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Terrace Elementary

Q: Is Terrace Elementary a good school?

Terrace Elementary ranks 3312 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Terrace Elementary is a PK-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 457 students within the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 70th percentile statewide. The school has experienced significant performance volatility over the past decade, with its state ranking fluctuating from the 18th percentile to the 58th percentile, and currently sits at the 28th percentile with a 1-star rating. A critical factor is that over 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a predominantly low socio-economic status community, which is essential context for understanding academic outcomes.

The most striking differentiator is the massive and growing gap between how the school serves its male and female students. In the most recent data, female students rank in the 44th percentile, while male students rank in the 18th percentile—a 26-percentile-point gap that is one of the largest in the comparison group. For context, at nearby Pine Shadows Elementary, the gap is much smaller (female students rank in the 60th percentile, male students in the 55th percentile). Mathematics is a persistent weakness, with scores consistently below district and state averages; for example, 4th-grade math proficiency was 39.47% compared to the district's 61.53% and the state's 49.28%.

Despite overall struggles, Terrace has a lower percentage of students on free/reduced lunch (75.93%) than most immediate neighbors like Hollibrook Elementary (99.37%) and Buffalo Creek Elementary (96.9%), yet schools with higher poverty rates, such as Pine Shadows (69.73%), are outperforming it. Interestingly, the "At Risk" subgroup showed past success, ranking in the 76th percentile in 2020-2021, indicating the school has been capable of serving its most vulnerable students. This makes the current widespread decline puzzling and suggests school-specific factors are at play, as reinforced by the comparison to nearby Westwood Elementary, which has a higher poverty rate (93.68%) but a similar overall rank (23rd percentile).

457

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,717

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10400 Rothbury
Houston, TX 77043-1899

(713) 251-7200

District: Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Terrace Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Oaks Middle
High:	Spring Woods High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

18.4%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2021) to 28th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg61%

Texas avg51%

3,312^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

282^nd of 951Spring Branch 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	31.7	3312 of 4627	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	3506 of 4651	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	2173 of 4710	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	2547 of 4647	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	1920 of 4581	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	1909 of 4578	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	3656 of 4479	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2871 of 4359	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	3082 of 4329	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	3521 of 4286	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	3598 of 4320	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	3641 of 4260	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	3835 of 4221	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	3175 of 4206	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.6	3364 of 4095	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	3100 of 3937	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	3414 of 3884	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.9	3129 of 3768	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.7	2423 of 3724	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	2659 of 3476	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.2	2428 of 3475	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.8	2178 of 3465	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	2325 of 2406	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1603 of 1905	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.4	511 of 2444	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	6.6	2505 of 2515	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	17.0	923 of 1009	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	643 of 1005	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	1420 of 4461	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	1038 of 4331	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	2630 of 4295	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2169 of 4240	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1324 of 1643	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	2261 of 2918	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.9	1183 of 3668	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	1318 of 3556	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	929 of 3487	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	853 of 3446	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.4	2135 of 3333	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	2235 of 3226	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2553 of 4575	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	2600 of 3744	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	2154 of 4658	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	2803 of 4588	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	1966 of 4561	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	1868 of 4499	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	3251 of 4348	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2590 of 4306	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	1573 of 3075	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	2144 of 2619	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2159 of 2980	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	1922 of 3006	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	3832 of 4413	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	3035 of 3644	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	2310 of 4465	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2589 of 4401	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	1700 of 4376	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	1684 of 4329	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	3632 of 4188	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3133 of 4168	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	3305 of 4520	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	2854 of 3705	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.9	2014 of 4594	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	2281 of 4521	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	1237 of 4477	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	1577 of 4451	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	3392 of 4309	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2757 of 4264	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	3755 of 4582	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	2991 of 3739	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	2490 of 4647	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2248 of 4585	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1935 of 4563	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	1904 of 4498	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	3790 of 4357	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3085 of 4319	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3396 of 4301	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	2854 of 3549	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	3958 of 4292	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	1705 of 4086	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	2511 of 3952	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	2374 of 3799	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2996 of 3684	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	3521 of 3558	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	914 of 3006	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	749 of 2612	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	1184 of 3108	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	1053 of 3106	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	1693 of 3082	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	1291 of 3082	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	2440 of 3142	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.8	943 of 3127	69.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)70th percentile+41 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2019)9th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 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
Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rothbury	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7200	457	35	12.8	75.9%	84 (18.4%)	45 (9.8%)	285 (62.4%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	31.7	3312^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.4%		28.9	3506^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%	194							44.3	40.3	47.7	33.9	39.5	37.9	$12,717
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	10595 Hammerly	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-2100	475	36	13.0	93.7%	21 (4.4%)	18 (3.8%)	423 (89.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	27.9	3571^st of 4627 public elementary schools	22.8%		26.2	3650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.5%	79		20.0	83.3				28.4	40.7	43.3	39.7	43.6	32.3	$13,117
Pine Shadows Elementary	Public	K-5	9900 Neuens	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6500	859	60	14.3	69.7%	125 (14.6%)	37 (4.3%)	652 (75.9%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	55.9	1810^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.9%		49.1	2195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	385	20.0						51.3	58.5	56.1	50.0	46.0	47.0	$9,913
Buffalo Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Blalock Rd	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5300	741	53	13.9	96.9%	32 (4.3%)	36 (4.9%)	645 (87.0%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	15.9	4246^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.2%		14	4333^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.8%	87	28.1	7.1	50.0	0.0	7.7	10.0	28.6	23.7	43.4	18.5	28.3	40.5	$12,519
Shadow Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Shadowdale Dr	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6800	487	36	13.4	93.0%	23 (4.7%)	34 (7.0%)	414 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	41.8	2598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.9%		31.8	3320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%	722							36.5	34.2	62.5	40.3	46.2	52.6	$13,375
Woodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9749 Cedardale	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7800	503	38	13.2	95.8%	20 (4.0%)	17 (3.4%)	452 (89.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.3	3732^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.3%		19.6	4051^st of 4651 public elementary schools	12.9%	319							36.3	36.1	44.6	27.5	34.9	43.2	$12,421
Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Sherwood Forest	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6900	437	33	13.2	61.1%	68 (15.6%)	41 (9.4%)	302 (69.1%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	39.9	2757^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.4%		38.6	2873^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	116	0.0		16.7			20.0	58.1	56.9	48.5	35.4	38.2	23.9	$11,301
Spring Branch Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Campbell Rd	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7000	570	39	14.5	96.0%	24 (4.2%)	26 (4.6%)	492 (86.3%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	56.3	1793^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	61.2%		40	2772^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.4%	979	50.0	33.3		22.2	40.0		43.0	38.4	53.0	58.1	58.9	66.7	$11,765
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8757 Kempwood Dr	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5600	503	40	12.5	92.2%	22 (4.4%)	14 (2.8%)	440 (87.5%)	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	34.8	3101^st of 4627 public elementary schools	33.0%		18.8	4094^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.0%	993							38.6	40.8	47.5	34.3	46.2	43.8	$12,866
Hollibrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Hollister	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5800	636	41	15.3	99.4%	12 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	607 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40.8	2678^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.1%		48	2261^st of 4651 public elementary schools	51.4%	417							38.6	33.3	60.4	36.1	44.8	53.9	$10,796

Frequently Asked Questions about Terrace Elementary

Is Terrace Elementary a good school?

Terrace Elementary ranks 3312^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Terrace Elementary in?

Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Terrace Elementary?

Students at Terrace Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Terrace Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Terrace Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Terrace Elementary attend?

Students who attend Terrace Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Oaks Middle
High : Spring Woods High School

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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

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