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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 77093

At a glance

Schools

5,894

Students

Districts

Top rankedBerry Elementary1301^st of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Roderick R Paige Elementary up 1,233 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Roderick R Paige Elementary 14.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

2★

1★

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

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Summary:

This analysis examines 11 elementary schools in the 77093 zip code of Houston, Texas, serving predominantly high-needs student populations from Pre-K through 5th grade, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of 94.3%.

For parents, the standout school is Berry Elementary (Houston Independent School District (ISD)), which is the only school in the area to earn a 4-star rating and ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide, despite having 100% economically disadvantaged students and lower per-student spending ($10,045). In contrast, Idea Hardy Academy (Idea Public Schools) has the highest spending ($14,103) but the lowest performance, ranking in the 11th percentile. Scarborough Elementary (Houston Independent School District (ISD)) excels in bilingual education, with Spanish-language STAAR scores far exceeding district and state averages. Worsham Elementary (Aldine Independent School District (ISD)) shows strong recent improvement, particularly in 5th-grade Science, where it achieved the highest score in the zip code. Overall, Houston Independent School District (ISD) schools (average 43.4th percentile) outperform Aldine Independent School District (ISD) schools (average 35.8th percentile) in this area.

Key takeaways include that higher spending does not guarantee better results, as seen with Idea Hardy Academy versus Berry Elementary. Strong bilingual programs at Scarborough Elementary and Coop Elementary (Houston Independent School District (ISD)) demonstrate that native-language instruction drives success. Science remains a universal weakness, with most schools scoring well below state averages. Early childhood-focused schools like Garcia-Leza Ec/Pk/K (Aldine Independent School District (ISD)) and Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School (Texas College Preparatory Academies) provide critical early intervention in this high-poverty community.

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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
Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK-K	6915 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 671-4931	48	4	11.3	95.8%	5 (10.4%)	20 (41.7%)	23 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,605
Idea Hardy Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	705	31	23.0	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.5%)	582 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.5	4131^st of 4627 public elementary schools	10.7%		8.6	4529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.6%	398							33.6	38.8	34.7	28.3	39.8	19.0	$10,515
Worsham Elementary	Public	1-5	3007 Hartwick Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6520	449	30	14.8	89.1%	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.3%)	433 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42.5	2545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.0%		55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	764	8.0	38.1	7.1	8.0	42.9	18.8	27.1	62.0	48.7	25.0	57.0	47.3	$12,903
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	1-5	4514 Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6540	516	34	15.0	87.2%	8 (1.6%)	10 (1.9%)	492 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	42	2591^st of 4627 public elementary schools	44.0%		31.4	3339^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%	748	19.2	36.4	35.3	20.0	46.2	50.0	39.5	27.9	57.3	48.3	51.2	42.5	$10,732
Garcia-Leza Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	5311 E Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6037	617	38	16.0	93.5%	11 (1.8%)	49 (7.9%)	551 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)													$11,770
Escamilla Elementary	Public	1-5	5241 E Mt Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6390	809	49	16.5	88.8%	13 (1.6%)	19 (2.3%)	774 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35.2	3076^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.5%		28	3550^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	474	17.5	40.0	52.2	26.3	16.7	0.0	24.5	54.8	53.2	20.4	51.6	33.1	$9,192
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2900	289	18	16.0	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	70 (24.2%)	210 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26	3691^st of 4627 public elementary schools	20.2%		13.7	4350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	659	0.0						40.0	37.3	44.4	33.3	37.3	33.3	$10,422
Berry Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2310 Berry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2700	745	48	15.5	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	37 (5.0%)	702 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66	1301^st of 4627 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.6	1690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.7%	389	34.5	16.7	40.0	68.4	57.9		61.7	57.9	62.4	60.4	47.6	51.0	$14,582
Roderick R Paige Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7501 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2855	393	27	14.5	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	163 (41.5%)	227 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.5	2710^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		21.5	3943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%	1233	9.1	0.0	40.0	10.0			41.0	54.2	55.3	14.6	56.0	33.3	$17,097
Coop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10130 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2630	533	36	14.9	96.1%	10 (1.9%)	35 (6.6%)	485 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.9	2395^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.2%		29.4	3469^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1074	22.2	10.0	40.0	33.3	51.3	36.8	46.3	49.2	63.6	42.2	38.9	33.3	$12,808
Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Trenton Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2710	790	42	18.8	94.4%	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	770 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	2970^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.4	3025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	55	35.9	48.9	48.5	0.0	40.0	50.6	37.5	58.1	57.9	29.2	18.5		$8,363

Cities Near Zip Code 77093

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Houston	0.64 mi	832	545^th
Humble	4.62 mi	44	655^th
Klein	7.82 mi	54	197^th
Galena Park	10.1 mi	4	279^th
Spring	12.08 mi	33	523^rd

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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.