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Sst Advancement

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Sst Advancement ranks 975 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

975^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sst Advancement is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Houston, Texas, with 630 students. It is part of the School Of Science And Technology Discovery district, which is ranked 136 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sst Advancement consistently outperforms the state and its district in STAAR reading, math, science, and social studies assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency rate was 71.62%, compared to 53.59% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 8th grade proficiency rates reaching 84.38% compared to 57.98% for the district and 44.81% for the state. Sst Advancement has also maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.2% over the past few years, significantly outperforming the state average.

Despite spending less per student than the nearby Alief Independent School District (Isd) schools, Sst Advancement is able to achieve significantly higher academic outcomes, suggesting efficient use of resources and effective instructional practices. The school's consistent high performance and focus on equity and inclusion make it a standout educational institution in the Houston area.

646

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,469

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12801 Brant Rock Dr
Houston, TX 77082

(832) 288-2523

District: School Of Science And Technology Discovery

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.9%

Hispanic:

31.9%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg53%

Texas avg46%

Elementary school

975^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

215^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 13% (2019) to top 9% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the School Of Science And Technology Discovery

136^th of 961School Of Science And Technology Discovery 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	975 of 4651	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	763 of 4710	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	939 of 4647	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	732 of 4581	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	37.1	2724 of 4578	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	1004 of 4479	77.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	103 of 1905	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	117 of 2443	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	162 of 2443	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	118 of 2421	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	61.3	682 of 2444	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	104 of 2515	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.3	322 of 2483	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	7.1	969 of 1009	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	88.5	217 of 4461	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	48.6	1932 of 4331	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.4	290 of 4295	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	55.8	1573 of 4240	62.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	842 of 2918	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	597 of 3668	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	510 of 3556	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	433 of 3487	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	2110 of 3446	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.6	306 of 3333	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	44.0	1807 of 3226	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	931 of 3744	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	663 of 4658	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	652 of 4588	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	511 of 4561	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	2250 of 4499	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	919 of 4348	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	1076 of 4306	75.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	928 of 2619	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	514 of 2980	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	995 of 2958	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	2011 of 3006	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	1630 of 3644	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	1084 of 4465	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	1394 of 4401	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	580 of 4376	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	28.5	3336 of 4329	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	1416 of 4188	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1744 of 4168	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	323 of 3705	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	182 of 4594	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	321 of 4521	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	188 of 4477	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	50.7	1974 of 4451	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.5	252 of 4309	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.7	680 of 4264	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	854 of 3739	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	865 of 4647	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	1296 of 4585	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	1061 of 4563	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	32.2	3029 of 4498	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	1256 of 4357	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.7	2169 of 4319	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	1515 of 3549	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1967 of 4292	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1628 of 4086	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	858 of 3952	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	1932 of 3799	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.7	142 of 3108	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	610 of 3106	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	209 of 3082	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	23.5	2614 of 3082	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	2637 of 3127	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	215 of 2344	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	158 of 2372	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	138 of 2330	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	217 of 2254	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	37.3	1371 of 2252	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.1	292 of 2193	86.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	26 of 997	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	20 of 1280	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	29 of 1273	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	57 of 1251	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.0	157 of 1213	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	97 of 1193	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.6	244 of 1167	79.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	91.7	8 of 594	98.7%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	96.5	26 of 2182	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	45.1	1034 of 2118	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	97.7	25 of 2058	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	10 of 2008	99.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	453 of 1428	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	93.0	76 of 1770	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	57 of 1720	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	64 of 1643	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	39.6	927 of 1592	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	97.3	18 of 1445	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	4 of 1376	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	147 of 1825	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	84 of 2242	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	261 of 2241	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	323 of 2221	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	39.4	1279 of 2151	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.2	204 of 2047	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	284 of 2008	85.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	335 of 1230	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	127 of 1481	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	68 of 1488	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	10 of 1446	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	376 of 1731	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	161 of 2119	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	149 of 2116	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	196 of 2077	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	31.1	1480 of 2043	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	650 of 1935	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	51 of 1820	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	31 of 2235	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	37 of 2251	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	52 of 2220	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	45.6	1121 of 2172	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.3	96 of 2073	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	137 of 2039	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	239 of 1818	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	238 of 2246	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	125 of 2245	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	238 of 2228	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	37.2	1320 of 2168	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	469 of 2069	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	45.5	1032 of 2030	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	43.7	746 of 1597	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.9	453 of 1733	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	6.6	1660 of 1700	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2024)95th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)95th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2019)4th percentile-74 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)99th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2019)99th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)74th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2018)53rd percentile

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading69%+15 vs state

Mathematics59%+17 vs state

Science46%+8 vs state

Social Studies31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Sst Advancement	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12801 Brant Rock Dr	Houston	77082	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 288-2523	646	36	17.7	89.8%	32 (5.0%)	361 (55.9%)	206 (31.9%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	73.7	975^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.0%		80	763^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	83.8%	212						71.6	60.8	69.6	73.9	69.0	65.6	44.6	39.2	53.6	78.5	67.2	84.4	38.2	62.5	31.3	$11,469
Mahanay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	13215 High Star	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8355	499	46	10.8	90.4%	30 (6.0%)	172 (34.5%)	158 (31.7%)	128 (25.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.7	3569^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.3%		55.7	1836^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.0%	1733						41.8	44.1					25.0	33.3								$9,186
Youens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12141 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8383	675	58	11.5	94.8%	5 (0.7%)	60 (8.9%)	550 (81.5%)	59 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.3	3592^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.8%		34	3210^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.8%	382	29.1	39.0	40.0	25.0		39.5	30.0	65.4				22.7	32.6	42.3				30.8			$9,195
Heflin Elementary	Public	K-4	3303 Synott Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1144	501	46	10.8	90.2%	32 (6.4%)	313 (62.5%)	106 (21.2%)	42 (8.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18.6	4108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.7%		26	3717^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.1%	391						28.2	42.5					19.1	26.9								$9,026
Alief Montessori Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12013 6th St	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Montessori Community School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 530-9406	367	19	19.6	78.5%	18 (4.9%)	48 (13.1%)	139 (37.9%)	140 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	61.7	1491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	67.9%		62.1	1497^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.2%	6					25.0	53.9	58.1	69.2	72.2	66.7	62.5	35.9	41.9	53.9	61.1	44.4		34.6	37.5	18.8	$6,585
Outley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12355 Richmond Ave	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 584-0655	863	60	14.3	84.8%	71 (8.2%)	464 (53.8%)	265 (30.7%)	48 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	25.3	3707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.3%		42.3	2710^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.5%	997						33.5	42.8					28.4	35.6								$7,025
Liestman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7610 Synott Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8348	514	50	10.2	88.1%	8 (1.6%)	135 (26.3%)	308 (59.9%)	63 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.4	2684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.3%		52.1	2047^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.5%	637	25.0	35.7				59.2	54.7					31.1	33.3								$10,345
Hearne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	13939 Rio Bonito	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8333	675	55	12.1	88.4%	20 (3.0%)	154 (22.8%)	449 (66.5%)	51 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	3342^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%		22.3	3936^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.4%	594	15.1	45.5	13.3	10.0		44.6	46.0					29.9	35.5								$8,754
Alief Learning Center (K-6)	Public	3-5	4427 Belle Park	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 983-8000	6	4	1.6		0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Shadowbriar Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2650 Shadowbriar Dr	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2160	334	28	11.9	86.2%	18 (5.4%)	218 (65.3%)	78 (23.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	52.9	1967^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%		56.2	1800^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.8%	167						48.6	52.2	55.6				34.3	47.8	47.2				38.9			$11,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Sst Advancement

What district is Sst Advancement in?

School Of Science And Technology Discovery

How many students attend Sst Advancement?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Sst Advancement.

What is the racial makeup of Sst Advancement?

Students at Sst Advancement are 56% African American, 32% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Sst Advancement a good school?

Sst Advancement ranks 975^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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