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Anderson Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 1-4

3898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Anderson Academy is an elementary school in Houston, TX, serving 568 students in grades 1-4 within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), where 88.2% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income community.

The school's most notable strength is its exceptional performance with "At Risk" students, who ranked in the 86th percentile statewide in 2021-2022—a stark contrast to its overall 1-star rating. It also consistently supports English Language Learners (ELL), ranking in the 66th percentile in 2023-2024. However, a critical weakness is serving Special Education students, who ranked in the 5th percentile in 2023-2024. A positive trend is the student-teacher ratio dropping from 18.1 to 13.5 over two years, much lower than nearby Caraway Elementary (17.2) and Goodman Elementary (17.4), suggesting recent investment in smaller classes.

Despite being in a lower-performing district, Anderson Academy often holds its own against schools from the higher-ranked Houston Independent School District (Isd). For example, in 2025-2026 3rd Grade Reading, Anderson scored 33.87% proficient, outperforming nearby Wesley Elementary (25%) and Highland Hts Elementary (30.16%). Additionally, 4th graders consistently outperform 3rd graders in Reading, and a unique bright spot is 3rd graders taking the Math STAAR in Spanish scoring above both district and state averages. The closest school, Reece Academy, is a PK-K school, making direct comparisons impossible, but Anderson Academy provides a competitive education relative to its immediate geographic neighbors.

568

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,053

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7401 Wheatley St
Houston, TX 77088-7845

(281) 878-0370

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Anderson Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Drew Academy
High:	Carver H S For Applied Technical/Engineering/Arts
	Eisenhower High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.5%

Hispanic:

41.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Reading scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Texas avg48%

3,898^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

692^nd of 947Aldine 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	3898 of 4643	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	3568 of 4651	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3468 of 4710	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3264 of 4647	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2504 of 4581	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3880 of 4578	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	3679 of 4479	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1639 of 2414	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1851 of 2443	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1322 of 2443	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1174 of 2421	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	1805 of 2444	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1663 of 2515	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	74.3	640 of 4461	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	2088 of 4331	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	3326 of 4295	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.4	1246 of 3668	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	1625 of 3556	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1112 of 3487	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	1329 of 3446	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	1397 of 3333	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	3811 of 4588	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3516 of 4658	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	2893 of 4588	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2883 of 4561	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3878 of 4499	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3773 of 4348	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	2892 of 3080	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	2403 of 3006	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2830 of 3184	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	2599 of 4425	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	2302 of 4465	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	1983 of 4401	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	952 of 4376	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	35.0	2921 of 4329	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2133 of 4188	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	3163 of 4535	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2781 of 4594	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2519 of 4521	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	1749 of 4477	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	3575 of 4451	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3188 of 4309	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	3822 of 4597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3572 of 4647	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	3647 of 4585	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2244 of 4563	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	3687 of 4498	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3389 of 4357	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.9	390 of 1128	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	3956 of 4308	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	4094 of 4292	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3465 of 4086	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	1522 of 3952	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.8	2990 of 3799	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	2245 of 3684	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)86th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)65th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

My daughter's teacher has gone above and beyond to differentiate my daughter's instructions. It's amazing to see her reading above grade level in both languages English and Spanish. Close Quote

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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)				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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Anderson Academy	Public, Magnet	1-4	7401 Wheatley St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0370	568	42	13.5	88.2%	6 (1.1%)	304 (53.5%)	233 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	22.9	3898^th of 4643 public elementary schools	16.0%		27.7	3568^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.3%	330	16.7	42.9		33.3	16.7		33.9	37.3			32.3	33.3			$10,053
Wesley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	800 Dillard St	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2860	291	22	13.0	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	196 (67.4%)	87 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	25.1	3761^st of 4643 public elementary schools	19.0%		21.1	3968^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	207							25.0	29.0	73.9		16.7	29.0	41.7		$10,997
Reece Academy	Public, Magnet	PK-K	2223 Esther St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0800	402	29	13.9	94.8%	1 (0.2%)	209 (52.0%)	178 (44.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)															$12,946
Osborne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Ringold St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2525	269	24	11.2	96.7%	2 (0.7%)	117 (43.5%)	147 (54.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27.2	3626^th of 4643 public elementary schools	21.9%		41.7	2657^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	969	0.0			16.7			44.8	43.6	38.2		29.4	39.0	29.4		$16,711
Harris Elementary	Public	1-5	3130 Holder Forest Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7900	448	32	13.9	89.1%	6 (1.3%)	93 (20.8%)	340 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	28.5	3537^th of 4643 public elementary schools	23.8%		22	3916^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.8%	379	18.6	26.9	31.8	22.0	26.8	18.2	39.6	28.3	51.8		34.0	37.9	39.3		$13,134
Highland Hts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Paul Quinn St	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2920	441	29	15.2	97.1%	3 (0.7%)	204 (46.3%)	226 (51.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	14	4356^th of 4643 public elementary schools	6.2%		34	3194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%	1162	16.7	16.7	0.0	28.6	20.0	0.0	30.2	28.6	28.8		17.5	37.5	27.0		$16,644
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
Brazos School For Inquiry And Creativity Tidwell	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1055 W Tidwell Rd	Houston	77802	Brazos County	Brazos School For Inquiry & Creativity	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 681-1960	151	11	13.9	100.0%	4 (2.6%)	61 (40.4%)	81 (53.6%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	30.8	3394^th of 4643 public elementary schools	26.9%		47.3	2301^st of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%	1093							31.3	26.3	50.0	37.5	6.7	36.8	80.0	87.5	$10,714
Caraway Elementary	Public	1-5	3031 Ellington St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0320	553	32	17.2	89.3%	4 (0.7%)	182 (32.9%)	358 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	14.5	4338^th of 4643 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.3	4560^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.0%	222	21.2	0.0	21.4	27.3	33.3	14.3	33.8	26.2	32.5		13.2	39.3	22.8		$9,211
Goodman Elementary	Public	1-5	9325 Deer Trl Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0355	585	34	17.4	88.7%	8 (1.4%)	99 (16.9%)	472 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	26.5	3674^th of 4643 public elementary schools	20.9%		44.2	2484^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%	1190	15.4	40.0	28.6	0.0	40.0	33.3	27.7	34.7	56.7		27.2	40.6	35.2		$13,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Anderson Academy

Is Anderson Academy a good school?

Anderson Academy ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Anderson Academy?

Students at Anderson Academy are 54% African American, 41% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Anderson Academy in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Anderson Academy attend?

Students who attend Anderson Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drew Academy
High : Carver H S For Applied Technical/Engineering/Arts
High : Eisenhower High School

How many students attend Anderson Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Anderson Academy.

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