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Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

3756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy is an elementary school in Houston, TX, serving 526 students in grades PK-5 within the Southwest Public Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 9% of Texas districts. The school serves a high-poverty community, with over 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and has seen a recent decline to the 19th percentile statewide.

A major concern is the school's student-to-teacher ratio, which spiked to an extraordinary 77:1 in 2024-2025—far above the average of about 15.5:1 at nearby schools like Neff Elementary and Bonham Elementary. This likely signals severe staffing shortages. Additionally, support for English Language Learners has collapsed, dropping from the 44th percentile to the 9th percentile in recent years, while nearby schools like McNamara Elementary and Milne Elementary maintain strong bilingual programs. The school also spends about $11,796 per student—12% more than the average nearby school—yet academic outcomes are lower than schools like Valley West Elementary (41st percentile) that spend less.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. Students who stay through 5th grade consistently show strong academic gains, with 5th graders outperforming 3rd and 4th graders in both reading and math across multiple years. The school has also historically excelled in science, with 5th-grade proficiency reaching 51% in 2022-2023, above the state average. However, a nearby charter school, Step Charter II, located just 0.1 miles away and serving a similar demographic, outperforms Southwest Leadership Academy in nearly every metric, particularly in early-grade math, suggesting there are effective instructional models to learn from in the same neighborhood.

526

Students ?

77.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,918

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8440 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77074

(713) 988-5839

District: Southwest Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

African American:

4.9%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

Texas avg50%

3,756^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Southwest Public Schools

865^th of 951Southwest Public Schools 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	25.0	3756 of 4627	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	3612 of 4651	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2905 of 4710	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	2912 of 4647	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3736 of 4581	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3994 of 4578	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	2123 of 4479	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	2803 of 4359	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	2392 of 4329	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	2787 of 4286	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.5	1543 of 4320	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.4	1860 of 4260	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.4	2573 of 4221	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	2815 of 4206	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.0	3815 of 4095	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	3835 of 3937	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	3833 of 3884	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	471 of 2421	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	920 of 2444	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	477 of 2483	80.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	2725 of 4461	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	3024 of 4331	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	751 of 4295	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	1205 of 4240	71.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	1487 of 1643	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	2434 of 3668	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1989 of 3556	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	2797 of 3487	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	2658 of 3446	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	1152 of 3333	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1317 of 3226	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	4084 of 4575	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3258 of 4658	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2966 of 4588	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3255 of 4561	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3363 of 4499	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2529 of 4348	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2763 of 4306	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	2290 of 3075	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	1539 of 2980	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3487 of 4413	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3078 of 4465	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2637 of 4401	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3597 of 4376	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3974 of 4329	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2188 of 4188	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2633 of 4168	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	3009 of 4520	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2591 of 4594	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2434 of 4521	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3068 of 4477	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3706 of 4451	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1259 of 4309	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	2333 of 4264	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	3116 of 4582	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3088 of 4647	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2815 of 4585	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3887 of 4563	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	4286 of 4498	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1874 of 4357	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	2621 of 4319	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	3630 of 4301	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	3991 of 4292	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3321 of 4086	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3142 of 3952	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	3188 of 3799	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.0	357 of 3684	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	52.9	1252 of 3558	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)81st percentile+62 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-17 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8440 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-5839	526	7	77.0	97.3%	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	496 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25	3756^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.8%		26.9	3612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.3%	144	7.1	50.0	36.4	0.0		0.0		27.1	37.7	45.8				26.0	42.1	37.5					$10,918
Step Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	8282 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	324	20	16.0	88.0%	5 (1.5%)	52 (16.0%)	265 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.6	2979^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.6%		39	2839^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%	140							32.3	47.2	40.0	48.7	41.5	57.1	48.4	55.6	25.0	25.6	46.3	45.2		29.0	$10,997
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8302 Braes River Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3480	940	64	14.7	98.2%	26 (2.8%)	130 (13.8%)	643 (68.4%)	134 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	25.4	3726^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.5%		19.4	4064^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.6%	338				31.9	31.5			30.3	30.9	35.4				43.6	37.1	46.9					$10,915
Valley West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10707 S Gessner Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-6151	505	38	13.3	90.9%	12 (2.4%)	156 (30.9%)	320 (63.4%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	40.1	2741^st of 4627 public elementary schools	40.8%		49.4	2179^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	562					0.0			47.0	42.1	57.0				40.0	42.1	36.7					$8,689
Neff Ecc	Public	PK, KG-1	8200 Carvel Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3470	550	33	16.6	98.7%	11 (2.0%)	29 (5.3%)	475 (86.4%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)																					$11,201
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet	Public, Charter	K-7	9745 Bissonnet St	Houston	77036	Harris County	Etoile Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 265-8657	303	19	16.2	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.9%)	257 (84.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21.2	3983^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	13.9%		15.8	4247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.7%	264	20.0			0.0				32.7		20.7	30.4	38.5	50.0	30.8		24.1	38.3	51.9	47.4	34.2	$13,630
McNamara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8714 McAvoy Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3460	916	53	17.2	98.1%	27 (2.9%)	77 (8.4%)	611 (66.7%)	194 (21.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	38.3	2870^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.0%		37.9	2929^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%	59	53.6			57.9				35.4	41.3	37.0				42.4	48.4	52.5					$8,573
Milne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Portal Dr	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3420	498	32	15.5	95.6%	9 (1.8%)	197 (39.6%)	284 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	42.1	2582^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		21.6	3933^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.4%	1351	0.0	22.2	10.0	46.2	29.4	0.0		50.0	32.8	56.9				37.1	35.6	56.7					$9,119
White E Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9001 Triola Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3490	691	41	16.8	91.9%	8 (1.2%)	20 (2.9%)	589 (85.2%)	70 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	3240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		24.4	3764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.1%	524	20.0							48.0	34.8	47.7				40.2	29.4	44.3					$8,681
Neff Elementary	Public	2-5	8301 Neff St	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9566	709	43	16.4	96.1%	10 (1.4%)	38 (5.4%)	611 (86.2%)	43 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	36.3	3000^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.2%		26.7	3632^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%	632				31.6	19.5			28.8	44.8	43.2				26.8	54.6	56.4					$9,198

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In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy.

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Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students at Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy are 94% Hispanic, 5% African American.

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