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Houston Elementary

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Houston Elementary ranks 3413 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Houston Elementary is a K-5 public school in the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd), serving 613 students in a high-poverty area where about 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has seen a decline from its best performance in 2018-2019, when it ranked in the 57th percentile, to its current ranking in the 26th percentile (1 star) for the 2025-2026 school year. Despite this, Houston Elementary stands out as a relative bright spot within its district, outperforming nearby peers like Pleasant Run Elementary (2nd percentile), Rolling Hills Elementary (11th percentile), and Belt Line Elementary (13th percentile).

One of the school's key strengths is mathematics, where it consistently leads the district. For example, in 5th-grade math, Houston Elementary achieved a 39.47% proficiency rate, the highest among all Lancaster ISD elementary schools and well above the district average of 32.21%. The school also shows notable success with its African American students, who ranked in the 52nd percentile statewide in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the school's overall ranking. However, there are areas of concern, including a dramatic decline in performance for "At Risk" students, which dropped from a 92nd percentile ranking in 2018-2019 to the 66th percentile by 2021-2022, and inconsistent results for Gifted and Talented students, who have fluctuated wildly between the 7th and 66th percentiles in recent years.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight potential factors for improvement. For instance, Umphrey Lee Elementary and Martin Weiss Elementary in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serve even higher percentages of low-income students (97-98%) but achieve much higher rankings (75th and 69th percentiles, respectively) with significantly higher per-pupil spending ($13,975 and $12,876 vs. Houston's $8,825) and lower student-teacher ratios. Within its own district, Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary outperforms Houston in most subjects, but does so with a lower poverty rate (79.57%) and a smaller student-teacher ratio (13.8 vs. 15.2). These contrasts suggest that increased resources and smaller class sizes could help Houston Elementary reach higher levels of achievement.

613

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,375

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2929 Marquis St
Lancaster, TX 75134-1602

(972) 218-1512

District: Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center
	Lancaster Middle
High:	Lancaster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

39.5%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

Texas avg50%

3,413^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

812^th of 951Lancaster 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	30.2	3413 of 4627	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	3027 of 4651	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	3689 of 4710	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3442 of 4647	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3073 of 4581	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	2624 of 4578	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	1927 of 4479	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	2582 of 4359	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.7	2196 of 4329	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.2	2871 of 4286	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	10.2	4121 of 4320	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	3598 of 4260	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	3833 of 4221	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	3058 of 4206	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.6	3482 of 4095	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	3709 of 3937	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	3692 of 3884	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	3534 of 3768	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	3082 of 3724	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	1335 of 2406	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	906 of 1905	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1393 of 2443	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1245 of 2443	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1609 of 2421	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	1241 of 2444	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	912 of 2515	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	1163 of 2483	53.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.3	1523 of 4461	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	1357 of 4331	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	325 of 4295	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	718 of 4240	83.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1613 of 2918	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	2480 of 3668	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	1437 of 3556	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	789 of 3487	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	578 of 3446	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	154 of 3333	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	274 of 3226	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	3618 of 4575	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	2741 of 3744	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3611 of 4658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3259 of 4588	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	2509 of 4561	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	2513 of 4499	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	1692 of 4348	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2187 of 4306	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	2427 of 3075	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	67.0	891 of 2619	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.9	2782 of 2980	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2732 of 2958	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	2557 of 3006	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	2849 of 3184	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	2996 of 3106	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	2375 of 4413	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	2250 of 3644	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3295 of 4465	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	2450 of 4401	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	1407 of 4376	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	1237 of 4329	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	469 of 4188	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	903 of 4168	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	2767 of 4520	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	2244 of 3705	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3476 of 4594	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2892 of 4521	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2607 of 4477	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	1845 of 4451	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	931 of 4309	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	1875 of 4264	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	3151 of 4582	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	2524 of 3739	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	3979 of 4647	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3583 of 4585	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3531 of 4563	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	2717 of 4498	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2208 of 4357	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2972 of 4319	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	2938 of 4301	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	2792 of 3549	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	4151 of 4292	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3020 of 4086	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	3741 of 3952	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3724 of 3799	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	2948 of 3684	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	2815 of 3558	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	5.5	3108 of 3142	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2982 of 3127	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)1st percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, April 23, 2009

I went to that school and am now a very sucessful doctor, i feel that the teachers there guided me and provided me the best opportunity to learn even at such a young age. Close Quote

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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 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
Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	2929 Marquis St	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1512	613	40	15.2	87.3%	3 (0.5%)	242 (39.5%)	358 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	30.2	3413^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		36.4	3027^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.9%	386	22.7	44.4	33.3	14.3	31.3	16.7	34.3	50.6	49.3		28.9	32.3	39.5		$6,375
Iltexas Lancaster Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 862-4237	737	47	15.6	84.8%	16 (2.2%)	304 (41.2%)	379 (51.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	25.1	3752^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.6	4498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.3%	746	0.0			20.0			36.0	45.5	43.4		29.0	35.5	30.4		$9,821
Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Millbrook Dr	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1564	416	30	13.8	79.6%	5 (1.2%)	356 (85.6%)	31 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	39.3	2809^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.3%		34.8	3140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%	331							54.6	45.0	57.1		36.4	23.3	44.6		$7,421
The Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1016 The Meadows Pkwy	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-0960	312	15	20.4	75.6%	2 (0.6%)	269 (86.2%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	4.8	4589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.7	4548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.2%	41							19.7	20.0	31.0		9.0	23.2	11.3		$8,815
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Rolling Hills Pl	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1525	388	27	14.3	89.7%	3 (0.8%)	332 (85.6%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	18.7	4113^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		20.8	3981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	132							33.3	43.4	51.0		12.3	18.5	28.6		$7,517
Martin Weiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Willoughby Blvd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4000	427	30	14.4	98.4%	6 (1.4%)	83 (19.4%)	334 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	63.1	1453^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	68.6%		65.7	1320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.6%	133	48.0	57.1	62.1				56.3	54.2	80.0	56.5	41.8	39.3	66.0	60.9	$11,943
Belt Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 W Belt Line Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1608	567	37	15.2	83.1%	7 (1.2%)	443 (78.1%)	99 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	20.6	4014^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		30.8	3377^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.4%	637							44.0	39.1	34.8		28.0	28.3	26.1		$7,846
Pleasant Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	427 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1538	597	38	15.6	87.8%	19 (3.2%)	435 (72.9%)	124 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	8.7	4525^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.2%		14.8	4301^st of 4651 public elementary schools	7.5%	224							32.2	30.0	36.1		10.3	16.3	16.9		$7,460
Umphrey Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7808 Racine Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3900	447	33	13.7	97.8%	11 (2.5%)	184 (41.2%)	234 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	69.4	1163^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.9%		66.1	1305^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	142	64.0	55.6	29.4				46.0	60.6	64.1	52.2	55.2	60.8	55.4	71.7	$12,754
Uplift Wisdom Prep Ps	Public, Charter	K-5	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 453-6900	593	26	22.7	90.4%	4 (0.7%)	219 (36.9%)	362 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	16.1	4234^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.9	4375^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	141							32.1	34.3	35.2		25.9	36.5	22.0		$8,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Elementary

How many students attend Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Houston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Houston Elementary?

Students at Houston Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 39% African American.

Is Houston Elementary a good school?

Houston Elementary ranks 3413^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center
Middle : Lancaster Middle
High : Lancaster High School

What district is Houston Elementary in?

Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

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