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Houston Elementary

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Houston Elementary ranks 1172 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Houston Elementary in Port Arthur, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 689 students in a high-poverty area, where about 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround from the 30th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 75th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating.

This school stands out as the highest-ranked traditional public elementary in the Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd), dramatically outperforming nearby peers like Tyrrell Elementary (37th percentile), Lakeview Elementary (12th percentile), and Travis Elementary (4th percentile). Its math proficiency rates are exceptional—for example, 78.89% of 4th graders were proficient in math, compared to just 35.42% district-wide and 49.28% statewide. The school also excels with its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for low socioeconomic status students, and it achieves strong results for English language learners (86th percentile). Interestingly, it even outperforms Groves Intermediate (49th percentile) from the higher-ranked Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd), and it achieves comparable results to the nearby Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus charter school (88th percentile) while serving a student population with a higher poverty rate.

Houston Elementary’s success is especially notable given its efficient use of resources, spending about $10,784 per student—significantly less than Dequeen Elementary ($16,589) and Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies ($19,049). While reading and math scores are strong, science remains a growth area, with only 26.37% of 5th graders proficient in science, slightly below the state average. This school’s consistent upward trend over four years suggests systemic improvements in instruction and culture, making it a standout choice for families in the Port Arthur area.

689

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,081

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3245 36th St
Port Arthur, TX 77642-4528

(409) 984-4800

District: Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle
High:	Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

African American:

15.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 53 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg35%

Texas avg50%

1,172^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 53 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

850^th of 951Port Arthur 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	69.2	1172 of 4627	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	1619 of 4651	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	2191 of 4710	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2315 of 4647	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	3212 of 4581	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	3407 of 4578	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	1511 of 4479	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	1751 of 4359	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.4	2162 of 4329	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.4	3364 of 4286	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	3956 of 4320	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	3936 of 4260	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	4066 of 4221	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	3122 of 4206	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	4004 of 4095	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	3882 of 3937	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	3746 of 3884	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	3631 of 3768	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	3621 of 3724	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	49.8	2064 of 3476	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.0	1676 of 3475	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	33.2	2759 of 3465	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	448 of 2406	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	330 of 1905	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	44.1	1334 of 2443	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	1075 of 2443	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	1440 of 2421	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	1299 of 2444	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	715 of 2515	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	1432 of 2483	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	1337 of 4461	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	2008 of 4331	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.9	216 of 4295	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	273 of 4240	93.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	238 of 1643	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	601 of 2918	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	1059 of 3668	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	1175 of 3556	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	1596 of 3487	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	2169 of 3446	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1525 of 3333	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	732 of 3226	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	1083 of 4575	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	1386 of 3744	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2259 of 4658	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2583 of 4588	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3470 of 4561	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	3525 of 4499	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.9	1780 of 4348	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	1881 of 4306	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	1057 of 3075	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.3	698 of 2619	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	1175 of 2980	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	1706 of 2958	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	1863 of 3006	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	1778 of 3184	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.7	256 of 3106	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	648 of 4413	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	768 of 3644	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	1431 of 4465	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	1436 of 4401	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2650 of 4376	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3183 of 4329	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.6	704 of 4188	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	583 of 4168	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	445 of 4520	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	73.9	569 of 3705	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	1492 of 4594	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1300 of 4521	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	38.8	2911 of 4477	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	3013 of 4451	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.7	388 of 4309	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	71.4	801 of 4264	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	1238 of 4582	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	1239 of 3739	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	2369 of 4647	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	2110 of 4585	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	2868 of 4563	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	3123 of 4498	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	1319 of 4357	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1651 of 4319	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	12 of 56	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	1498 of 4301	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	1606 of 3549	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	2245 of 4292	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3069 of 4086	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3480 of 3952	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	1671 of 3799	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	459 of 3684	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	1392 of 3558	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	3.9	3079 of 3106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

Migrant (2026)84th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

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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
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
Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4301 32nd St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	650	31	20.9	83.5%	7 (1.1%)	34 (5.2%)	598 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	85.5	559^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.9%		78.3	820^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.4%	261	37.0	57.1	85.7	42.9	52.4	20.0	67.4	58.3	80.8	78.6	61.7	75.9	$8,968
Tyrrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Ferndale Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4660	670	44	15.2	93.4%	20 (3.0%)	172 (25.7%)	457 (68.2%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	37.7	2910^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.1%		18.1	4137^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%	1227	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	51.9	38.0	58.2	43.0	32.4	37.4	$8,088
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
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 10th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8300	535	39	13.7	88.2%	8 (1.5%)	82 (15.3%)	399 (74.6%)	29 (5.4%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	19.3	4078^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.6	4199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%	121	25.0						28.8	40.5	44.2	26.3	26.3	32.6	$9,137
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
Dequeen Elementary	Public	3-5	740 Dequeen Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8900	232	24	9.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	152 (65.5%)	74 (31.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	8.7	4524^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.5	4435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.6%	89							22.7	19.4	32.4	10.8	22.2	32.0	$15,222
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 Lakeview Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4700	543	37	14.5	87.1%	12 (2.2%)	151 (27.8%)	355 (65.4%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	11.3	4439^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.1%		13.3	4363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%	76							38.3	23.3	36.8	15.9	25.8	18.4	$9,218
Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Proctor	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	236	15	15.7	94.9%	3 (1.3%)	216 (91.5%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	1132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.5%		11.5	4437^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.6%	3305							50.0	66.7	50.0	62.5	58.3	81.3	$15,714
Groves Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	3901 Cleveland Groves	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	613	44	13.9	55.6%	301 (49.1%)	23 (3.8%)	227 (37.0%)	33 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)								(n/a)													$8,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Elementary

Is Houston Elementary a good school?

Houston Elementary ranks 1172^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle
High : Memorial High School

How many students attend Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Houston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Houston Elementary?

Students at Houston Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Houston Elementary in?

Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

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

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