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Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

4608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving 733 students in grades K-5 in Houston, Texas. The school is part of the International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas, with statewide rankings between 4,400-4,600 out of around 4,600 schools. The school's performance on STAAR assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school spends around $7,700-$9,000 per student, which is lower than the state average, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio.

When comparing Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary to nearby public schools, such as Alcott Elementary, E.A. Lawhon Elementary, and Frost Elementary, the performance gap is significant. These nearby schools, which are part of the Houston ISD and Pearland ISD districts, consistently outperform Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary on STAAR assessments and have higher statewide rankings. Despite being a charter school, Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

837

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,232

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5445 E Orem Dr
Houston, TX 77048

(713) 987-9435

District: International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.0%

Hispanic:

40.6%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 35 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg32%

Texas avg47%

4,608^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18Elementary Schools in the International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)

700^th of 961International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas) 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
2025	5.4	4608 of 4651	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	4651 of 4710	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	4600 of 4647	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	4516 of 4581	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	4537 of 4578	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	4442 of 4479	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1835 of 1905	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2313 of 2443	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2252 of 2443	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2242 of 2421	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	2379 of 2444	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2419 of 2515	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	13.3	4332 of 4461	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3915 of 4331	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	4163 of 4295	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	2839 of 2918	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	3619 of 3668	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	3520 of 3556	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	3348 of 3487	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	2924 of 3446	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2809 of 3333	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	3669 of 3744	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	4579 of 4658	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	4487 of 4588	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	4508 of 4561	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	4463 of 4499	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	4326 of 4348	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	2051 of 2619	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2713 of 2980	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	2524 of 2958	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	2421 of 3006	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	3608 of 3644	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	4389 of 4465	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	4374 of 4401	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	4240 of 4376	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4236 of 4329	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	4115 of 4188	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	3665 of 3705	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	4527 of 4594	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	4494 of 4521	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	4424 of 4477	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	4396 of 4451	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	4270 of 4309	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	3720 of 3739	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	4582 of 4647	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	4561 of 4585	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	4445 of 4563	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	4430 of 4498	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	4321 of 4357	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	868 of 975	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1001 of 1004	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	3336 of 3549	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3102 of 4292	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	3899 of 4086	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	3852 of 3952	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	3242 of 3684	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading24%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-35 vs state

Science2%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 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
Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	837	50	16.7	90.0%	3 (0.4%)	452 (54.0%)	340 (40.6%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	5.4	4608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.2	4651^st of 4710 public elementary schools	1.3%	43					24.8	18.4	29.9				13.4	7.5	12.4				2.2			$11,232
Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5002 Almeda-Genoa Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3490	402	30	13.4	98.0%	12 (3.0%)	247 (61.4%)	128 (31.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	23.4	3830^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.1	4405^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.5%	575					36.8	32.2	52.6				50.0	22.0	20.0				5.5			$9,887
Codwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5225 Tavenor Ln	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3580	342	23	14.5	95.3%	3 (0.9%)	289 (84.5%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	16.1	4230^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.1%		21.8	3971^st of 4710 public elementary schools	15.7%	259					27.9	36.8	46.0				23.3	19.0	32.4				0.0			$11,636
Reve Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12707 Cullen Blvd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Reve Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 703-0219	237	1	289.0	100.0%	10 (4.2%)	165 (69.6%)	61 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.4	4626^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.5%		3	4702^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	0.2%	76					14.8	11.1	15.4	12.5	21.7	31.6	25.9	3.7	3.9	4.2	4.4	15.8	0.0	10.5	5.3	$17,022
Law Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 S Coast Dr	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3630	426	25	17.1	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	257 (60.3%)	144 (33.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	15	4289^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.5	4289^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.9%		0.0	0.0	12.5	0.0	19.6	22.0	39.6				23.5	19.1	35.9				11.5			$7,768
Bloom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	3420 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Bloom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 333-1320	302	14	21.3	79.1%	5 (1.7%)	261 (86.4%)	29 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	4.3	4629^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.1	4690^th of 4710 public elementary schools	0.4%	61					22.0	18.9	23.5				12.1	0.0	5.9				2.9			$15,098
KIPP Zenith Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	780	33	23.6	94.0%	2 (0.3%)	588 (75.4%)	170 (21.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	39.8	2784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%		28.5	3550^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.6%	766					49.1	44.0					42.6	33.0								$6,756
Woodson School	Public	PK, KG-5	10720 Southview St	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3600	457	32	14.2	98.5%	10 (2.2%)	392 (85.8%)	51 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.5	3947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%		7.8	4603^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	2.3%	656					26.9	45.5	47.9				25.0	30.3	27.1				4.2			$10,385
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%)	24	3792^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.5%		15.3	4302^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	8.7%	510	0.0				21.4	31.6	41.5				23.5	51.2	34.2				7.1			$11,604
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%)	22.6	3876^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.7%		28.9	3528^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.1%	348					32.0	39.3	46.2				32.0	25.0	36.0				8.0			$19,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary?

Students at Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary are 54% African American, 41% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary.

Is Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary a good school?

Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary in?

International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)

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