Oates Elementary

Summary:

Oates Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 327 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. Oates Elementary has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 89.91% Hispanic students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Oates Elementary has consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading and Mathematics were significantly below the Houston ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade Reading, Oates Elementary had a 34.48% proficiency rate, compared to 44.66% for Houston ISD and 48.85% for Texas. The school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 3,000-4,000 out of around 4,600 schools. Oates Elementary's performance on STAAR assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 25-30% of their respective subgroups statewide.

When comparing Oates Elementary to other nearby schools, such as Jacinto City Elementary and Normandy Crossing Elementary, it becomes clear that Oates is one of the lower-performing schools in the area, despite having a similarly high poverty rate. Oates Elementary's academic performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, with no clear signs of improvement. These challenges highlight the significant barriers that high-poverty schools face in achieving strong academic outcomes, even with high levels of funding and resources.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 10044 Wallisville Rd
       Houston, TX  77013-4616


(713) 671-3800

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2221st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,464 Help


Students who attend Oates Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Holland Middle
High:    Furr High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  272

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.4%
African American:
11.4%
White:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.8% Help


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Compare Details Oates Elementary ranks better than 52.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 66th 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 48.8. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.4%), African American (11.4%), White (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oates Elementary is 11.8, which is the 25th best among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oates Elementary is $11,464, which is the 34th highest among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oates Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oates Elementary 2221st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Oates 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 Oates Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.72 1882nd 3465 45.7%
2005 35.78 2640th 3475 24.0%
2006 57.51 1654th 3476 52.4%
2007 62.98 1485th 3724 60.1%
2008 77.60 611th 3768 83.8%
2009 75.84 727th 3884 81.3%
2010 66.31 1374th 3937 65.1%
2011 69.33 1228th 4095 70.0%
2012 52.55 2121st 4206 49.6%
2013 38.18 2973rd 4221 29.6%
2014 31.79 3313th 4260 22.2%
2015 31.15 3285th 4320 24.0%
2016 29.73 3307th 4286 22.8%
2017 31.81 3037th 4329 29.8%
2018 26.38 3429th 4359 21.3%
2019 18.72 3983rd 4479 11.1%
2021 17.28 4059th 4578 11.3%
2022 25.80 3617th 4581 21.0%
2023 24.25 3752nd 4647 19.3%
2024 48.80 2221st 4675 52.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.22 1324th 3226 59.0%
2019 33.10 2511th 3333 24.7%
2021 38.91 2143rd 3446 37.8%
2022 43.45 2036th 3487 41.6%
2023 41.19 2182nd 3556 38.6%
2024 63.34 1003rd 3638 72.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.72 867th 3684 76.5%
2022 37.87 2430th 3952 38.5%
2023 28.45 3236th 4086 20.8%
2024 58.23 1360th 4261 68.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.53 2945th 4264 30.9%
2019 28.70 3541st 4309 17.8%
2021 24.09 3782nd 4451 15.0%
2022 34.16 3231st 4477 27.8%
2023 32.70 3355th 4521 25.8%
2024 68.25 1017th 4560 77.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.62 3948th 4306 8.3%
2019 12.72 4169th 4348 4.1%
2021 14.64 4244th 4499 5.7%
2022 27.78 3572nd 4561 21.7%
2023 31.51 3307th 4588 27.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.35 2017th 3106 35.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.88 1826th 4240 56.9%
2019 39.87 2687th 4295 37.4%
2021 32.89 3129th 4331 27.8%
2022 48.56 2192nd 4461 50.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.64 2656th 4319 38.5%
2019 27.92 3413th 4357 21.7%
2021 23.68 3617th 4498 19.6%
2022 26.35 3614th 4563 20.8%
2023 20.00 4009th 4585 12.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.72 1390th 2483 44.0%
2021 36.25 1575th 2444 35.6%
2022 29.61 1900th 2421 21.5%
2023 26.45 2002nd 2443 18.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oates Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.85 2921st 4168 29.9%
2019 23.09 3684th 4188 12.0%
2021 23.98 3641st 4329 15.9%
2022 34.06 3159th 4376 27.8%
2023 32.86 3218th 4401 26.9%
2024 60.85 1403rd 4431 68.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Oates Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 94 105 6 360 0 n/a n/a 0 565
1990 93 140 4 439 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1991 101 162 5 431 0 n/a n/a 0 699
1992 102 141 11 478 0 n/a n/a 0 732
1993 98 161 6 511 0 n/a n/a 0 776
1994 80 168 7 526 0 n/a n/a 0 781
1995 84 163 3 504 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1996 84 163 3 504 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1997 79 170 0 532 1 n/a n/a 0 782
1998 53 145 0 544 1 n/a n/a 0 743
1999 50 149 1 558 1 n/a n/a 0 759
2000 51 169 1 555 0 n/a n/a 0 776
2001 38 112 3 517 0 n/a n/a 0 670
2002 15 24 3 403 0 n/a n/a 0 445
2003 15 24 3 403 0 n/a n/a 0 445
2004 14 17 2 402 0 n/a n/a 0 435
2005 9 14 4 401 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2006 11 13 6 387 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2007 6 40 1 385 0 n/a n/a 0 432
2008 4 43 2 392 0 n/a n/a 0 441
2009 5 47 2 388 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2010 5 42 3 394 0 n/a n/a 0 444
2011 6 42 3 388 0 0 1 0 440
2012 12 39 2 392 0 0 1 0 446
2013 7 38 4 341 1 0 0 0 391
2014 10 34 3 349 0 0 1 0 397
2015 7 38 3 316 0 0 1 0 365
2016 8 38 7 318 0 0 2 0 373
2017 6 59 4 319 0 0 2 0 390
2018 4 51 4 321 0 0 2 0 382
2019 10 39 4 327 0 0 6 0 386
2020 5 42 3 342 0 0 4 0 396
2021 5 34 2 314 1 0 5 0 361
2022 1 41 2 301 0 0 4 0 349
2023 0 31 0 294 0 0 2 0 327
2024 4 31 0 235 1 0 1 0 272

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 Oates Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 565 n/a n/a n/a
1990 676 36.0 18.7 n/a
1991 699 35.9 19.4 n/a
1992 732 42.0 17.4 56
1993 776 44.0 17.6 65.6
1994 781 46.6 16.8 64.5
1995 754 43.0 17.5 71.6
1996 754 43.0 17.5 71.6
1997 782 41.0 19.1 72
1998 743 41.4 17.9 74.4
1999 759 42.0 18.1 87.2
2000 776 43.0 18.0 81.2
2001 670 38.0 17.6 87.6
2002 445 33.0 13.5 91.7
2003 445 33.0 13.5 91.7
2004 435 28.0 15.5 92.4
2005 428 25.0 17.1 88.3
2006 417 26.0 16.0 90.9
2007 432 24.0 18.0 75.7
2008 441 25.0 17.6 75.1
2009 442 27.0 16.4 81.2
2010 444 28.0 15.8 77.5
2011 440 27.8 15.8 67.7
2012 446 25.0 17.8 65
2013 391 22.0 17.7 91.8
2014 397 22.0 18.0 94.7
2015 365 21.0 17.3 92.3
2016 373 22.0 16.9 92.8
2017 390 21.9 17.7 92.8
2018 382 22.0 17.3 94.5
2019 386 24.0 16.0 100
2020 396 25.8 15.3 97.2
2021 361 24.0 15.0 96.7
2022 349 19.0 18.3 98
2023 327 20.9 15.6 97.9
2024 272 23.0 11.8 97.8

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 Oates Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 565 n/a n/a n/a
1990 676 36.0 18.7 n/a
1991 699 35.9 19.4 n/a
1992 732 42.0 17.4 56
1993 776 44.0 17.6 65.6
1994 781 46.6 16.8 64.5
1995 754 43.0 17.5 71.6
1996 754 43.0 17.5 71.6
1997 782 41.0 19.1 72
1998 743 41.4 17.9 74.4
1999 759 42.0 18.1 87.2
2000 776 43.0 18.0 81.2
2001 670 38.0 17.6 87.6
2002 445 33.0 13.5 91.7
2003 445 33.0 13.5 91.7
2004 435 28.0 15.5 92.4
2005 428 25.0 17.1 88.3
2006 417 26.0 16.0 90.9
2007 432 24.0 18.0 75.7
2008 441 25.0 17.6 75.1
2009 442 27.0 16.4 81.2
2010 444 28.0 15.8 77.5
2011 440 27.8 15.8 67.7
2012 446 25.0 17.8 65
2013 391 22.0 17.7 91.8
2014 397 22.0 18.0 94.7
2015 365 21.0 17.3 92.3
2016 373 22.0 16.9 92.8
2017 390 21.9 17.7 92.8
2018 382 22.0 17.3 94.5
2019 386 24.0 16.0 100
2020 396 25.8 15.3 97.2
2021 361 24.0 15.0 96.7
2022 349 19.0 18.3 98
2023 327 20.9 15.6 97.9
2024 272 23.0 11.8 97.8

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 Oates Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,521 (14.5%) $9,004 (85.5%) $10,525
2020 $1,624 (15.3%) $8,964 (84.7%) $10,588
2021 $1,166 (10.2%) $10,299 (89.8%) $11,464

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Oates Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3983rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3752nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Oates Elementary)2736
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Oates Elementary)4616
 30%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Oates Elementary)2813
 15%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Oates Elementary)2824
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Oates Elementary)2822
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Oates Elementary)3049
 19%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Oates Elementary)2133
 12%
   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 Students386327
 15.3%
African American3931
 20.5%
American Indian00
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic327294
 10.1%
Pacific Islander00
White100
 100%
Two or More Races62
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%97.9%
 2.1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 272 students attended Oates Elementary.

Oates Elementary ranks 2221st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Oates Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holland Middle
High : Furr High School

Students at Oates Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 11% African American, 1% White.


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