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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783021293
Best Elementary School
10000 CENTRE PKWY, HOUSTON, TX 77036 · (713) 988-6445 · Harris County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
609 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (119).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 47.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 12.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Best Elementary School
Best Elementary School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Elementary School this school | 655 | 93.0% | 23.9% |
| Donna Lewis Elementary School HOUSTON | 689 | 93.8% | 45.5% |
| Speer Elementary School ARLINGTON | 682 | 95.3% | 23.5% |
| Anson Jones Elementary School BRYAN | 695 | 94.2% | 40.4% |
| YES Prep Airline Elementary School HOUSTON | 632 | 94.1% | 46.0% |
| Horn Elementary School HOUSTON | 675 | 90.2% | 35.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Best Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,106 of 4,401 | #600 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,724 of 4,466 ▲ 557 | #550 of 625 ▲ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,815 of 4,466 ▲ 383 | #551 of 625 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #483 of 3,998 | #58 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #1,214 of 4,938 | #288 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,205 of 4,622 | #177 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #3,596 of 4,628 | #519 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #742 of 4,789 | #186 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #904 of 2,838 | #177 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
655
-71 (-10%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 655 | 48.2 | 13.6:1 | 93% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 52.7 | 12.1:1 | 92% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 53.4 | 12.6:1 | 92% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 58 | 12.5:1 | 93% (675) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 63 | 13.6:1 | 93% (793) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 93% (839) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | 53 | 14.5:1 | 92% (707) |
| 2000-01 | 877 | 34 | 25.8:1 | 76% (666) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Best Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (854 to 655); teachers down 24% (63 to 48.2).
About Best Elementary School
Best Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in HOUSTON. It enrolls 655 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4. The school is 26% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Best Elementary School is one school in ALIEF ISD, a system of 46 schools with 38,610 students.
Of every 100 students at Best Elementary School, about 86 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 10% Black and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
Best Elementary School reported 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. There are 609 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 93% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.0% at Best Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.9%.
The county, Harris County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet is the nearest public school to Best Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 23.9% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 726 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 655 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 12.5 in 2020-21 to 13.6 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Best Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet0.3 mi · 303
- Phoenix School at Southwest Schools0.6 mi · 107
- Harmony Science Academy-Houston0.7 mi · 750
- Harmony School of Innovation - Houston0.8 mi · 497
- Harmony School of Exploration- Houston0.8 mi · 687
- KIPP Houston High School0.8 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Best Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Best Elementary School?
Best Elementary School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Best Elementary School serve?
Best Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Best Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Best Elementary School.
How diverse is Best Elementary School?
Best Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Best Elementary School?
Best Elementary School is overseen by ALIEF ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.