Memorial Drive Elementary

Summary:

Memorial Drive Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 394. The school is part of the Spring Branch Independent School District, which is ranked 318 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Drive Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Texas, with a statewide ranking between 70-243 over the past 10 years. The school's STAAR test scores significantly outperform the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with a high percentage of students achieving proficiency or better. For example, in 2023-2024, 89.8% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 61.77% for the district and 53.96% for the state. The school has a relatively homogeneous student population, with a majority (67.01%) of students identifying as White, and a low percentage of economically disadvantaged students (7.87%).

Memorial Drive Elementary spends significantly more per student ($10,877 in 2020-2021) compared to the district average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.1 in the 2022-2023 school year. These factors likely contribute to the school's sustained excellence, as it has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years. However, the school's demographic differences compared to nearby schools, such as Cedar Brook Elementary and Spring Branch Elementary, suggest that factors such as higher socioeconomic status and parental involvement may also play a role in its academic success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 11202 Smithdale
       Houston, TX  77024-6799


(713) 251-6300

District: Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
243rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,877 Help


Students who attend Memorial Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Spring Branch Middle
High:    Memorial High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  362

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.5%
Hispanic:
16.3%
Asian:
9.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Memorial Drive Elementary ranks better than 94.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th 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 93.28. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.5%), Hispanic (16.3%), Asian (9.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 8.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Memorial Drive Elementary is 15, which is the 14th 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 Memorial Drive Elementary is $10,877. 22 elementary schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Memorial Drive Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Memorial Drive Elementary 243rd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Memorial Drive Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Memorial Drive Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 87.72 54th 3465 98.4%
2005 89.32 21st 3475 99.4%
2006 88.17 23rd 3476 99.3%
2007 88.42 9th 3724 99.8%
2008 86.74 125th 3768 96.7%
2009 86.33 129th 3884 96.7%
2010 84.12 193rd 3937 95.1%
2011 85.87 134th 4095 96.7%
2012 93.09 75th 4206 98.2%
2013 92.86 88th 4221 97.9%
2014 90.26 179th 4260 95.8%
2015 90.55 174th 4320 96.0%
2016 92.08 107th 4286 97.5%
2017 96.02 165th 4329 96.2%
2018 92.74 262nd 4359 94.0%
2019 93.28 235th 4479 94.8%
2021 96.98 118th 4578 97.4%
2022 97.69 70th 4581 98.5%
2023 97.32 82nd 4647 98.2%
2024 93.28 243rd 4675 94.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.50 109th 1046 89.6%
2021 77.31 163rd 961 83.0%
2022 90.76 36th 1004 96.4%
2023 92.27 30th 1099 97.3%
2024 57.50 459th 1114 58.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.63 927th 3226 71.3%
2021 65.85 762nd 3446 77.9%
2022 58.52 1172nd 3487 66.4%
2024 85.69 328th 3638 91.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.21 1186th 3684 67.8%
2021 79.70 336th 3799 91.2%
2022 83.16 304th 3952 92.3%
2023 91.33 154th 4086 96.2%
2024 82.32 369th 4261 91.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.67 635th 4264 85.1%
2019 74.46 615th 4309 85.7%
2021 83.43 328th 4451 92.6%
2022 90.71 157th 4477 96.5%
2023 95.66 51st 4521 98.9%
2024 55.24 1844th 4560 59.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.00 249th 4306 94.2%
2019 92.94 197th 4348 95.5%
2021 97.16 96th 4499 97.9%
2022 95.15 125th 4561 97.3%
2023 97.70 45th 4588 99.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.94 940th 3106 69.7%
2019 71.00 740th 3184 76.8%
2021 80.05 320th 3006 89.4%
2022 74.83 443rd 2958 85.0%
2023 72.67 573rd 2980 80.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.13 697th 4240 83.6%
2019 92.06 120th 4295 97.2%
2021 78.58 419th 4331 90.3%
2022 95.14 77th 4461 98.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.05 323rd 4319 92.5%
2019 90.24 309th 4357 92.9%
2021 94.98 173rd 4498 96.2%
2022 97.48 51st 4563 98.9%
2023 94.60 153rd 4585 96.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.54 556th 1005 44.7%
2019 74.19 169th 1009 83.3%
2021 90.51 28th 967 97.1%
2022 72.94 199th 957 79.2%
2023 68.89 301st 1015 70.3%
2024 77.66 125th 1035 87.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.82 361st 4168 91.3%
2019 78.37 515th 4188 87.7%
2021 96.65 74th 4329 98.3%
2022 96.89 58th 4376 98.7%
2023 92.34 142nd 4401 96.8%
2024 75.80 685th 4431 84.5%
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Rank History for White students at Memorial Drive Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.07 275th 3127 91.2%
2019 82.78 335th 3142 89.3%
2021 87.52 168th 3082 94.5%
2022 88.36 147th 3082 95.2%
2023 90.13 112th 3106 96.4%
2024 81.84 331st 3078 89.2%
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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 Memorial Drive Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 309 2 20 4 n/a n/a n/a 0 335
1989 327 1 23 7 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1990 342 0 26 4 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1991 367 1 22 8 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1992 363 2 24 11 0 n/a n/a 0 400
1993 347 1 23 9 0 n/a n/a 0 380
1994 357 2 24 9 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1995 375 4 24 15 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1996 375 4 24 15 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1997 355 5 24 17 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1998 362 8 32 9 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1999 383 10 32 14 0 n/a n/a 0 439
2000 374 9 40 17 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2001 387 11 41 22 1 n/a n/a 0 462
2002 364 6 37 24 2 n/a n/a 0 433
2003 364 6 37 24 2 n/a n/a 0 433
2004 341 4 45 28 1 n/a n/a 0 419
2005 362 7 35 27 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2006 362 6 38 32 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2007 371 6 39 37 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2008 345 5 36 49 0 n/a n/a 0 435
2009 346 3 37 44 1 n/a n/a 0 431
2010 350 5 34 47 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2011 348 4 32 48 2 0 11 0 445
2012 330 8 38 47 2 0 11 0 436
2013 313 5 43 45 3 0 15 0 424
2014 339 3 54 55 2 0 17 0 470
2015 323 4 59 58 2 1 18 0 465
2016 312 6 51 71 1 0 17 0 458
2017 306 6 44 73 0 0 25 0 454
2018 290 7 47 73 0 0 30 0 447
2019 284 4 44 68 0 0 26 0 426
2020 265 6 44 74 0 0 30 0 419
2021 245 5 48 64 0 0 30 0 392
2022 261 3 40 56 0 0 32 0 392
2023 264 4 41 49 1 0 35 0 394
2024 230 7 36 59 1 0 29 0 362

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 Memorial Drive Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 335 20.0 16.7 n/a
1989 358 n/a n/a n/a
1990 372 22.0 16.9 n/a
1991 398 21.5 18.5 n/a
1992 400 23.0 17.3 1.8
1993 380 24.0 15.8 0.5
1994 392 24.0 16.3 0.8
1995 418 25.0 16.7 0.5
1996 418 25.0 16.7 0.5
1997 401 23.7 16.9 0.7
1998 411 24.9 16.5 1
1999 439 26.5 16.6 2.7
2000 440 29.0 15.2 3
2001 462 29.2 15.8 3.7
2002 433 28.4 15.2 1.6
2003 433 28.4 15.2 1.6
2004 419 25.0 16.8 2.9
2005 431 25.9 16.6 1.9
2006 438 23.9 18.3 4.1
2007 453 27.9 16.2 4
2008 435 27.9 15.6 4.6
2009 431 28.5 15.1 3.5
2010 436 29.4 14.8 3.9
2011 445 28.4 15.6 4.9
2012 436 28.8 15.1 5.5
2013 424 25.6 16.5 6.8
2014 470 28.3 16.5 6.6
2015 465 28.0 16.6 5.6
2016 458 33.0 13.8 8.3
2017 454 28.1 16.1 7.7
2018 447 28.1 15.9 10.7
2019 426 26.9 15.8 11
2020 419 28.5 14.6 11.5
2021 392 23.7 16.4 10.7
2022 392 26.0 15.0 9.2
2023 394 24.3 16.1 7.9
2024 362 24.0 15.0 8.8

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 Memorial Drive Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 335 20.0 16.7 n/a
1989 358 n/a n/a n/a
1990 372 22.0 16.9 n/a
1991 398 21.5 18.5 n/a
1992 400 23.0 17.3 1.8
1993 380 24.0 15.8 0.5
1994 392 24.0 16.3 0.8
1995 418 25.0 16.7 0.5
1996 418 25.0 16.7 0.5
1997 401 23.7 16.9 0.7
1998 411 24.9 16.5 1
1999 439 26.5 16.6 2.7
2000 440 29.0 15.2 3
2001 462 29.2 15.8 3.7
2002 433 28.4 15.2 1.6
2003 433 28.4 15.2 1.6
2004 419 25.0 16.8 2.9
2005 431 25.9 16.6 1.9
2006 438 23.9 18.3 4.1
2007 453 27.9 16.2 4
2008 435 27.9 15.6 4.6
2009 431 28.5 15.1 3.5
2010 436 29.4 14.8 3.9
2011 445 28.4 15.6 4.9
2012 436 28.8 15.1 5.5
2013 424 25.6 16.5 6.8
2014 470 28.3 16.5 6.6
2015 465 28.0 16.6 5.6
2016 458 33.0 13.8 8.3
2017 454 28.1 16.1 7.7
2018 447 28.1 15.9 10.7
2019 426 26.9 15.8 11
2020 419 28.5 14.6 11.5
2021 392 23.7 16.4 10.7
2022 392 26.0 15.0 9.2
2023 394 24.3 16.1 7.9
2024 362 24.0 15.0 8.8

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 Memorial Drive Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $956 (10.3%) $8,356 (89.7%) $9,312
2020 $957 (9.5%) $9,088 (90.5%) $10,045
2021 $1,114 (10.2%) $9,763 (89.8%) $10,877

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Memorial Drive Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 235th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 82nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Memorial Drive Elementary)6676
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4761
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Memorial Drive Elementary)7070
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4752
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Memorial Drive Elementary)6984
 15%
   4th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4656
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Memorial Drive Elementary)6482
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4858
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Memorial Drive Elementary)8089
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))5265
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Memorial Drive Elementary)9095
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))5561
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Memorial Drive Elementary)8281
 1%
   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 Students426394
 7.5%
African American44
American Indian01
Asian4441
 6.8%
Hispanic6849
 27.9%
Pacific Islander00
White284264
 7%
Two or More Races2635
 34.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11%7.9%
 3.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Drive Elementary

Students at Memorial Drive Elementary are 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Yes. Memorial Drive Elementary ranks in the top 5.2% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Memorial Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Branch Middle
High : Memorial High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 362 students attended Memorial Drive Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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