Tijerina Elementary

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Tijerina Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 342 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tijerina Elementary has shown strong academic performance in certain areas, particularly in the 4th and 5th grade STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments, where the school has outperformed the district and state averages in recent years. However, the school's 3rd grade STAAR Reading and Mathematics scores have been consistently lower than the district and state averages. Tijerina Elementary has also performed exceptionally well in the STAAR Spanish assessments, with its 4th grade Spanish Reading and Mathematics scores significantly exceeding the district and state averages. The school's 5th grade STAAR Science scores have been consistently lower than the district and state averages.

Tijerina Elementary serves a student population that is overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged, with nearly all students (99.42%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This high level of economic disadvantage likely contributes to the school's academic challenges, particularly in the lower grade levels. However, the school has demonstrated strengths in supporting the academic success of its female, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as its Gifted and Talented population. When compared to other nearby schools in the Houston Independent School District, Tijerina Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement, particularly in the upper grade levels, but lags behind some of the higher-performing magnet schools in the area, such as Carrillo Elementary and De Zavala Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6501 Sherman St
       Houston, TX  77011-3521


(713) 924-1790

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1669th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,865 Help


Students who attend Tijerina Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Edison Middle
High:    Austin High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  345

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.3%
African American:
1.2%
White:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Compare Details Tijerina Elementary ranks better than 64.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 42nd among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.37. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.3%), African American (1.2%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tijerina Elementary is 16.4. 109 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tijerina Elementary is $11,865, which is the 24th highest among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tijerina Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tijerina Elementary 1669th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Tijerina Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tijerina Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 30.08 2867th 3465 17.3%
2005 27.13 2937th 3475 15.5%
2006 5.76 3425th 3476 1.5%
2007 15.35 3507th 3724 5.8%
2008 26.89 3217th 3768 14.6%
2009 27.89 3278th 3884 15.6%
2010 33.40 3143rd 3937 20.2%
2011 29.67 3409th 4095 16.8%
2012 22.59 3752nd 4206 10.8%
2013 39.92 2877th 4221 31.8%
2014 33.71 3217th 4260 24.5%
2015 28.99 3384th 4320 21.7%
2016 30.19 3281st 4286 23.4%
2017 43.11 2332nd 4329 46.1%
2018 27.59 3344th 4359 23.3%
2019 39.67 2710th 4479 39.5%
2021 57.63 1635th 4578 64.3%
2022 46.14 2364th 4581 48.4%
2023 63.67 1436th 4647 69.1%
2024 58.37 1669th 4675 64.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.12 2263rd 3226 29.9%
2019 46.74 1739th 3333 47.8%
2021 64.55 818th 3446 76.3%
2022 65.44 885th 3487 74.6%
2023 61.84 1058th 3556 70.2%
2024 54.23 1436th 3638 60.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.72 2865th 3558 19.5%
2019 33.62 2526th 3684 31.4%
2021 30.71 2746th 3799 27.7%
2022 25.26 3365th 3952 14.9%
2023 42.27 2129th 4086 47.9%
2024 69.60 814th 4261 80.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.78 2925th 4264 31.4%
2019 53.84 1782nd 4309 58.6%
2021 68.28 937th 4451 78.9%
2022 59.60 1497th 4477 66.6%
2023 79.26 478th 4521 89.4%
2024 67.08 1085th 4560 76.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.28 3355th 4306 22.1%
2019 44.66 2374th 4348 45.4%
2021 69.94 1060th 4499 76.4%
2022 66.31 1254th 4561 72.5%
2023 74.47 914th 4588 80.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.27 204th 3106 93.4%
2022 79.28 15th 2958 99.5%
2023 77.78 14th 2980 99.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.76 2245th 4240 47.1%
2019 52.80 1788th 4295 58.4%
2021 67.11 862nd 4331 80.1%
2022 67.24 977th 4461 78.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.85 3313th 4319 23.3%
2019 37.36 2835th 4357 34.9%
2021 45.50 2237th 4498 50.3%
2022 31.81 3288th 4563 27.9%
2023 47.53 2294th 4585 50.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tijerina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.65 3158th 4168 24.2%
2019 45.20 2300th 4188 45.1%
2021 67.12 999th 4329 76.9%
2022 54.09 1817th 4376 58.5%
2023 68.49 1011th 4401 77.0%
2024 63.28 1270th 4431 71.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Tijerina Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Tijerina Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 26 7 0 913 2 n/a n/a 0 948
1990 19 5 0 955 1 n/a n/a 0 980
1991 21 4 3 1027 0 n/a n/a 0 1055
1992 19 3 3 995 0 n/a n/a 0 1020
1993 16 3 3 972 0 n/a n/a 0 994
1994 17 4 3 920 0 n/a n/a 0 944
1995 12 0 2 946 0 n/a n/a 0 960
1996 12 0 2 946 0 n/a n/a 0 960
1997 10 2 3 867 0 n/a n/a 0 882
1998 12 1 1 832 0 n/a n/a 0 846
1999 4 1 0 812 0 n/a n/a 0 817
2000 5 2 0 854 0 n/a n/a 0 861
2001 5 3 0 819 0 n/a n/a 0 827
2002 2 6 1 849 0 n/a n/a 0 858
2003 2 6 1 849 0 n/a n/a 0 858
2004 4 5 1 784 0 n/a n/a 0 794
2005 5 8 0 776 0 n/a n/a 0 789
2006 2 11 0 703 0 n/a n/a 0 716
2007 7 7 0 698 0 n/a n/a 0 712
2008 6 8 0 650 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2009 7 5 0 635 0 n/a n/a 0 647
2010 5 4 0 604 0 n/a n/a 0 613
2011 2 7 0 615 0 0 0 0 624
2012 1 7 1 610 1 0 0 0 620
2013 3 1 1 496 1 0 0 0 502
2014 3 1 1 486 0 0 0 0 491
2015 1 4 1 447 0 0 0 0 453
2016 2 4 1 429 0 0 0 0 436
2017 7 11 0 411 0 0 0 0 429
2018 4 5 0 382 0 0 0 0 391
2019 2 6 0 334 0 0 0 0 342
2020 1 5 0 346 0 0 0 0 352
2021 2 7 0 301 0 0 0 0 310
2022 2 4 0 325 0 0 0 0 331
2023 3 3 1 335 0 0 0 0 342
2024 1 4 0 339 0 0 1 0 345

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tijerina Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 948 n/a n/a n/a
1990 980 56.0 17.5 n/a
1991 1055 55.5 19.0 n/a
1992 1020 52.5 19.4 82.5
1993 994 52.0 19.1 86.5
1994 944 52.0 18.2 80
1995 960 52.0 18.5 89.9
1996 960 52.0 18.5 89.9
1997 882 48.0 18.4 88.4
1998 846 42.0 20.1 88.8
1999 817 46.0 17.8 94.7
2000 861 46.0 18.7 91.8
2001 827 44.5 18.6 94.3
2002 858 48.5 17.7 94.6
2003 858 48.5 17.7 94.6
2004 794 45.5 17.5 95
2005 789 46.5 17.0 91.8
2006 716 45.0 15.9 94.4
2007 712 43.5 16.4 69.7
2008 664 43.0 15.4 75.2
2009 647 42.0 15.4 77
2010 613 40.0 15.3 69.5
2011 624 34.8 17.9 61.4
2012 620 35.4 17.4 49
2013 502 31.0 16.1 96.6
2014 491 28.5 17.2 94.1
2015 453 28.0 16.1 83.9
2016 436 27.0 16.1 85.6
2017 429 23.0 18.6 92.1
2018 391 24.0 16.2 90.5
2019 342 20.4 16.7 95
2020 352 20.5 17.1 94.9
2021 310 18.0 17.2 95.5
2022 331 23.0 14.3 98.5
2023 342 23.8 14.3 99.4
2024 345 21.0 16.4 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tijerina Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 948 n/a n/a n/a
1990 980 56.0 17.5 n/a
1991 1055 55.5 19.0 n/a
1992 1020 52.5 19.4 82.5
1993 994 52.0 19.1 86.5
1994 944 52.0 18.2 80
1995 960 52.0 18.5 89.9
1996 960 52.0 18.5 89.9
1997 882 48.0 18.4 88.4
1998 846 42.0 20.1 88.8
1999 817 46.0 17.8 94.7
2000 861 46.0 18.7 91.8
2001 827 44.5 18.6 94.3
2002 858 48.5 17.7 94.6
2003 858 48.5 17.7 94.6
2004 794 45.5 17.5 95
2005 789 46.5 17.0 91.8
2006 716 45.0 15.9 94.4
2007 712 43.5 16.4 69.7
2008 664 43.0 15.4 75.2
2009 647 42.0 15.4 77
2010 613 40.0 15.3 69.5
2011 624 34.8 17.9 61.4
2012 620 35.4 17.4 49
2013 502 31.0 16.1 96.6
2014 491 28.5 17.2 94.1
2015 453 28.0 16.1 83.9
2016 436 27.0 16.1 85.6
2017 429 23.0 18.6 92.1
2018 391 24.0 16.2 90.5
2019 342 20.4 16.7 95
2020 352 20.5 17.1 94.9
2021 310 18.0 17.2 95.5
2022 331 23.0 14.3 98.5
2023 342 23.8 14.3 99.4
2024 345 21.0 16.4 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tijerina Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,513 (14.3%) $9,062 (85.7%) $10,576
2020 $1,613 (13.6%) $10,260 (86.4%) $11,873
2021 $1,070 (9.0%) $10,795 (91.0%) $11,865

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2710th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1436th of 4647 Elementary schools
 29.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Tijerina Elementary)4648
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tijerina Elementary)4662
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Tijerina Elementary)8058
 22%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3926
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tijerina Elementary)8573
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3528
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Tijerina Elementary)4450
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Tijerina Elementary)5456
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Tijerina Elementary)3251
 19%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Tijerina Elementary)4953
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Tijerina Elementary)3744
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students342342
African American63
 50%
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic334335
 0.3%
Pacific Islander00
White23
 50%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95%99.4%
 4.4%


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Students who attend Tijerina Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle
High : Austin High School

Students at Tijerina Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Tijerina Elementary ranks 1669th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 345 students attended Tijerina Elementary.


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