Scarborough Elementary

Summary:

Scarborough Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 658 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scarborough Elementary faces significant challenges, including a student population that is predominantly Hispanic (96.5% to 98.11%) and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (95.59% to 96.07%), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the HISD and Texas state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 5th-grade STAAR Reading proficiency rate was 64.06%, compared to 51.32% for HISD and 53.96% for Texas. Additionally, the school's student subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners, tend to perform below their peers at the state and district levels.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lyons Elementary, Scarborough Elementary generally performs worse academically, with lower STAAR proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from a high of 1699 out of 4260 Texas elementary schools in 2013-2014 to a low of 4011 out of 4578 in 2020-2021, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. These findings suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Scarborough Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3030 Trenton Rd
       Houston, TX  77093-3519


(713) 696-2710

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2422nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,084 Help


Students who attend Scarborough Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Henry Middle
High:    Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  717

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.8%
African American:
1.5%
White:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.1% Help


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Compare Details Scarborough Elementary ranks worse than 51.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 72nd 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 46.02. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.8%), African American (1.5%), White (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Scarborough Elementary is 17.4. 134 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Scarborough Elementary is $10,084. 101 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Scarborough Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Scarborough Elementary 2422nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Scarborough 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 Scarborough Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.50 2987th 3465 13.8%
2005 16.21 3263rd 3475 6.1%
2006 23.50 3075th 3476 11.5%
2007 29.09 3104th 3724 16.6%
2008 36.47 2832nd 3768 24.8%
2009 24.90 3399th 3884 12.5%
2010 19.33 3623rd 3937 8.0%
2011 27.89 3471st 4095 15.2%
2012 55.56 1960th 4206 53.4%
2013 75.84 858th 4221 79.7%
2014 61.06 1699th 4260 60.1%
2015 37.71 2974th 4320 31.2%
2016 32.42 3182nd 4286 25.8%
2017 27.51 3292nd 4329 24.0%
2018 34.36 2918th 4359 33.1%
2019 24.02 3687th 4479 17.7%
2021 17.93 4011th 4578 12.4%
2022 39.42 2774th 4581 39.4%
2023 34.82 3104th 4647 33.2%
2024 46.02 2422nd 4675 48.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.24 1595th 3226 50.6%
2019 35.86 2345th 3333 29.6%
2021 21.48 3131st 3446 9.1%
2022 51.34 1568th 3487 55.0%
2023 38.21 2355th 3556 33.8%
2024 47.76 1761st 3638 51.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.79 3456th 3558 2.9%
2019 18.38 3548th 3684 3.7%
2024 90.89 146th 4261 96.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.62 2135th 4264 49.9%
2019 36.29 3026th 4309 29.8%
2021 24.68 3750th 4451 15.7%
2022 52.35 2000th 4477 55.3%
2023 47.29 2359th 4521 47.8%
2024 56.07 1791st 4560 60.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.20 3540th 4306 17.8%
2019 17.38 3988th 4348 8.3%
2021 21.84 3760th 4499 16.4%
2022 49.64 2175th 4561 52.3%
2023 43.00 2609th 4588 43.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.63 2991st 3106 3.7%
2019 19.59 2934th 3184 7.9%
2021 27.70 2399th 3006 20.2%
2022 26.30 2578th 2958 12.8%
2023 38.75 2302nd 2980 22.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.78 1268th 4240 70.1%
2019 36.81 2917th 4295 32.1%
2021 22.77 3869th 4331 10.7%
2022 60.64 1375th 4461 69.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.06 2148th 4319 50.3%
2019 33.45 3113th 4357 28.6%
2021 17.26 4044th 4498 10.1%
2022 27.36 3547th 4563 22.3%
2023 29.38 3450th 4585 24.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.46 2313th 2515 8.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Scarborough Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.33 2382nd 4168 42.9%
2019 29.77 3304th 4188 21.1%
2021 22.78 3714th 4329 14.2%
2022 45.34 2426th 4376 44.6%
2023 40.65 2722nd 4401 38.2%
2024 49.30 2156th 4431 51.3%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Open Quote Awful administration! The teachers give their all but are misguided by the front office! It's sad and an injustice to the student body! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Scarborough Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 192 69 2 555 1 n/a n/a 0 819
1989 191 66 0 562 1 n/a n/a 0 820
1990 193 45 2 596 0 n/a n/a 0 836
1991 194 42 3 618 0 n/a n/a 0 857
1992 198 32 3 640 1 n/a n/a 0 874
1993 163 27 2 587 1 n/a n/a 0 780
1994 142 22 5 621 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1995 109 35 4 651 1 n/a n/a 0 800
1996 109 35 4 651 1 n/a n/a 0 800
1997 92 30 3 665 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1998 86 30 3 682 0 n/a n/a 0 801
1999 81 17 3 687 0 n/a n/a 0 788
2000 75 16 4 724 1 n/a n/a 0 820
2001 68 19 2 712 1 n/a n/a 0 802
2002 42 9 2 742 0 n/a n/a 0 795
2003 42 9 2 742 0 n/a n/a 0 795
2004 30 8 2 776 0 n/a n/a 0 816
2005 27 12 1 764 0 n/a n/a 0 804
2006 24 16 1 759 0 n/a n/a 0 800
2007 23 9 0 751 0 n/a n/a 0 783
2008 17 8 0 764 0 n/a n/a 0 789
2009 11 4 0 754 0 n/a n/a 0 769
2010 13 11 0 733 0 n/a n/a 0 757
2011 15 4 0 759 1 0 1 0 780
2012 12 4 0 726 1 0 0 0 743
2013 9 6 1 719 2 0 0 0 737
2014 11 25 0 723 2 0 0 0 761
2015 12 23 0 722 3 0 0 0 760
2016 10 14 0 725 1 0 0 0 750
2017 8 19 0 725 1 0 0 0 753
2018 6 17 0 658 2 0 1 0 684
2019 4 24 0 654 0 0 2 0 684
2020 4 12 0 619 0 0 0 0 635
2021 1 10 0 570 0 0 0 0 581
2022 4 12 0 593 0 0 1 0 610
2023 5 16 0 635 0 0 2 0 658
2024 4 11 0 701 0 0 1 0 717

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 Scarborough Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 819 42.0 19.5 n/a
1989 820 n/a n/a n/a
1990 836 46.0 18.1 n/a
1991 857 45.9 18.6 n/a
1992 874 52.0 16.8 70.9
1993 780 46.0 17.0 78.7
1994 790 47.0 16.8 72.7
1995 800 45.5 17.6 83.5
1996 800 45.5 17.6 83.5
1997 790 45.0 17.6 82.4
1998 801 43.8 18.3 81.6
1999 788 44.5 17.7 90.7
2000 820 45.0 18.2 87.6
2001 802 43.9 18.3 91.3
2002 795 46.9 17.0 90.2
2003 795 46.9 17.0 90.2
2004 816 46.8 17.4 91.9
2005 804 47.8 16.8 90.4
2006 800 44.9 17.8 93.9
2007 783 47.0 16.7 71.4
2008 789 47.0 16.8 78.2
2009 769 48.4 15.9 78.8
2010 757 47.9 15.7 77.8
2011 780 42.8 18.2 65
2012 743 41.0 18.1 55.6
2013 737 40.0 18.4 95
2014 761 42.0 18.1 95.9
2015 760 43.0 17.6 86.1
2016 750 44.0 17.0 88.5
2017 753 42.6 17.6 94.8
2018 684 44.0 15.5 97.4
2019 684 41.0 16.6 96.1
2020 635 38.0 16.7 95.1
2021 581 37.0 15.6 95.7
2022 610 32.0 19.0 96.1
2023 658 37.0 17.7 95.6
2024 717 41.0 17.4 96.1

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 Scarborough Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 819 42.0 19.5 n/a
1989 820 n/a n/a n/a
1990 836 46.0 18.1 n/a
1991 857 45.9 18.6 n/a
1992 874 52.0 16.8 70.9
1993 780 46.0 17.0 78.7
1994 790 47.0 16.8 72.7
1995 800 45.5 17.6 83.5
1996 800 45.5 17.6 83.5
1997 790 45.0 17.6 82.4
1998 801 43.8 18.3 81.6
1999 788 44.5 17.7 90.7
2000 820 45.0 18.2 87.6
2001 802 43.9 18.3 91.3
2002 795 46.9 17.0 90.2
2003 795 46.9 17.0 90.2
2004 816 46.8 17.4 91.9
2005 804 47.8 16.8 90.4
2006 800 44.9 17.8 93.9
2007 783 47.0 16.7 71.4
2008 789 47.0 16.8 78.2
2009 769 48.4 15.9 78.8
2010 757 47.9 15.7 77.8
2011 780 42.8 18.2 65
2012 743 41.0 18.1 55.6
2013 737 40.0 18.4 95
2014 761 42.0 18.1 95.9
2015 760 43.0 17.6 86.1
2016 750 44.0 17.0 88.5
2017 753 42.6 17.6 94.8
2018 684 44.0 15.5 97.4
2019 684 41.0 16.6 96.1
2020 635 38.0 16.7 95.1
2021 581 37.0 15.6 95.7
2022 610 32.0 19.0 96.1
2023 658 37.0 17.7 95.6
2024 717 41.0 17.4 96.1

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 Scarborough Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,232 (13.7%) $7,782 (86.3%) $9,015
2020 $1,572 (15.6%) $8,512 (84.4%) $10,084
2021 $1,081 (10.7%) $9,003 (89.3%) $10,084

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Scarborough Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3687th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3104th of 4647 Elementary schools
 15.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Scarborough Elementary)4343
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Scarborough Elementary)3025
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Scarborough Elementary)3019
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3926
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Scarborough Elementary)2749
 22%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Scarborough Elementary)4420
 24%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Scarborough Elementary)2212
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))2824
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Scarborough Elementary)2446
 22%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Scarborough Elementary)4063
 23%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Scarborough Elementary)3021
 9%
   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 Students684658
 3.8%
African American2416
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic654635
 2.9%
Pacific Islander00
White45
 25%
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.1%95.6%
 0.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 717 students attended Scarborough Elementary.

Scarborough Elementary ranks 2422nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Scarborough Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry Middle
High : Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Students at Scarborough Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% African American.


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