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Alcott Elementary

Q: Is Alcott Elementary a good school?

Alcott Elementary ranks 3394 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alcott Elementary is a small PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 202 students in a high-poverty area, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools, but recent data shows a significant upward trend, with the school climbing to its highest ranking in years. A standout feature is Alcott’s exceptional performance with Hispanic students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide in 2023-2024, placing it among the top 10% of all Texas schools for this subgroup—a dramatic contrast to nearby schools like Mading Elementary, which ranks in the 7th percentile overall and shows no similar success.

Alcott invests heavily in its students, spending $13,401 per pupil in 2020-2021—over $3,000 more than Mading Elementary and nearly $4,000 more than high-performing Cornelius Elementary. This funding supports a very low student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1, the lowest among all nearby schools, giving students more individualized attention. However, the school’s performance is volatile, swinging from the 3rd percentile to the 25th percentile in recent years, suggesting success may depend on specific student cohorts or new programs that haven’t yet proven sustainable. While Alcott excels with Hispanic students, it struggles significantly with its Special Education population, ranking in the 19th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating a need for more targeted support.

Alcott’s 5th-grade students consistently outperform their 3rd and 4th-grade peers in Reading and Math, with 5th-grade Reading proficiency reaching 52.17% in 2025-2026—exceeding the state average. This “5th Grade Bounce” is not seen at nearby schools like Garden Villas Elementary or Hartsfield Elementary, suggesting a strong upper-grade teaching team. Yet, Science remains a critical weakness, with only 8% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, the lowest among all nearby schools and far below the district (24.95%) and state (29.57%). Compared to its closest neighbor, Mading Elementary, Alcott is clearly outperforming and showing a trajectory of improvement, indicating that its specific leadership and programs are making a tangible difference in the community.

202

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,492

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5859 Bellfort
Houston, TX 77033-2199

(713) 732-3540

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alcott Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Attucks Middle
High:	Sterling High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Houston Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

3,394^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	30.6	3394 of 4627	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	3876 of 4651	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3528 of 4710	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3958 of 4647	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3749 of 4581	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3650 of 4578	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4028 of 4479	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4056 of 4359	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	4209 of 4329	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	3773 of 4286	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	4240 of 4320	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	4242 of 4260	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	4185 of 4221	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	3315 of 4206	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.4	3157 of 4095	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.6	1675 of 3937	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	1363 of 3884	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	1711 of 3768	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.3	2185 of 3724	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	2808 of 3476	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.0	2981 of 3475	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3159 of 3465	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	1211 of 2406	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1249 of 2443	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2041 of 2443	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	2113 of 2421	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	2302 of 2444	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1747 of 2515	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2074 of 2483	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	2477 of 4461	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	978 of 4331	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	32.5	3225 of 4295	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3353 of 4240	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.3	867 of 3668	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	1749 of 3556	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	887 of 3487	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	826 of 3446	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	1817 of 3333	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	989 of 3226	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	3218 of 4575	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	2145 of 4658	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.5	4237 of 4588	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3609 of 4561	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3284 of 4499	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3729 of 4348	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3837 of 4306	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	1149 of 4413	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	399 of 4465	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	47.7	2206 of 4401	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	1172 of 4376	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	1566 of 4329	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	2859 of 4188	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2709 of 4168	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	2568 of 4520	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	1467 of 4594	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	3511 of 4521	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3211 of 4477	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3236 of 4451	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3622 of 4309	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3837 of 4264	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3308 of 4582	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	2732 of 4647	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3238 of 4585	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3601 of 4563	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3844 of 4498	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	4004 of 4357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4152 of 4319	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	3492 of 4301	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2225 of 3952	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+23 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 9, 2019

Poor ratings and 1 teacher that has advanced education in education. She was a tutor last year that was hired on as a teacher for 2019-2020. The only upside is Ms Reyes and Ms Redmond at Alcott. Both need to be promoted to Principal. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Most of the staff have fun for the hills and it looks like the kids or other parents did too. I'm like were are all the kids and how are they still open. This school is wasting tax dollars some classrooms have only 9-13 kids. Some might think that is good but the teachers I trusted left and all I see are fresh faced babies who don't know the problems coming their way. Alcott has been here for years but it looks like it's time to shut the doors. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5859 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3540	202	17	11.8	98.0%	4 (2.0%)	140 (69.3%)	57 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	30.6	3394^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.6%		22.6	3876^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.7%	482						37.5	38.1	52.2				30.3	33.3	47.8					$19,492
Mading Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 Crestmont St	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3560	298	22	13.6	96.3%	1 (0.3%)	182 (61.1%)	113 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15	4292^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.2%		24	3792^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.5%	500						29.0	41.7	37.2				22.6	25.0	25.0					$11,604
Kelso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Southmund St	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7451	364	27	13.5	98.9%	2 (0.5%)	141 (38.7%)	214 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	33.1	3219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.4%		35	3123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.9%	96			15.0			38.3	28.2	48.8				41.9	31.7	53.5					$11,197
Academy Of Accelerated Learning	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6711 Bellfort St	Houston	77087	Harris County	Academy Of Accelerated Learning Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 645-0336	738	43	17.0	88.3%	26 (3.5%)	187 (25.3%)	484 (65.6%)	10 (1.4%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	36.7	2971^st of 4627 public elementary schools	35.8%		22.5	3886^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%	915					79.4	34.9	36.3	55.9	34.4	33.9	60.7	43.9	38.0	54.4	34.4	41.1	14.8	16.7	$15,336
Bastian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5051 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-5830	633	32	19.7	98.7%	13 (2.1%)	414 (65.4%)	197 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	19.7	4060^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.3%		23.9	3807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%	253						15.9	36.9	65.4				13.4	23.5	24.4					$8,357
Gregg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Roxbury	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7432	289	23	12.3	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.8%)	246 (85.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62.8	1472^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	68.2%		60.4	1556^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	84	28.6	58.3				34.5	50.0	71.9				45.5	55.6	76.5					$14,334
Southside Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5515 S Loop E Ste B	Houston	77033	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5300	675	47	14.3	95.6%	3 (0.4%)	353 (52.3%)	303 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	23.7	3829^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.2%		26.6	3633^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%	196						29.8	32.6	50.0				28.7	47.7	22.5					$14,246
Garden Villas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7185 Santa Fe	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7484	363	26	13.9	90.6%	14 (3.9%)	81 (22.3%)	265 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	43.4	2486^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.3%		39.9	2778^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%	292	36.4		0.0			38.9	59.1	41.2				21.4	63.3	46.2					$10,458
Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5905 Waltrip	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5600	395	27	14.6	97.2%	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.6%)	353 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	61.9	1519^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.2%		57.7	1684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.8%	165	9.1	35.7	31.3	35.3		53.7	47.5	52.4				63.9	64.9	56.1					$15,417
Hartsfield Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5001 Perry St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8280	287	21	13.6	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	210 (73.2%)	65 (22.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18.7	4118^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.0%		15.5	4259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	141						40.6	14.8	36.1				32.4	25.9	33.3					$15,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Alcott Elementary

Is Alcott Elementary a good school?

Alcott Elementary ranks 3394^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Alcott Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Alcott Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alcott Elementary?

Students at Alcott Elementary are 69% African American, 28% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Alcott Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Alcott Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alcott Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Attucks Middle
High : Sterling High School

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