Housman Elementary

Summary:

Housman Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 354 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD), which is ranked 318 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating.

Housman Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (82.77%) compared to nearby schools, and its academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the SBISD and Texas state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math were around 40-45%, while the district and state averages were around 50-60%. Additionally, Housman Elementary has a very high percentage of students (over 89%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 2,766 out of 4,260 Texas elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 3,009 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024, placing it generally in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to other nearby schools in the SBISD district, Housman Elementary generally underperforms. For example, Valley Oaks Elementary, which is also in the SBISD district, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools and outperforms Housman Elementary across all academic measures. However, Housman Elementary's high percentage of economically disadvantaged and English Language Learner (ELL) students may present unique challenges, but also opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes. The school's location within a larger, higher-performing district could also provide access to additional resources and best practices that could benefit Housman Elementary over time.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6705 Housman St
       Houston, TX  77055-2298


(713) 251-5900

District: Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3009th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,114 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.3%
African American:
8.6%
White:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.2% Help


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Compare Details Housman Elementary ranks worse than 64.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 20th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.3%), African American (8.6%), White (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Housman Elementary is 12.3, which is the 3rd best among 25 elementary schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Housman Elementary is $14,114, which is the 6th highest among 25 elementary schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Housman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Housman Elementary 3009th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Housman Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd) 318th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Housman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.06 1391st 3465 59.9%
2005 68.19 1088th 3475 68.7%
2006 67.54 1150th 3476 66.9%
2007 76.05 695th 3724 81.3%
2008 68.19 1168th 3768 69.0%
2009 58.04 1825th 3884 53.0%
2010 56.20 2004th 3937 49.1%
2011 32.28 3288th 4095 19.7%
2012 39.39 2919th 4206 30.6%
2013 38.76 2938th 4221 30.4%
2014 42.67 2766th 4260 35.1%
2015 37.78 2968th 4320 31.3%
2016 28.20 3370th 4286 21.4%
2017 21.80 3678th 4329 15.0%
2018 15.89 4008th 4359 8.1%
2019 15.90 4112th 4479 8.2%
2021 30.54 3140th 4578 31.4%
2022 24.63 3677th 4581 19.7%
2023 47.60 2320th 4647 50.1%
2024 36.75 3009th 4675 35.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.77 2878th 3226 10.8%
2019 15.10 3214th 3333 3.6%
2021 50.15 1462nd 3446 57.6%
2022 34.32 2540th 3487 27.2%
2023 53.38 1488th 3556 58.2%
2024 45.32 1884th 3638 48.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.33 2434th 3558 31.6%
2019 22.47 3322nd 3684 9.8%
2021 25.29 3169th 3799 16.6%
2022 37.72 2450th 3952 38.0%
2023 40.99 2225th 4086 45.5%
2024 43.44 2325th 4261 45.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.11 3828th 4264 10.2%
2019 22.50 3863rd 4309 10.4%
2021 43.90 2469th 4451 44.5%
2022 32.79 3329th 4477 25.6%
2023 59.98 1523rd 4521 66.3%
2024 56.53 1760th 4560 61.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.08 3923rd 4306 8.9%
2019 19.04 3910th 4348 10.1%
2021 29.58 3215th 4499 28.5%
2022 23.46 3836th 4561 15.9%
2023 47.26 2341st 4588 49.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.07 3434th 4240 19.0%
2019 23.71 3782nd 4295 11.9%
2021 49.06 1903rd 4331 56.1%
2022 37.74 2962nd 4461 33.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.99 3973rd 4319 8.0%
2019 15.44 4063rd 4357 6.7%
2021 33.28 2955th 4498 34.3%
2022 28.11 3505th 4563 23.2%
2023 48.40 2240th 4585 51.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.25 516th 1009 48.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.86 975th 2483 60.7%
2019 33.32 1833rd 2515 27.1%
2021 53.71 917th 2444 62.5%
2022 43.10 1342nd 2421 44.6%
2023 86.42 177th 2443 92.8%
2024 31.61 1801st 2421 25.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.74 3966th 4168 4.8%
2019 16.21 3968th 4188 5.3%
2021 35.42 2888th 4329 33.3%
2022 30.18 3408th 4376 22.1%
2023 48.94 2115th 4401 51.9%
2024 51.35 2018th 4431 54.5%
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Rank History for White students at Housman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.49 1537th 3142 51.1%
2021 52.79 1379th 3082 55.3%
2023 75.60 569th 3106 81.7%
2024 22.10 2668th 3078 13.3%
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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.

Housman Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Housman Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 219 216 38 422 n/a n/a n/a 0 895
1989 177 164 22 406 1 n/a n/a 0 770
1990 193 215 26 447 1 n/a n/a 0 882
1991 170 97 24 417 0 n/a n/a -81 627
1992 184 82 26 470 0 n/a n/a 0 762
1993 194 88 23 566 0 n/a n/a 0 871
1994 179 79 20 586 0 n/a n/a 0 864
1995 142 71 26 611 1 n/a n/a 0 851
1996 142 71 26 611 1 n/a n/a 0 851
1997 118 67 19 528 1 n/a n/a 0 733
1998 94 67 26 548 1 n/a n/a 0 736
1999 92 56 28 562 1 n/a n/a 0 739
2000 84 52 26 548 0 n/a n/a 0 710
2001 72 48 21 526 1 n/a n/a 0 668
2002 74 50 14 500 0 n/a n/a 0 638
2003 74 50 14 500 0 n/a n/a 0 638
2004 67 53 15 491 0 n/a n/a 0 626
2005 71 52 14 527 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2006 59 48 9 497 0 n/a n/a 0 613
2007 46 45 13 457 3 n/a n/a 0 564
2008 55 38 11 464 4 n/a n/a 0 572
2009 46 30 8 492 5 n/a n/a 0 581
2010 33 31 6 484 1 n/a n/a 0 555
2011 27 24 9 509 0 0 6 0 575
2012 29 13 7 499 1 0 6 0 555
2013 35 19 21 507 2 0 5 0 589
2014 40 20 22 480 2 0 9 0 573
2015 40 20 31 488 3 0 6 0 588
2016 34 23 30 458 4 0 10 0 559
2017 27 26 28 459 1 0 13 0 554
2018 32 37 14 437 1 0 13 0 534
2019 34 35 14 435 0 0 8 0 526
2020 25 35 11 419 2 0 13 0 505
2021 19 30 4 347 2 0 6 0 408
2022 21 32 3 320 1 0 5 0 382
2023 21 34 3 293 1 0 2 0 354
2024 22 31 2 299 1 0 4 0 359

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 Housman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 895 47.0 19.0 n/a
1989 770 n/a n/a n/a
1990 882 53.0 16.6 n/a
1991 627 53.0 11.8 n/a
1992 762 47.0 16.2 73.5
1993 871 51.0 17.1 76.9
1994 864 52.0 16.6 72.7
1995 851 53.6 15.9 72.3
1996 851 53.6 15.9 72.3
1997 733 47.3 15.5 74.2
1998 736 46.4 15.9 85.1
1999 739 46.0 16.1 87
2000 710 46.3 15.3 80.6
2001 668 42.9 15.6 85.2
2002 638 47.9 13.3 86.1
2003 638 47.9 13.3 86.1
2004 626 43.8 14.3 83.9
2005 664 46.7 14.2 80.7
2006 613 44.9 13.7 83
2007 564 46.7 12.1 84.9
2008 572 41.7 13.7 83
2009 581 41.2 14.1 85.4
2010 555 43.0 12.9 84.5
2011 575 40.5 14.1 83
2012 555 36.7 15.1 85.8
2013 589 39.0 15.0 85.1
2014 573 34.4 16.6 85.7
2015 588 41.0 14.3 84
2016 559 38.0 14.7 86.4
2017 554 37.6 14.7 87.5
2018 534 37.0 14.4 85.2
2019 526 33.0 15.9 90.7
2020 505 36.0 14.0 91.7
2021 408 28.5 14.2 90.4
2022 382 31.9 11.9 90.8
2023 354 29.0 12.2 89.3
2024 359 29.0 12.3 92.2

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 Housman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 895 47.0 19.0 n/a
1989 770 n/a n/a n/a
1990 882 53.0 16.6 n/a
1991 627 53.0 11.8 n/a
1992 762 47.0 16.2 73.5
1993 871 51.0 17.1 76.9
1994 864 52.0 16.6 72.7
1995 851 53.6 15.9 72.3
1996 851 53.6 15.9 72.3
1997 733 47.3 15.5 74.2
1998 736 46.4 15.9 85.1
1999 739 46.0 16.1 87
2000 710 46.3 15.3 80.6
2001 668 42.9 15.6 85.2
2002 638 47.9 13.3 86.1
2003 638 47.9 13.3 86.1
2004 626 43.8 14.3 83.9
2005 664 46.7 14.2 80.7
2006 613 44.9 13.7 83
2007 564 46.7 12.1 84.9
2008 572 41.7 13.7 83
2009 581 41.2 14.1 85.4
2010 555 43.0 12.9 84.5
2011 575 40.5 14.1 83
2012 555 36.7 15.1 85.8
2013 589 39.0 15.0 85.1
2014 573 34.4 16.6 85.7
2015 588 41.0 14.3 84
2016 559 38.0 14.7 86.4
2017 554 37.6 14.7 87.5
2018 534 37.0 14.4 85.2
2019 526 33.0 15.9 90.7
2020 505 36.0 14.0 91.7
2021 408 28.5 14.2 90.4
2022 382 31.9 11.9 90.8
2023 354 29.0 12.2 89.3
2024 359 29.0 12.3 92.2

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 Housman Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,367 (13.6%) $8,687 (86.4%) $10,055
2020 $1,491 (13.5%) $9,530 (86.5%) $11,021
2021 $2,073 (14.7%) $12,041 (85.3%) $14,114

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Housman Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4112th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2320th of 4647 Elementary schools
 41.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Housman Elementary)2345
 22%
   3rd Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4761
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Housman Elementary)2334
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4752
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Housman Elementary)2241
 19%
   4th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4656
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Housman Elementary)1942
 23%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4858
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Housman Elementary)2954
 25%
   5th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))5265
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Housman Elementary)2642
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))5561
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Housman Elementary)3847
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students526354
 32.7%
African American3534
 2.9%
American Indian01
Asian143
 78.6%
Hispanic435293
 32.6%
Pacific Islander00
White3421
 38.2%
Two or More Races82
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.7%89.3%
 1.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 359 students attended Housman Elementary.

Housman Elementary ranks 3009th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Housman Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.


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