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Howard Norman Elementary

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Howard Norman Elementary ranks 3202 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Howard Norman Elementary is a PK-5 school in Hutto Independent School District (Isd), serving 554 students in Hutto, TX, with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 and a history of solid mid-tier performance that recently experienced a sharp decline.

The most notable change at Howard Norman is its dramatic drop in state ranking, falling from the 57th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 31st percentile in 2025-2026—the steepest single-year decline among all Hutto ISD elementary schools. This is especially striking when compared to nearby peers like Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary and Hutto Elementary, which maintained or improved their rankings. A key weakness is a significant "5th Grade Math Gap," with proficiency at 27.78% in 2025-2026, far below the district average of 42.04% and the state average of 47.38%. This suggests a potential issue with the 5th-grade math curriculum or instruction. However, 5th-grade science has been a consistent strength, with proficiency rates above both district and state averages, indicating that science instruction could serve as a model for other subjects.

Interestingly, Howard Norman spends $11,367 per student—the highest among its Hutto ISD peers and higher than high-performing nearby schools like Riojas Elementary (91st percentile) and Forest Creek Elementary (85th percentile) in neighboring districts. This suggests the recent performance decline is not due to a lack of funding or overcrowded classrooms, but rather a challenge in instructional effectiveness or school culture. The school has shown inconsistent support for student subgroups, with some groups experiencing volatile year-over-year changes, while its Multi-racial student population has consistently outperformed the school's overall ranking. For parents, this school offers small class sizes and strong science scores, but the sudden, systemic drop in math and overall performance warrants close attention and inquiry into recent changes.

554

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,392

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Llano River Trail
Hutto, TX 78634

(512) 759-5480

District: Hutto Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Howard Norman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Farley Middle
High:	Hutto High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

White:

34.3%

African American:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2019 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg45%

Texas avg50%

3,202^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to bottom 31% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Hutto Independent School District (Isd)

529^th of 951Hutto 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	33.3	3202 of 4627	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.4	1996 of 4651	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	3113 of 4710	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	1848 of 4647	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	2283 of 4581	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	1798 of 4578	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	2020 of 4479	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1905 of 2406	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.7	918 of 1905	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	1611 of 2443	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1250 of 2443	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	1115 of 2421	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	306 of 2444	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	1016 of 2515	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	877 of 2483	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	764 of 814	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	2721 of 4461	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	1632 of 4331	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	3451 of 4295	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3522 of 4240	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1365 of 2918	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.6	3383 of 3668	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	1653 of 3556	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	2371 of 3487	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	1598 of 3333	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	2200 of 3226	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	3026 of 4575	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	1541 of 3744	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	2997 of 4658	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	1727 of 4588	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	1857 of 4561	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	1319 of 4499	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	1910 of 4348	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2214 of 4306	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	2064 of 3075	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	2041 of 2619	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.5	1681 of 2980	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	1305 of 2958	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	780 of 3006	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	92 of 3184	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	59.8	1514 of 3106	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	3222 of 4413	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.5	1399 of 3644	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	3744 of 4465	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.0	1767 of 4401	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2237 of 4376	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	1987 of 4329	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2206 of 4188	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2392 of 4168	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	3932 of 4520	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.7	2148 of 3705	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3806 of 4594	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	2036 of 4521	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	2605 of 4477	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	1665 of 4451	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	2492 of 4309	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2314 of 4264	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	3319 of 4582	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.1	1767 of 3739	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	3307 of 4647	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	2002 of 4585	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	2631 of 4563	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	2369 of 4498	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2186 of 4357	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2125 of 4319	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	568 of 1106	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.1	401 of 975	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	628 of 1128	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	549 of 1099	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	616 of 1004	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	873 of 961	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	747 of 1112	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	705 of 1046	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2184 of 4301	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	2575 of 3549	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	3910 of 4292	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	1471 of 4086	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	1112 of 3952	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	1243 of 3799	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	1520 of 3684	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.3	3098 of 3558	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	2376 of 3006	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1622 of 2612	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	2332 of 3108	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1855 of 3106	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	2429 of 3082	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1922 of 3082	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1920 of 3142	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1966 of 3127	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 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	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Howard Norman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Llano River Trail	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5480	554	40	13.8	40.8%	190 (34.3%)	77 (13.9%)	224 (40.4%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	33.3	3202^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	30.8%		52.4	1996^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.1%	1206	14.3	14.3	20.0		0.0	44.7	49.5	40.6	41.5	40.4	27.8		$8,392
Nadine Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Carl Stern Blvd	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5400	547	40	13.6	38.8%	175 (32.0%)	73 (13.3%)	233 (42.6%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	41.8	2602^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	43.8%		51.3	2062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.7%	540						51.8	51.1	56.7	33.3	40.7	35.9		$9,240
Ray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Swindoll Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5450	793	51	15.5	53.8%	174 (21.9%)	97 (12.2%)	453 (57.1%)	22 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	47.2	2260^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.2%		46.3	2361^st of 4651 public elementary schools	49.2%	101						57.7	49.1	47.9	49.4	51.9	34.5		$7,627
Hutto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Mager Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 759-2094	820	50	16.2	34.8%	259 (31.6%)	111 (13.5%)	348 (42.4%)	48 (5.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.9%)	51.2	2049^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.7%		52.5	1994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.1%	55						54.4	41.0	55.0	54.4	33.3	57.5		$7,423
Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3160 Limmer Loop	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5430	925	54	17.1	47.0%	227 (24.5%)	117 (12.6%)	474 (51.2%)	40 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.8%)	39	2824^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.0%		38.1	2920^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.2%	96	0.0	37.5		0.0	0.0	48.2	54.0	46.0	34.2	42.1	38.2		$7,818
Dearing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Gattis School Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4500	474	35	13.6	45.8%	123 (25.9%)	116 (24.5%)	187 (39.5%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	66.4	1286^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.2%		62.9	1440^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.0%	154						61.7	54.3	74.2	50.0	42.0	54.8		$9,936
Rowe Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3112 Speidel Dr	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-6600	765	55	13.8	15.9%	340 (44.4%)	67 (8.8%)	180 (23.5%)	123 (16.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.7%)	76	903^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	80.5%		74.7	939^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.8%	36						67.0	65.6	64.4	65.4	63.9	51.4		$8,228
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Haybarn Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 759-5410	806	51	15.9	39.5%	243 (30.1%)	119 (14.8%)	336 (41.7%)	47 (5.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.8%)	52.1	2003^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.7%		57.3	1709^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%	294	0.0					53.4	45.5	64.8	42.2	44.8	49.2		$7,858
Forest Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	3805 Forest Creek Dr	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5350	652	50	12.9	14.0%	316 (48.5%)	45 (6.9%)	172 (26.4%)	59 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	82.2	686^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.2%		75.7	906^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.5%	220						72.6	61.5	77.7	59.4	50.6	70.3	100.0	$9,272
Riojas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Crispin Hill	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-4100	738	50	14.8	25.2%	224 (30.4%)	51 (6.9%)	343 (46.5%)	81 (11.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	88.6	431^st of 4627 public elementary schools	90.7%		91.2	325^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.0%	106	11.1	46.2	33.3	14.3	10.0	75.9	73.7	81.6	69.1	59.2	65.7		$8,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Norman Elementary

What schools do graduates of Howard Norman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Howard Norman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Farley Middle
High : Hutto High School

Is Howard Norman Elementary a good school?

Howard Norman Elementary ranks 3202^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Howard Norman Elementary in?

Hutto Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Howard Norman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Howard Norman Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Norman Elementary?

Students at Howard Norman Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 34% White, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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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

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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