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Joan Link Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Joan Link Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Houston, TX, serving 556 students within the Spring Independent School District (Isd), where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the 20th percentile statewide, placing it in the bottom quarter of Texas elementary schools, but a closer look reveals some surprising bright spots and stark contrasts with nearby schools.

One of the most notable findings is the dramatic performance gap between Joan Link and Kaiser Elementary, a school in the neighboring Klein Independent School District (Isd) that ranks in the 75th percentile—a clear example of how district-level resources and academic culture can create a significant boundary. However, within Spring ISD itself, Donna Lewis Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier, ranking in the 53rd percentile despite serving a similarly high-poverty population. This suggests that school-level leadership and instructional strategies can overcome challenges, making Donna Lewis a potential model for improvement. Joan Link also shows a relative strength with its largest subgroup—Low SES students—who rank in the 36th percentile, outperforming the school's overall rank.

Despite these challenges, Joan Link spends $11,579 per student and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15:1, indicating that struggles are not due to lack of funding or overcrowded classrooms. However, the school faces significant hurdles, including a catastrophic decline in Gifted & Talented student performance (from the 99th percentile to the 8th percentile) and very low proficiency on the Spanish STAAR Reading test, with only 7.14% of 3rd graders and 16.67% of 4th graders meeting standards. Inconsistent grade-level performance—such as 3rd-grade Reading proficiency (47.27%) nearly doubling 4th-grade Reading (26.47%)—points to variability in instruction quality. For parents, these insights highlight a school with dedicated resources and a clear path forward, but one that needs targeted support to ensure consistent, high-quality learning for all students.

556

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,429

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2815 Ridge Hollow Dr
Houston, TX 77067-1939

(281) 891-8390

District: Spring Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Joan Link Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stelle Claughton Middle
High:	Westfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

African American:

22.1%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

3,685^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Spring Independent School District (Isd)

742^nd of 951Spring 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	26.1	3685 of 4627	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	3966 of 4651	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4207 of 4710	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3690 of 4647	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4144 of 4581	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	3240 of 4578	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	2550 of 4479	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3593 of 4359	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	4067 of 4329	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	3769 of 4286	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	3144 of 4320	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.3	2787 of 4260	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.0	1954 of 4221	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	1399 of 4206	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	1659 of 4095	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.0	2537 of 3937	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	2010 of 3884	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.5	1628 of 3768	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.9	1801 of 3724	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.9	2194 of 3476	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.9	3119 of 3475	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.1	2936 of 3465	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	2078 of 2406	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1551 of 1905	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1909 of 2443	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1546 of 2443	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	2092 of 2421	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1933 of 2444	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1176 of 2515	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.5	1929 of 2483	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	3607 of 4461	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	1482 of 4331	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	1257 of 4295	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.2	2419 of 4240	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	2027 of 2918	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	3011 of 3668	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	2598 of 3556	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	2851 of 3487	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	1427 of 3446	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	1347 of 3333	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	1582 of 3226	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3543 of 4575	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	3440 of 3744	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4265 of 4658	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3860 of 4588	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4142 of 4561	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3080 of 4499	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2466 of 4348	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3583 of 4306	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	2824 of 3075	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	2332 of 2619	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	79.2	17 of 2958	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	34.5	2229 of 3006	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	2004 of 3184	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.8	950 of 3106	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	2997 of 4413	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	3053 of 3644	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	3936 of 4465	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3334 of 4401	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	3657 of 4376	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	2753 of 4329	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2037 of 4188	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	3099 of 4168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	2902 of 4520	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	2905 of 3705	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4042 of 4594	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3307 of 4521	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3914 of 4477	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	2704 of 4451	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1571 of 4309	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	3160 of 4264	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	3740 of 4582	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	3195 of 3739	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4132 of 4647	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3506 of 4585	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4059 of 4563	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3353 of 4498	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2516 of 4357	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3459 of 4319	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	3728 of 4301	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	3242 of 3549	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	3691 of 4292	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	3398 of 4086	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	2662 of 3952	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	2803 of 3799	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1792 of 3684	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	2655 of 3558	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

Reading34%-20 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
Joan Link Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Ridge Hollow Dr	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8390	556	37	15.0	86.3%	12 (2.2%)	123 (22.1%)	405 (72.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	26.1	3685^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.1	3966^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	281	7.1	16.7					47.3	26.5	31.8	36.2	39.6	37.5	$10,429
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12255 T C Jester Blvd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8510	807	44	18.4	88.8%	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	499 (61.8%)	14 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (2.0%)	20.7	4010^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.3%		10.7	4459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%	449	16.7	4.8	11.1		11.1		33.3	27.0	36.0	45.8	28.0	29.8	$9,602
Conley Elementary	Public	1-5	3345 W Greens Rd	Houston	77066	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 537-5418	0	0	14.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Deloras E Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12470 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8480	634	41	15.6	80.6%	12 (1.9%)	279 (44.0%)	280 (44.2%)	45 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	24	3813^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.7	4099^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	286	0.0	0.0		7.7			38.3	34.5	32.7	45.0	37.5	26.7	$9,926
Donna Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3230 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8720	689	40	17.1	93.8%	8 (1.2%)	82 (11.9%)	588 (85.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	49	2172^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		41.1	2701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	529							35.9	42.0	47.8	48.9	66.0	52.2	$10,067
Idea Spears Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2010 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 366-1309	728	31	23.4	90.2%	17 (2.3%)	269 (37.0%)	430 (59.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	15.1	4287^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.3%		15	4291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	7.7%	4							36.4	27.4	37.8	34.8	19.1	20.2	$9,657
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12121 Veterans Memorial Dr St	Houston	77067	Harris County	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 440-8853	144	9	16.0	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	141 (97.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	4471^st of 4627 public elementary schools	3.4%		10.7	4461^st of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%	10							28.6	22.2	50.0	14.3	22.2	16.7	$10,895
Harmony School Of Enrichment - Houston	Public, Charter	K-5	3207 N Sam Houston Pkwy W	Houston	77038	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 999-0606	664	40	16.6	76.5%	44 (6.6%)	140 (21.1%)	434 (65.4%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	40	2750^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.6%		42.9	2578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.6%	172							35.9	50.5	62.7	34.9	30.6	47.3	$10,831
Spence Elementary	Public	1-5	1300 Gears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4050	686	43	15.9	88.6%	8 (1.2%)	180 (26.2%)	476 (69.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	26.4	3666^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.8%		28.4	3530^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	136	24.5	37.8	37.5	22.9	25.0	34.4	37.5	38.0	60.0	18.9	31.8	34.2	$7,789
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Rushworth Dr	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8540	828	42	19.9	86.7%	14 (1.7%)	319 (38.5%)	475 (57.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	18.1	4152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.3%		13	4371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%	219	11.1	40.0	39.3	12.5	38.1	28.6	20.9	25.8	40.0	31.3	33.6	37.0	$8,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Joan Link Elementary

What schools do graduates of Joan Link Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joan Link Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stelle Claughton Middle
High : Westfield High School

How many students attend Joan Link Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Joan Link Elementary.

Is Joan Link Elementary a good school?

Joan Link Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Joan Link Elementary in?

Spring Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Joan Link Elementary?

Students at Joan Link Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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