than its in-district peers, suggesting resource allocation challenges. The school also showed a notable strength with "At Risk" students in 2021-2022, ranking in the 60th percentile, but this success was not sustained, dropping to the 13th percentile in subsequent years. In contrast, New Waverly Elementary and New Waverly Intermediate, located just 14 miles away in the New Waverly Independent School District (Isd), consistently rank in the top 30-40% of Texas schools, demonstrating that high performance is achievable in the same region.

Test score data reveals a "COVID bounce" followed by a recent slump: in 2022-2023, Samuel Houston's 3rd-grade reading proficiency (40%) matched the district average (39%), but by 2023-2024, it collapsed to 11.9%. While there was a recovery in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, the school still lags behind the district and state. Interestingly, Texas Online Preparatory Elementary, an online school just 1.5 miles away, outperforms Samuel Houston in core subjects like 3rd-grade reading (36.4% vs. 21.7%) and 5th-grade reading (44.4% vs. 29.5%) in 2024-2025, raising questions about the effectiveness of traditional in-person instruction at Samuel Houston. The school also struggles with specific student groups, ranking in the 4th percentile for both Hispanic and White students in 2025-2026, while showing relative strength with African American students (27th percentile).

760
Students ?
26.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,735
Per pupil spending ?
81.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1641 7th St
       Huntsville, TX  77320-3878

(936) 435-6750

District: Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

African American:
35.1%
Hispanic:
33.9%
White:
23.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Reading scores 23 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school30%
District avg32%
Texas avg51%
4,229th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)
841st of 951Huntsville 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.24229 of 46278.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.14539 of 46512.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.14562 of 47103.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.43066 of 464734.0%★★☆☆☆
202242.02623 of 458142.7%★★☆☆☆
202125.73461 of 457824.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.04058 of 44799.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.54205 of 43593.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.04270 of 43291.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.84064 of 42865.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201521.53709 of 432014.1%★☆☆☆☆
201418.53877 of 42609.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201344.12644 of 422137.4%★★☆☆☆
201226.03604 of 420614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201140.32930 of 409528.4%★☆☆☆☆
201028.63326 of 393715.5%★☆☆☆☆
200928.23270 of 388415.8%★☆☆☆☆
200857.41810 of 376852.0%★★★☆☆
200741.32628 of 372429.4%★☆☆☆☆
200661.91429 of 347658.9%★★★☆☆
200536.92595 of 347525.3%★☆☆☆☆
200445.62239 of 346535.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.81750 of 240627.3%★☆☆☆☆
202522.01685 of 190511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.42080 of 244314.9%★☆☆☆☆
202356.2871 of 244364.3%★★★☆☆
202249.71093 of 242154.9%★★★☆☆
202138.11498 of 244438.7%★★☆☆☆
201923.12199 of 251512.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.02312 of 24836.9%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202254.51785 of 446160.0%★★★☆☆
202125.63696 of 433114.7%★☆☆☆☆
201924.23754 of 429512.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.83796 of 424010.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.02699 of 29187.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.03313 of 34463.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.93145 of 33335.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201840.32019 of 322637.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.84168 of 45758.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.23482 of 37447.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.04136 of 465811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202341.62695 of 458841.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.12326 of 456149.0%★★☆☆☆
202128.13316 of 449926.3%★☆☆☆☆
201914.04125 of 43485.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.24078 of 43065.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20251.42616 of 26190.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.34219 of 44134.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.63519 of 36443.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.04408 of 44651.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202356.01712 of 440161.1%★★★☆☆
202276.4653 of 437685.1%★★★★☆
202130.13231 of 432925.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.03687 of 418812.0%★☆☆☆☆
201826.33455 of 416817.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.03716 of 452017.8%★☆☆☆☆
202512.33580 of 37053.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.94446 of 45943.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202341.22785 of 452138.4%★★☆☆☆
202246.92365 of 447747.2%★★☆☆☆
202131.03311 of 445125.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.34024 of 43096.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.54171 of 42642.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.14202 of 45828.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.03661 of 37392.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.54637 of 46470.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.23242 of 458529.3%★☆☆☆☆
202237.52891 of 456336.6%★★☆☆☆
202123.93607 of 449819.8%★☆☆☆☆
201923.53681 of 435715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201812.44164 of 43193.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20189.21009 of 10463.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.93923 of 43018.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.53097 of 354912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202414.44120 of 42924.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202338.62406 of 408641.1%★★☆☆☆
202268.5756 of 395280.9%★★★★☆
202120.23597 of 37995.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.13188 of 368413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.73458 of 35582.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.82882 of 30064.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.22567 of 26121.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.93072 of 31081.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.82773 of 310610.7%★☆☆☆☆
202232.12347 of 308223.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.82749 of 308210.8%★☆☆☆☆
201924.72643 of 314215.9%★☆☆☆☆
201811.03017 of 31273.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)60th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2026)27th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school
Male (2026)8th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)4th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading32%-23 vs state
Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel Houston Elementary

Samuel Houston Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Samuel Houston Elementary.

Students at Samuel Houston Elementary are 35% African American, 34% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Samuel Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mance Park Middle
Middle : Texas Online Preparatory Middle
High : Huntsville High School
High : Texas Online Preparatory High School

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