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Ray Daily El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12909 Briar Forest, Houston, TX 77077 · (281) 368-2111 · Part of Houston Independent School District

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
853
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ray Daily El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Texas’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 18.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Houston kids: 51 middle schools

On the path

Where Houston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ray Daily ElYou are here
6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12909 Briar Forest, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K84
Kindergarten126
Grade 1138
Grade 2138
Grade 3127
Grade 4129
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
721’20
798’21
830’22
841’23
853’24

Up 18.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 37%Hispanic 36%White 12%Asian 9%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ray Daily El from Houston families.

Other schools in Houston Independent School District

The district →
Piney Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
1,286 students21:1
Pilgrim Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
C−
1,233 students18:1
West University El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
1,183 students19:1
Emerson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
990 students20:1
Oak Forest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A
950 students18:1
Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
940 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.