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Cummings Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cummings Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 544 students. The school is part of the Alief Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked 743 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cummings Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR reading and math assessments, consistently underperforms compared to the Alief Independent School District and the state of Texas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.38% of Cummings 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR reading, compared to 39.21% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 95.96% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Cummings Elementary faces significant challenges, nearby schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District, such as Barrington Place Elementary and Meadows Elementary, perform significantly better than Cummings, indicating that school and district-level factors can play a significant role in student outcomes.

513

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,458

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10455 S Kirkwood
Houston, TX 77099-5018

(281) 983-8328

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

African American:

37.2%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Texas avg49%

3,955^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

743^rd of 961Alief 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
2025	21.3	3955 of 4651	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	4301 of 4710	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	3993 of 4647	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4004 of 4581	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3186 of 4578	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	3859 of 4479	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3862 of 4359	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	3426 of 4329	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	3108 of 4286	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	3295 of 4320	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.4	3186 of 4260	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	3794 of 4221	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	3641 of 4206	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.8	2612 of 4095	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.4	3406 of 3937	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.0	2133 of 3884	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.1	1409 of 3768	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	27.1	3181 of 3724	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	3165 of 3476	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	33.8	2711 of 3475	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	3101 of 3465	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	1922 of 2443	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2077 of 2443	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1699 of 2421	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	1511 of 2444	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	1396 of 2515	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1653 of 2483	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	641 of 1045	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	890 of 1015	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	755 of 957	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	817 of 967	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	843 of 1009	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	920 of 1005	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	2989 of 4461	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	2284 of 4331	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2372 of 4295	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2290 of 4240	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	2961 of 3668	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	2628 of 3556	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2477 of 3487	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	1365 of 3446	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	2311 of 3333	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2271 of 3226	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	3859 of 4658	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3555 of 4588	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3782 of 4561	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3065 of 4499	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3352 of 4348	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3633 of 4306	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	70.0	822 of 3184	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.7	4059 of 4465	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3671 of 4401	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4047 of 4376	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	2978 of 4329	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4078 of 4188	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	3920 of 4168	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	3609 of 4594	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3719 of 4521	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3520 of 4477	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	2649 of 4451	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	3692 of 4309	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3367 of 4264	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	4202 of 4647	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4163 of 4585	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4129 of 4563	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	3182 of 4498	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	4075 of 4357	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	3985 of 4319	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.3	2503 of 4292	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	2469 of 4086	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3385 of 3952	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1871 of 3799	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	1439 of 3684	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	2323 of 3558	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	25.3	2618 of 3142	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	3012 of 3127	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)74th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2024)39th percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2024)21st percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)17th percentile+8 vs school

White (2019)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-20 vs state

Mathematics32%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 8, 2011

DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE! False CPS Allegations!!!!! Told my 5yr old to take off her clothes and they have no record of who was present....... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	21.3	3955^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%		15.3	4301^st of 4710 public elementary schools	8.7%	346				30.4	36.4					30.4	32.8							$9,458
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%)	19.9	4028^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.4%		22.1	3952^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	16.1%	76	30.6	36.4		39.1	39.3					24.6	26.2							$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%)	47.9	2267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.3%		56.3	1797^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.8%	470				50.8	47.1	64.4				35.3	49.3	39.7			21.9			$10,582
Step Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	11250 S Wilcrest Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	293	19	15.1	77.1%	12 (4.1%)	55 (18.8%)	151 (51.5%)	66 (22.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	63	1435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%		60.9	1559^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.9%	124			60.0	60.0	55.2	62.2	62.9	50.0	60.0	60.0	51.7	35.1	60.0	47.4	24.3	40.0	15.0	$13,745
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%)	11.2	4450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%		15	4317^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.3%	133	19.4	32.3		27.8	42.2					14.8	18.1							$9,784
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	11600 W Airport Blvd	Meadows Place	77477	Fort Bend County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 754-5867	190	16	11.9	60.5%	7 (3.7%)	153 (80.5%)	21 (11.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	52.8	1972^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.6%		49.3	2213^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.0%	241				57.1	62.9	54.2	53.9			34.3	68.6	37.5	7.7		16.7			$12,567
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%)	30.4	3401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.9%		31	3399^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.8%	2	33.3	41.5		41.7	43.2					34.5	32.7							$9,621
KIPP Shine Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	10711 KIPP Way	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0548	920	39	23.6	95.0%	9 (1.0%)	299 (32.5%)	529 (57.5%)	57 (6.2%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	67.1	1255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%		77.2	865^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.6%	390				51.6	54.6					49.2	71.2							$7,877
Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10734 Bissonett	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3223	675	55	12.2	90.2%	17 (2.5%)	73 (10.8%)	573 (84.9%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	3617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%		22.3	3937^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.4%	320	31.2	54.7		25.0	56.8					20.7	41.1							$9,181
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%)	59.5	1604^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.5%		65.7	1306^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.3%	298				47.8	53.5	63.4				48.5	45.1	51.4			36.6			$25,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Cummings Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cummings Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cummings 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

How many students attend Cummings Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Cummings Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cummings Elementary?

Students at Cummings Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 37% African American, 8% Asian, 2% White.

Is Cummings Elementary a good school?

Cummings Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Cummings Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

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