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Best Elementary Schools
in HOUSTON ISD

This page covers 178 of the 179 elementary schools in HOUSTON ISD had enough federal data to rank, including 1 charter school. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

178
Schools Ranked
Texas
State
1
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
R D S P D
Grades PK–0427 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (2.5:1)
77
/100
Student:Teacher
2.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
2
rank
HARVARD EL
Grades PK–05661 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
3
rank
MANDARIN IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL
Grades PK–08739 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
4
rank
HORN EL
Grades PK–05751 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
5
rank
POE EL
Grades PK–05790 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
6
rank
TWAIN EL
Grades PK–05907 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
18.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
7
rank
WEST UNIVERSITY EL
Grades PK–051,114 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
18.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
8
rank
CONDIT EL
Grades PK–05736 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
9
rank
LOVETT EL
Grades PK–05651 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
40%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
MEMORIAL EL
Grades PK–05424 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,515
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
168 more elementary schools in HOUSTON ISD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
178
Elementary Schools
274
Total Schools
77
#1 Score
44
Avg Score
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1
R D S P D
Score: 77/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.