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Helena Park Elementary

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Helena Park Elementary ranks 486 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Helena Park Elementary in Nederland, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 760 students within the highly-rated Nederland Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 91st percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in 4th-grade math, where 84.55% of students were proficient—far exceeding the state average of 49.28% and outperforming nearby schools like Port Neches Intermediate (50%) and Houston Elementary (78.89%). Helena Park also excels at supporting all students, ranking in the 92nd percentile for Hispanic students and the 93rd percentile for students from low-income backgrounds. This is a key strength, as it shows the school effectively closes achievement gaps. While it has the lowest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (40.5%) among its district peers, it still outperforms Langham Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary in overall state ranking. The school has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for four consecutive years, with its state ranking climbing from the 79th to the 89th percentile.

One area for growth is 5th-grade science, where only 34.62% of students were proficient, below the district average. However, the school’s consistent improvement and strong math and reading results make it a top choice. For context, the educational divide between Nederland ISD and neighboring Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd) is stark: Helena Park’s 4th-grade math proficiency is over six times higher than Port Acres Elementary (13.43%). Overall, Helena Park offers a stable, high-performing environment with a dedicated focus on student success.

760

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,063

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Helena Ave
Nederland, TX 77627

(409) 722-0462

District: Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Helena Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	Nederland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

26.2%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg69%

Texas avg51%

486^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

83^rd of 951Nederland 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	87.3	486 of 4627	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	557 of 4651	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	669 of 4710	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	657 of 4647	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	973 of 4581	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.1	358 of 4578	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	545 of 4479	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	666 of 4359	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	776 of 4329	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	678 of 4286	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.8	1522 of 4320	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.9	719 of 4260	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	774 of 4221	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	642 of 4206	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	64.0	1561 of 4095	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.6	1142 of 3937	71.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	954 of 3884	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	740 of 3768	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.0	1078 of 3724	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	741 of 3476	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.1	871 of 3475	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	76.0	630 of 3465	81.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	404 of 1905	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	997 of 2443	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1296 of 2421	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.8	381 of 2444	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	677 of 2515	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	1039 of 2483	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	502 of 999	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.5	272 of 814	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	613 of 1045	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	484 of 1015	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	287 of 957	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	43.8	583 of 967	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	434 of 1009	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.5	871 of 1005	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	2693 of 4461	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	1092 of 4331	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	37.8	2834 of 4295	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	1266 of 4240	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	281 of 1643	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	396 of 2918	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	1142 of 3668	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	803 of 3556	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	1471 of 3487	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	1558 of 3333	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	595 of 4575	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.9	405 of 3744	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	836 of 4658	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	949 of 4588	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	1161 of 4561	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	417 of 4499	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	839 of 4348	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	662 of 4306	84.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	385 of 3075	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	750 of 2619	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	1079 of 2980	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	704 of 2958	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	92 of 3006	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	186 of 3184	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	93 of 3106	97.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	356 of 4413	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	219 of 3644	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	743 of 4465	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	638 of 4401	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	1089 of 4376	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	95.1	103 of 4329	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	61.0	1324 of 4188	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	581 of 4168	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	334 of 4520	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	77.2	452 of 3705	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	737 of 4594	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	921 of 4521	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	1189 of 4477	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	114 of 4451	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	720 of 4309	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	417 of 4264	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	376 of 4582	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.0	489 of 3739	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	496 of 4647	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	444 of 4585	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	820 of 4563	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	323 of 4498	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	336 of 4357	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	678 of 4319	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	511 of 4301	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	632 of 3549	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1100 of 4292	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	1086 of 4086	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	815 of 3952	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	224 of 3799	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	99 of 3684	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	376 of 3558	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	532 of 3006	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	682 of 2612	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	703 of 3108	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	780 of 3106	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	1308 of 3082	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	533 of 3082	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	524 of 3142	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	961 of 3127	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)50th percentile-40 vs school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading74%+19 vs state

Mathematics70%+22 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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	Total
Helena Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-0462	760	46	16.5	40.5%	404 (53.2%)	43 (5.7%)	199 (26.2%)	82 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	87.3	486^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.4	557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.0%	71							70.2	76.4	74.2	49.1	84.6	73.4	$7,063
Langham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S 12th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-4324	553	33	16.5	54.2%	313 (56.6%)	29 (5.2%)	147 (26.6%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)	76.8	881^st of 4627 public elementary schools	81.0%		80.5	734^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%	147							56.7	64.0	74.7	49.3	56.8	69.2	$8,564
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Ave H	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-3484	717	46	15.5	62.1%	141 (19.7%)	75 (10.5%)	390 (54.4%)	80 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	86.2	534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.7	346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%	188	62.5	50.0	22.2	50.0	40.0	27.8	69.4	63.5	75.0	65.0	67.0	71.7	$8,007
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 S 6th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-0236	547	36	15.2	50.1%	250 (45.7%)	52 (9.5%)	192 (35.1%)	18 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	89	421^st of 4627 public elementary schools	90.9%		81.6	702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.9%	281							65.1	89.0	79.0	64.3	79.3	60.0	$8,375
Port Neches Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2820 Merriman	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	574	43	13.3	40.2%	312 (54.4%)	24 (4.2%)	172 (30.0%)	38 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$8,930
Port Neches Intermediate	Public	3-5	1522 Heisler	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	607	41	14.6	40.7%	355 (58.5%)	26 (4.3%)	157 (25.9%)	45 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	71.3	1080^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.7%		75.2	926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.1%	154							63.4	64.4	68.1	57.8	50.0	51.2	$8,014
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5701 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4100	644	40	15.9	84.8%	22 (3.4%)	389 (60.4%)	196 (30.4%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	13.8	4348^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.0%		18.6	4110^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.6%	238							31.3	20.8	37.8	15.1	39.6	23.1	$8,474
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3245 36th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4800	689	52	13.1	88.7%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.8%)	537 (77.9%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	69.2	1172^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.7%		59.2	1619^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.2%	447	50.0	57.1	50.0	33.3	50.0	37.5	43.8	62.9	58.9	58.8	78.9	56.3	$9,081
Groves Intermediate	Public	3-5	5840 W Jefferson	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	609	41	14.9	53.7%	294 (48.3%)	35 (5.7%)	226 (37.1%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	45.3	2366^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.9%		56.9	1729^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.8%	637							51.3	42.3	58.0	43.7	44.9	40.0	$7,766
Port Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 Jade Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4960	507	31	16.4	85.6%	27 (5.3%)	234 (46.2%)	218 (43.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	8.1	4534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.8	4599^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.1%	65							31.2	21.2	30.4	24.6	13.4	19.0	$8,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Helena Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Helena Park Elementary?

Students at Helena Park Elementary are 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Helena Park Elementary a good school?

Helena Park Elementary ranks 486^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Helena Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Helena Park Elementary.

What district is Helena Park Elementary in?

Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Helena Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Helena Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Nederland High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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