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Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

3919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy is a small elementary school in Houston, TX (77092) serving 487 students in grades PK-5, and it is part of the Southwest Public Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 9% of districts statewide. The school has historically struggled, consistently ranking in the bottom 15-25% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, and it serves a community with an extremely high poverty rate, with 96-98% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

The most alarming differentiator for this school is its catastrophic student-teacher ratio of 81.1:1 reported for the 2024-2025 school year—an outlier compared to nearby schools like Oak Forest Elementary (17.7:1) and Wainwright Elementary (13.2:1). This single metric suggests a severe staffing crisis that would fundamentally impact instruction and individual student attention. The school's performance is also highly inconsistent; for example, 5th graders achieved 50.94% proficiency in Reading and 56.6% in Math in 2024-2025 (above district and state averages in Math), but the very next year, 5th-grade Reading proficiency plummeted to 26.67%. Science is a consistent weakness, with only 22.64% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, below the state average of 29.57%.

An interesting comparison is with Oak Forest Elementary, just 1.72 miles away, which is a 5-star school (99th percentile) with 85-92% proficiency in Reading and Math, serving a community with only 11.37% poverty. This stark contrast highlights how a student's zip code can determine access to vastly different educational opportunities. The school does show some relative strengths: bilingual instruction (STAAR Spanish tests) often outperforms the district average, and Gifted and Talented students ranked in the 42nd percentile in 2025-2026. However, Special Education students are severely underserved, ranking in the 9th percentile in 2025-2026 and a shocking 2nd percentile in 2023-2024, indicating a significant gap in support for students with special needs.

487

Students ?

81.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,177

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4515 Mangum Rd
Houston, TX 77092

(713) 688-0505

District: Southwest Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

African American:

6.2%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Texas avg50%

3,919^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	22.3	3919 of 4627	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	3526 of 4651	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3665 of 4710	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4105 of 4647	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4040 of 4581	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4197 of 4578	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3140 of 4479	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	3955 of 4359	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	2896 of 4329	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.9	3202 of 4286	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	3424 of 4320	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	3881 of 4260	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	3935 of 4221	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	3282 of 4206	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	46.9	1226 of 2483	50.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	2949 of 4461	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3328 of 4331	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	1445 of 4295	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	2993 of 4240	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	2760 of 3668	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	2924 of 3556	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2979 of 3487	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	2825 of 3446	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1776 of 3333	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2450 of 3226	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	3683 of 4575	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3403 of 4658	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4003 of 4588	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3957 of 4561	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4147 of 4499	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3257 of 4348	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4004 of 4306	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	1786 of 3075	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	3704 of 4413	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3551 of 4465	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3834 of 4401	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3921 of 4376	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3917 of 4329	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2561 of 4188	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3736 of 4168	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3431 of 4520	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3428 of 4594	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3694 of 4521	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	3762 of 4477	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	4012 of 4451	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	2038 of 4309	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.9	3611 of 4264	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	4021 of 4582	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4022 of 4647	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4043 of 4585	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3992 of 4563	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3973 of 4498	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	2684 of 4357	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	3741 of 4319	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	3904 of 4301	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	4195 of 4292	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	2551 of 4086	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	1693 of 3952	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	3261 of 3799	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2257 of 3684	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	1171 of 3558	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)51st percentile+41 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile+27 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

Reading32%-22 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 Visual & Perf Arts Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4515 Mangum Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-0505	487	6	81.1	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.2%)	451 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	3919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.3%		28.5	3526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%	393	11.5							54.2	29.1	26.7				32.0	33.9	37.3					$12,177
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4802 Chrystell Ln	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2542	730	46	15.8	96.8%	21 (2.9%)	64 (8.8%)	638 (87.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28.2	3548^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.3%		24	3798^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%	250	13.3	22.2	50.0	35.9	26.8			39.7	35.8	48.3				35.2	37.0	37.0					$12,749
KIPP Nexus Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4211 Watonga Blvd	Houston	77092	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0553	739	35	21.2	91.5%	13 (1.8%)	258 (34.9%)	454 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	49.4	2153^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.5%		38.3	2905^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	752								40.6	50.0					41.6	58.1						$6,139
Wainwright Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5330 Milwee St	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2550	382	29	13.2	98.2%	33 (8.6%)	79 (20.7%)	266 (69.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	3473^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	24.9%		32.5	3286^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.3%	187	11.1	60.0		10.0	43.8			38.1	33.3	42.1				33.3	40.0	46.2					$15,309
Benbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4026 Bolin Rd	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2502	481	29	16.6	98.8%	13 (2.7%)	9 (1.9%)	450 (93.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53.6	1929^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.3%		41.4	2681^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	752	11.5	0.0	0.0	24.2	0.0	33.3		36.4	55.7	58.7				23.1	65.7	41.3					$8,793
Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Lamonte Ln	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2546	556	37	15.0	90.6%	34 (6.1%)	56 (10.1%)	458 (82.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	43	2510^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.1	2828^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%	318	22.9	33.3	20.0	18.8	32.5	0.0		44.7	60.3	50.0				25.5	51.9	40.0					$9,141
Oak Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 W 43rd St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 613-2536	950	53	17.7	11.4%	534 (56.2%)	36 (3.8%)	233 (24.5%)	79 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	98.1	48^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.4	79^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.3%	31								85.3	85.2	92.3				87.1	80.0	88.4					$7,271
Smith Elementary	Public	1-5	5815 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-7650	553	32	17.0	79.2%	5 (0.9%)	86 (15.6%)	455 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)																					$10,713
Harmony School Of Endeavor-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	5668 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 999-8400	561	38	14.8	90.2%	6 (1.1%)	152 (27.1%)	392 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	11.7	4432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	4.2%		15.3	4273^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%	159							100.0	17.2	25.4	51.7	28.2	52.2	54.1	17.2	17.0	24.1	14.1	14.6	55.9	11.5	$12,676
Vines Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	7220 Inwood Park Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7950	572	33	17.2	94.2%	14 (2.4%)	104 (18.2%)	447 (78.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)								(n/a)																					$11,619

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In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy.

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Students at Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy are 93% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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