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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 77014


At a glance
4
Schools
2,297
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedBeneke Elementary1896th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools
Biggest riser
Beneke Elementary up 1,142 spots statewide this year
Summary:

This analysis examines four elementary schools in zip code 77014 of Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-5 (with Yes Prep North Rankin serving PK-2), where all schools serve predominantly low-income populations with free/reduced lunch rates between 80.6% and 88.17%.

Beneke Elementary stands out as the top performer among traditional public schools in the area, earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 59th percentile statewide, significantly outperforming its district peers in Spring Independent School District (Isd) (22nd percentile). Beneke's 5th-grade reading (64.79%) and math (60.81%) scores exceed state averages, and it shows exceptional results in Spanish-language STAAR tests, with 71.43% of 4th-grade math students tested in Spanish achieving proficiency compared to just 26.54% district-wide. In contrast, Clark Elementary is the lowest-performing school, ranking in the 10th percentile with a 1-star rating, the highest student-teacher ratio (19.9:1), and critically low 5th-grade science proficiency at 7% versus the state average of 29.57%. Deloras E Thompson Elementary also struggles, ranking in the 18th percentile with a 1-star rating.

The charter school Yes Prep North Rankin Elementary, part of the higher-performing Yes Prep Public Schools Inc (74th percentile, 4 stars), demonstrates a clear advantage in early grades despite having the highest poverty rate (88.17%). With the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.8:1), Yes Prep achieves 3rd-grade reading scores (57.45%) above the state average (51.08%), contrasting sharply with Spring ISD schools where scores range from 20.93% (Clark) to 48.21% (Beneke). A strong inverse relationship between student-teacher ratios and performance emerges across all schools, with higher-performing schools (Beneke at 16.6:1, Yes Prep at 12.8:1) having notably smaller class sizes than lower-performing ones (Clark at 19.9:1, Thompson at 15.6:1). Spending per student is similar among Spring ISD schools, ranging from $10,149 at Clark to $11,041 at Thompson.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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