Danish El, Houston TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Danish El

Danish Elementary sits in the northwest Houston neighborhood of the 77065 zip code and serves a diverse student body across pre-K through fifth grade. The school is part of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, a large suburban district that stretches across sprawling northwest Harris County.

The student makeup at Danish reflects Houston's demographics and growth patterns. A substantial share of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic diversity. The student body is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and Black students, with smaller shares of Asian, white, and multiracial children. The school operates at a moderate enrollment size for its grade band.

On state testing, the picture is mixed. In English language arts, the school shows more stability. Third-grade ELA proficiency stands at just under half of students tested. Fourth grade improves to about half, and fifth grade reaches the mid-range—a modest upward trend as students progress. Math performance lags. Fourth and fifth graders both show proficiency well below that of ELA, with math proficiency near or just above one-third of tested students. Fifth-grade science is notably weak, with less than one-quarter of students meeting proficiency. The data for third-grade math and Spanish assessment was insufficient to report. Across all subjects, the school's proficiency index sits above the midpoint among Harris County districts, a position that reflects some strength in ELA offset by weaker math and science results.

The broader campus context matters. The district made substantial staffing cuts for 2024-25, reducing librarians from one per school to a shared model where each librarian oversees multiple campuses. That change affects every student's access to library services. Separately, the district has seen swings in curriculum oversight. A newly elected school board voted in early 2026 to reinstate science textbook chapters on topics like climate change and vaccinations that had been removed months earlier under prior board leadership. These reversals signal that families in this district should expect ongoing conversations about curriculum and materials, though the recent election suggests a shift in approach.

A parent should understand that Danish is a school where ELA instruction appears more established than math and science instruction at present. The school serves a student population with significant economic need and substantial diversity. It sits within a district managing budget pressures that have altered support services. For families drawn to northwest Houston's established neighborhoods, or for whom the school's student composition and location are right, Danish offers a conventional public elementary pathway with the understanding that math and science support may need strengthening, and that involvement in curriculum and school board choices remains active in this district.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 5% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 0% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 0% · ▲ 49 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 10% · ▲ 42 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 63% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 42% · ▼ 19 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income45%Higher-income61%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income47%Higher-income74%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income53%Higher-income65%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income30%Higher-income57%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income46%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income34%Higher-income42%8 pp gap