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Anderson Elementary

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Anderson Elementary ranks 2509 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Anderson Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 585 students in a high-poverty area of Houston, TX, where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has experienced a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 5th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 46th percentile in 2025-2026—its highest ranking in a decade. This 41-percentile-point leap in just three years is unmatched by nearby schools, making Anderson a standout example of how targeted interventions can drive significant improvement.

Anderson excels in supporting specific student groups. Its English Language Learners ranked in the 77th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a standout achievement compared to Foerster Elementary (1.5 miles away), which has a similar demographic profile but ranks only in the 21st percentile overall. African American students at Anderson also performed exceptionally well, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide, up from the 15th percentile just two years prior. However, the school's Special Education program shows extreme volatility, ranking in the 94th percentile in 2023-2024 but dropping to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting inconsistency that parents should monitor closely.

Reading is a clear strength, particularly in 5th grade, where students outperformed state averages (61.9% proficient vs. 58.5% state). Math remains a critical weakness, with 3rd and 5th-grade scores below state averages, and Spanish-language STAAR math scores for 3rd graders are very low (19% proficient). Nearby Hines-Caldwell (78th percentile, 93% economically disadvantaged) shows that high performance is achievable in a similar context, while Parker Elementary (82nd percentile) serves a less comparable student body. Anderson's trajectory suggests it could rival Hines-Caldwell in coming years if it sustains its momentum in reading and addresses math instruction.

585

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,271

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5727 Ludington Dr
Houston, TX 77035-4399

(713) 726-3600

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Anderson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Westbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

African American:

17.4%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

2,509^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	2509 of 4627	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	2790 of 4651	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	3732 of 4710	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	4419 of 4647	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3546 of 4581	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	4367 of 4578	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	3712 of 4479	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3502 of 4359	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	3360 of 4329	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	3640 of 4286	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	2983 of 4320	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.0	1702 of 4260	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.2	2455 of 4221	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.6	1786 of 4206	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	30.5	3370 of 4095	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	3123 of 3937	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	3106 of 3884	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	2904 of 3768	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	3554 of 3724	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	27.1	2955 of 3476	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	3239 of 3475	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	3197 of 3465	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	493 of 2406	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	34.3	1726 of 2443	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	2071 of 2443	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	1237 of 2421	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	2368 of 2444	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1991 of 2515	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	2013 of 2483	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	830 of 1015	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.9	1761 of 4461	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.7	4226 of 4331	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3431 of 4295	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3027 of 4240	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	380 of 1643	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.9	2349 of 3668	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3151 of 3556	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2273 of 3487	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	3332 of 3446	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	2778 of 3333	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	2082 of 3226	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	2090 of 4575	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	3706 of 4658	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4138 of 4588	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3335 of 4561	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	4323 of 4499	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3734 of 4348	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3408 of 4306	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	1635 of 3075	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	1947 of 2980	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	1772 of 2958	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.4	2890 of 3006	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2814 of 3184	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	2684 of 3106	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	2418 of 4413	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2928 of 4465	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.1	4216 of 4401	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3512 of 4376	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4020 of 4329	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3229 of 4188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2817 of 4168	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	1603 of 4520	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	2834 of 4594	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4252 of 4521	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	2860 of 4477	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4210 of 4451	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3298 of 4309	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2948 of 4264	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	3023 of 4582	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3188 of 4647	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.5	4429 of 4585	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	3725 of 4563	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4209 of 4498	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3506 of 4357	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3552 of 4319	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	4153 of 4301	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	87.3	257 of 4292	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	27.6	3299 of 4086	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	2628 of 3952	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3037 of 3799	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	3581 of 3684	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	3171 of 3558	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)80th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)61st percentile+38 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)47th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2023)18th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Reading44%-10 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)						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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5727 Ludington Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3600	585	37	15.8	97.6%	9 (1.5%)	102 (17.4%)	461 (78.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	43.1	2509^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.7	2790^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.0%	281				19.1			32.5	42.1	61.9				40.7	52.6	44.4					$9,271
Meyerpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13663 S Main St	Houston	77035	Harris County	Meyerpark Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 729-9712	296	21	14.3	95.9%	2 (0.7%)	242 (81.8%)	42 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	26.2	3680^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	4162^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.5%	482							24.0	20.8	62.1	53.3	45.0	64.3	8.0	12.5	20.7	40.0	30.0	71.4	21.4	$12,292
Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	12825 Summit Rdg Dr	Houston	77085	Harris County	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 728-9330	161	8	19.4	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	83 (51.6%)	72 (44.7%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	71.2	1084^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.6%		48.3	2240^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%	1156							66.7	53.9	66.7	62.5			55.6	61.5	53.3	50.0				$12,209
Foerster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14200 Fonmeadow Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3604	531	36	14.7	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	202 (38.0%)	318 (59.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.7	3642^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.3%		15.2	4281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%	639	16.7	72.4	17.4	32.1	65.7	0.0	29.4	45.2	47.8				30.0	19.4	40.0					$10,971
Tinsley Elementary	Public	1-5	11035 Bob White	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-8400	590	33	17.8	98.5%	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.5%)	530 (89.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.2	3414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		43.4	2534^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	880	27.3	66.7	66.7	31.6	55.7	50.0	22.8	34.3	46.3				53.9	50.0	58.3					$8,522
KIPP Mosaic Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12751 Hillcroft Ave	Houston	77085	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3110	1,092	44	24.9	91.9%	10 (0.9%)	343 (31.4%)	718 (65.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	17.4	4179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.7%		24.7	3750^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.4%	429							31.3	29.9	47.1				28.4	32.3	20.9					$6,226
Parker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10626 Atwell Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3634	924	56	16.5	41.3%	283 (30.6%)	106 (11.5%)	455 (49.2%)	37 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	77.6	846^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.4	662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.8%	184							62.2	62.5	68.3				59.4	64.5	56.1					$8,544
Halpin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	10901 Sandpiper	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-6720	302	19	15.8	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.5%)	240 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																				$11,443
Varnett Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5025 S Willow Dr	Houston	77035	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 723-4699	530	28	19.0	95.8%	1 (0.2%)	154 (29.1%)	371 (70.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.4	4328^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.5%		22.9	3858^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%	470							23.2	18.4	32.7	47.1	40.5	51.3	21.4	4.1	16.3	33.3	42.9	50.0	15.4	$12,874
Fondren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12405 Carlsbad St	Houston	77085	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3611	341	22	15.5	93.5%	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.0%)	274 (80.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	44.1	2438^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.3%		29.1	3488^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%	1050							46.3	43.5	68.6				47.6	37.0	34.3					$11,424

Frequently Asked Questions about Anderson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Anderson Elementary?

Students at Anderson Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Anderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Westbury High School

Is Anderson Elementary a good school?

Anderson Elementary ranks 2509^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Anderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Anderson Elementary.

What district is Anderson Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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