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Freeman Elementary

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Freeman Elementary ranks 3450 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Freeman Elementary is a public elementary school located in Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 396. It is part of the Pasadena Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 565 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freeman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school has an extremely high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 94.53% to 98.4% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the nearby Jessup Elementary, Young Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Pearl Hall Elementary, Matthys Elementary, and South Houston Elementary, which range from 76.22% to 93.78% free/reduced lunch recipients.

Freeman Elementary consistently underperforms the Pasadena ISD and state averages on STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments for 3rd and 4th grades, and its student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students, all rank in the bottom half or bottom third of their respective statewide subgroup rankings. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, these factors have not translated into improved academic performance, suggesting a need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the root causes of the school's challenges.

382

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,729

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2323 Theta St
Houston, TX 77034-1250

(713) 740-0568

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Freeman Elementary usually attend:

High:

South Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.7%

African American:

9.7%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg43%

Texas avg48%

3,450^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

565^th of 961Pasadena 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
2025	29.7	3450 of 4651	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3680 of 4710	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3324 of 4647	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3631 of 4581	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4030 of 4578	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3751 of 4479	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3724 of 4359	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	3286 of 4329	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.5	2855 of 4286	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	2806 of 4320	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	2824 of 4260	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.0	1722 of 4221	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	2009 of 4206	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.8	505 of 4095	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	43.8	2651 of 3937	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	2169 of 3884	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.1	3040 of 3768	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	3086 of 3724	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.9	2289 of 3476	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.5	1746 of 3475	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.1	1868 of 3465	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	1696 of 2421	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	2357 of 2444	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1756 of 2515	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1569 of 2483	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	2614 of 4461	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3550 of 4331	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	2342 of 4295	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1961 of 4240	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1746 of 2918	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	2538 of 3668	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	1795 of 3556	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	2619 of 3446	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2112 of 3333	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1861 of 3226	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	3497 of 3744	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3271 of 4658	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	2979 of 4588	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4007 of 4561	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	3920 of 4499	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3416 of 4348	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4083 of 4306	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	2514 of 2619	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	2498 of 3006	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	0.5	3180 of 3184	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2412 of 3106	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	2520 of 3644	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3289 of 4465	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2842 of 4401	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3124 of 4376	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3686 of 4329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3419 of 4188	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3446 of 4168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	2419 of 3705	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3163 of 4594	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2800 of 4521	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	2861 of 4477	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3676 of 4451	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	2861 of 4309	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3263 of 4264	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2014 of 3739	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3570 of 4647	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3441 of 4585	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3206 of 4563	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3945 of 4498	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	3748 of 4357	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3213 of 4319	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	2470 of 3549	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	2658 of 4292	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3243 of 3952	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3471 of 3799	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2805 of 3684	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	34.2	2293 of 3142	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2022)30th percentile+9 vs school

White (2019)27th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-5 vs state

Reading31%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2323 Theta St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0568	382	36	10.6	94.0%	22 (5.8%)	37 (9.7%)	316 (82.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29.7	3450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.8%		26.6	3680^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.9%	230	25.0							27.5	33.3		41.1	40.0			$13,729
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10301 Hartsook St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0584	537	43	12.4	87.5%	12 (2.2%)	48 (8.9%)	473 (88.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.6	3877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%		13.2	4403^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	6.5%	526	21.2	44.4		58.9	66.7			51.4	33.7		23.4	18.3			$11,831
Pearl Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1504 9th St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0688	571	44	12.9	94.7%	17 (3.0%)	35 (6.1%)	508 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	30.2	3414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%		27.5	3615^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.2%	201	31.0	12.5		46.3	0.0			39.6	42.7		41.7	30.0			$10,554
Matthys Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0632	457	36	12.6	89.7%	12 (2.6%)	7 (1.5%)	434 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31	3369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%		43.4	2634^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.1%	735	26.5			58.8				44.4	35.5		36.1	38.2			$10,799
Thomas Hancock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9604 Minnesota St	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-5430	336	28	12.0	94.3%	16 (4.8%)	114 (33.9%)	191 (56.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	20.1	4018^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.5	3985^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.4%	33	23.5	33.3		41.2	52.2			36.7	42.9		26.5	12.2			$12,629
South Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0736	422	34	12.4	94.5%	17 (4.0%)	20 (4.7%)	382 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.8	2940^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.8%		23.5	3866^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.9%	926	42.9	40.0		48.3	15.8			38.2	41.7		54.3	35.6			$11,854
Beta Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9701 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Beta Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 331-2460	1,032	45	22.7	74.0%	151 (14.6%)	166 (16.1%)	690 (66.9%)	16 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	40	2769^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.5%		38.6	2918^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.0%	149								56.8	34.7	67.3	26.3	19.9	43.3	25.2	$5,940
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9898 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 944-4334	736	49	14.9	87.6%	10 (1.4%)	122 (16.6%)	589 (80.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	5.7	4602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.6	4582^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	2.7%	20	11.8	0.0	35.3	5.9		0.0	0.0	23.9	18.0	27.4	15.6	14.1	12.6	2.7	$9,777
Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	507 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5555	816	50	16.4	84.7%	26 (3.2%)	56 (6.9%)	723 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	48.7	2211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.5%		51.7	2074^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.0%	137	52.1	64.0		69.4	70.0			48.1	57.9	48.2	32.1	50.0	45.2	31.1	$12,822
Jessup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9301 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0616	326	33	9.8	96.6%	8 (2.5%)	45 (13.8%)	264 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	21.6	3940^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.3%		30.4	3444^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.9%	496	28.0	33.3		52.0				35.5	40.0		25.8	28.1			$15,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Freeman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Freeman Elementary?

Students at Freeman Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White.

How many students attend Freeman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Freeman Elementary.

Is Freeman Elementary a good school?

Freeman Elementary ranks 3450^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Freeman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Freeman Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : South Houston High School

What district is Freeman Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

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