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Kennedy Elementary

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Kennedy Elementary ranks 2198 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-4 school in the Alief Independent School District (Isd) serving 510 students in a high-poverty area, where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Kennedy Elementary is currently in the midst of a remarkable turnaround. After years of lower performance, the school has jumped to the 52nd percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year—its highest rank ever and a dramatic leap from the 27th percentile just two years prior. This growth is broad-based, with standout results in 4th-grade math (54.46% proficiency, exceeding both the district and state averages) and Spanish-language reading, where 4th graders scored 53.23% compared to the state average of 37.14%. The school is particularly effective at serving its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 81st percentile for African American students and the 74th percentile for low socio-economic status students. This success is achieved with a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1 and spending of $12,309 per student, which is in line with nearby Alief peers like Liestman Elementary ($11,707) but higher than the high-performing Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land ($8,942).

Compared to its immediate Alief ISD neighbors, Kennedy is now a leader. While Smith Elementary (13th percentile), Boone Elementary (4th percentile), and Cummings Elementary (20th percentile) remain in the bottom quartile, Kennedy has surged past them. It now performs on par with mid-tier schools in the neighboring Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), such as Meadows Elementary (50th percentile) and Barrington Place Elementary (42nd percentile). A consistent pattern at Kennedy is a significant "4th-grade bump," where test scores in reading and math jump dramatically from 3rd to 4th grade, suggesting that students who stay at the school benefit from a strong foundation and effective instruction in the upper grades.

510

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,621

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10200 Huntington Pl Dr
Houston, TX 77099-2335

(281) 983-8338

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

African American:

13.9%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alief Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

Texas avg49%

2,198^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

705^th of 951Alief Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	2198 of 4627	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.4	3401 of 4651	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3399 of 4710	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3033 of 4647	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3076 of 4581	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3859 of 4578	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2923 of 4479	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3284 of 4359	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	3726 of 4329	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.2	2999 of 4286	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.7	3349 of 4320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	3577 of 4260	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.1	2343 of 4221	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	2214 of 4206	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.9	2654 of 4095	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	2800 of 3937	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.5	2224 of 3884	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	2800 of 3768	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.8	2419 of 3724	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.8	2994 of 3476	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.9	2667 of 3475	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	3326 of 3465	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	468 of 2406	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	1078 of 2443	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1106 of 2443	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	1368 of 2421	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	1311 of 2444	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	746 of 2515	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	1480 of 2483	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	1459 of 4461	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	3076 of 4331	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	938 of 4295	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	1548 of 4240	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	911 of 1643	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2037 of 3668	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	1981 of 3556	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1788 of 3487	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	2532 of 3446	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1893 of 3333	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	1935 of 3226	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	2394 of 4575	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3617 of 4658	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3309 of 4588	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2774 of 4561	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	3427 of 4499	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3023 of 4348	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3419 of 4306	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	54.0	1845 of 3184	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	1920 of 4413	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	2643 of 4465	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2492 of 4401	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	2054 of 4376	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.9	3642 of 4329	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2657 of 4188	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3088 of 4168	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	1168 of 4520	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	2495 of 4594	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	2219 of 4521	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	2357 of 4477	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3517 of 4451	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	2051 of 4309	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	2650 of 4264	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	1934 of 4582	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	2859 of 4647	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2715 of 4585	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3312 of 4563	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4140 of 4498	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2673 of 4357	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3057 of 4319	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	75.8	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	2966 of 4301	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	2653 of 4292	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2307 of 4086	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	2677 of 3952	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	2458 of 3799	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	2636 of 3684	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	75.8	404 of 3558	88.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2019)88th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%+12 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10200 Huntington Pl Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8338	510	44	11.6	91.2%	20 (3.9%)	71 (13.9%)	406 (79.6%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.4	2198^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.5%		30.4	3401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.9%	1203	35.9	53.2				47.1	53.9		32.7	54.5		$9,621
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8500 Brookwulf	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8300	609	56	10.8	89.3%	15 (2.5%)	127 (20.9%)	410 (67.3%)	53 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40.5	2711^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		44.3	2481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	230	17.0	46.9				42.4	50.0		26.4	53.5		$8,653
Cummings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10455 S Kirkwood	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8328	513	46	11.0	94.7%	8 (1.6%)	191 (37.2%)	270 (52.6%)	39 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26.1	3682^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.3	3955^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%	273						32.9	39.7		27.2	43.6		$9,458
Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	K-5	13415 W Belfort	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 265-2525	729	47	15.6	60.9%	83 (11.4%)	166 (22.8%)	97 (13.3%)	366 (50.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	97.4	84^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.2%		98.3	45^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.0%	39						83.6	81.7	86.0	88.8	78.3	90.4	$10,302
Barrington Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Squire Dobbins Dr	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4040	424	31	13.6	61.1%	51 (12.0%)	66 (15.6%)	122 (28.8%)	168 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	41	2663^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	42.4%		59.5	1604^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.5%	1059						47.4	49.3	48.6	48.2	46.5	28.6	$25,330
Boone Elementary	Public	K-4	11400 Bissonnet	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8308	511	47	10.8	92.8%	16 (3.1%)	88 (17.2%)	392 (76.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	4427^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.3%		11.2	4450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	23	17.0	33.9				39.4	31.3		16.3	23.9		$9,784
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11300 Stancliff	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8380	650	53	12.3	89.4%	13 (2.0%)	131 (20.2%)	400 (61.5%)	103 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	4020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.9	4028^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.4%	8	21.1	50.0				25.0	48.1		16.7	32.0		$9,619
Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12037 Pender Ln	Meadows Place	77477	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4720	425	30	13.9	60.0%	105 (24.7%)	46 (10.8%)	184 (43.3%)	71 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	46.1	2323^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.8%		47.9	2267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.3%	56						44.4	51.6	53.6	33.9	47.6	51.5	$10,582
Liestman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7610 Synott Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8348	514	50	10.2	88.1%	8 (1.6%)	135 (26.3%)	308 (59.9%)	63 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	3695^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		41.4	2684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.3%	1011	34.3	42.5				44.8	45.2		24.7	31.6		$10,345
Townewest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13927 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4480	462	38	12.0	82.7%	31 (6.7%)	45 (9.7%)	335 (72.5%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	35	3085^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.3%		35.7	3078^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.8%	7	33.3	50.0	0.0	73.9	22.2	38.6	48.2	42.5	32.5	57.4	30.1	$14,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Elementary

Is Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Elementary ranks 2198^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Kennedy Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Kennedy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holub Middle
Middle : Mata Intermediate
High : Alief Early College High School
High : Elsik High School
High : Hastings High School
High : Kerr High School
High : Taylor High School

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