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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 77049

At a glance

Schools

5,890

Students

Districts

Top rankedPurple Sage Elementary1109^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Idea Lake Houston Academy up 1,015 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus 11.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

This analysis examines 11 elementary schools in the 77049 zip code of Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-5 in a high-poverty area where an average of 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, managed by five districts: Galena Park Independent School District (Isd), Sheldon Independent School District (Isd), Channelview Independent School District (Isd), Idea Public Schools, and The Rhodes School For Performing Arts.

The standout performers are all in Galena Park ISD. Purple Sage Elementary is the top-ranked school in the area, jumping to the 76th percentile with strong 5th-grade Reading (79.71%) and 4th-grade Math (67.19%) scores. Tice Elementary follows closely at the 71st percentile, consistently exceeding state averages, while James B Havard Elementary maintains steady high performance in the 64th to 71st percentile range, with 5th-grade Reading at 82.14% and Math at 75%. In contrast, The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus faces the most challenges, ranking in the 11th percentile with 3rd-grade Reading at just 18.42% and 5th-grade Science at 0% for two years. Sheldon ISD schools like Royalwood Elementary and Sheldon Elementary generally rank lower, while Idea Lake Houston Academy has shown strong improvement from the 19th to the 50th percentile.

A key takeaway is that high poverty does not preclude high performance, as Purple Sage and Tice have the highest free/reduced lunch rates (over 91%) yet lead academically. There is a stark district divide: Galena Park ISD schools all rank in the top 30% of Texas, while Sheldon ISD schools rank in the bottom 35%. A "5th grade bump" is evident in Galena Park ISD, where upper-grade scores far exceed 3rd-grade levels, suggesting effective intervention strategies. Science remains a universal weakness, with only Tice (37.5%) and Havard (35.79%) exceeding the state average of 29.57% in 5th-grade Science.

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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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Lake Houston Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 844-4700	719	31	22.9	88.5%	20 (2.8%)	156 (21.7%)	538 (74.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46.5	2298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.3%		32	3313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.8%	1015			54.2	57.0	55.9				32.7	41.3	40.9					$10,335
The Rhodes School - Humble	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13334 Wallisville Rd Blds B-H	Houston	77049	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 319-9300	236	20	11.8	74.6%	5 (2.1%)	209 (88.6%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.4%)	32.7	3247^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.8%		23.6	3816^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	569			31.3	23.1	30.6	46.2	44.8	53.9	45.8	56.4	30.6	34.6	39.3	65.4	46.2	$13,693
The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	13334 Wallisville Rd Building	Houston	77049	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-9797	200	17	11.7	78.5%	14 (7.0%)	162 (81.0%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)																$19,901
Harvey S Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	16550 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 860-1400	569	43	13.3	76.8%	21 (3.7%)	114 (20.0%)	415 (72.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	46.9	2273^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	50.9%		49.2	2186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.0%	87			41.7	53.9	46.3				48.2	53.9	40.2					$10,074
Tice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14120 Wallisville	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4050	669	43	15.7	91.3%	11 (1.6%)	144 (21.5%)	496 (74.1%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	65.5	1321^st of 4627 public elementary schools	71.5%		71.1	1085^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.7%	236			42.1	59.6	64.1				51.1	58.7	61.2					$10,255
James B Havard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15150 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3710	694	46	15.2	83.9%	15 (2.2%)	141 (20.3%)	520 (74.9%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	58.8	1660^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.1%		65	1348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.0%	312			41.1	50.0	82.1				30.9	55.4	75.0					$10,981
Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 New Forest Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4000	621	44	14.2	85.0%	5 (0.8%)	268 (43.2%)	316 (50.9%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	31.2	3360^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.4%		41.1	2702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	658	25.0	16.7	39.4	39.0	54.4				32.4	27.2	45.0					$11,066
Purple Sage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Purple Sage Blvd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3100	428	33	13.1	91.8%	11 (2.6%)	60 (14.0%)	356 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	1109^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.0%		57.4	1704^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	595			44.1	59.4	79.7				44.8	67.2	60.3					$13,537
Royalwood Elementary	Public	1-5	7715 Royalwood Dr	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 454-2700	607	40	15.0	90.1%	35 (5.8%)	75 (12.4%)	490 (80.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	35.5	3049^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		33.6	3221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	30.7%	172	17.4	40.0	55.8	47.3	39.1				40.4	35.5	34.6					$10,398
Sheldon Elementary	Public	1-5	17203 Hall Sheppard	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 456-6700	585	38	15.3	80.7%	43 (7.4%)	101 (17.3%)	428 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	33.3	3205^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.7%		47.7	2277^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.0%	928			29.9	40.5	52.3				30.2	40.5	48.5					$11,040
Sheldon Early Childhood Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	17010 Beaumont Hwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 456-6800	562	31	18.1	83.1%	21 (3.7%)	144 (25.6%)	377 (67.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)								(n/a)																$11,186

Cities Near Zip Code 77049

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Houston	1.61 mi	832	545^th
Channelview	2.79 mi	10	727^th
Crosby	5.55 mi	8	550^th
Highlands	5.81 mi	4	778^th
Baytown	8.07 mi	30	701^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.