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Stephens Elementary

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Stephens Elementary ranks 3459 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

3459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Stephens Elementary is an elementary school located in Houston, Texas, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 508 students. It is part of the Aldine Independent School District, which is ranked 740 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stephens Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 3,093 and 3,459 out of around 4,600 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in science, where only around 10% of 5th-grade students are projected to be proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 14% and the state's 30%. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, around 93-96%, and diverse student population, with significant percentages of African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, may contribute to these challenges.

While the nearby schools within the Aldine ISD, such as Vardeman Ec/Pk/K, Raymond Elementary, and Hinojosa Ec/Pk/K, have similar demographic profiles and academic performance to Stephens Elementary, one exception is Worsham Elementary, which has consistently outperformed Stephens Elementary and the other nearby schools on STAAR tests, particularly in reading and math. Additionally, the nearby North Central Elementary, a public charter school, has performed significantly better than Stephens Elementary and the other district schools, ranking in the top half of Texas elementary schools.

517

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,011

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2402 Aldine Mail Route Rd
Houston, TX 77039-5510

(281) 985-6560

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Stephens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mead Middle
High:	MacArthur High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

African American:

2.5%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

Texas avg47%

3,459^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 35Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

740^th of 961Aldine 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
2025	29.6	3459 of 4651	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3272 of 4710	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3123 of 4647	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3093 of 4581	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3430 of 4578	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1800 of 4479	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	3056 of 4359	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	3137 of 4329	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	55.4	2031 of 4286	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.5	1069 of 4320	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	821 of 4260	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	60.8	1683 of 4221	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.6	2067 of 4206	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	1353 of 4095	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.1	521 of 3937	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	312 of 3884	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	79.5	494 of 3768	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	301 of 3724	91.9%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	170 of 3476	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	78.2	545 of 3475	84.3%	★★★★☆
2004	73.5	767 of 3465	77.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.8	871 of 2421	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	1895 of 2444	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	1011 of 2515	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.5	227 of 2483	90.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.4	1729 of 4461	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	2857 of 4331	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	1277 of 4295	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	40.4	2623 of 4240	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	2316 of 3668	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	2419 of 3556	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	2425 of 3487	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2493 of 3446	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	1784 of 3333	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2527 of 3226	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	2540 of 4658	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3224 of 4588	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2742 of 4561	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3696 of 4499	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1771 of 4348	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	3243 of 4306	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	53.8	1754 of 2980	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2081 of 2958	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	2434 of 3006	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.2	802 of 3184	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	990 of 3106	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	2909 of 4465	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2615 of 4401	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2702 of 4376	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	3062 of 4329	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1287 of 4188	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	2793 of 4168	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	2919 of 4594	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	2477 of 4521	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	2451 of 4477	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2942 of 4451	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.5	781 of 4309	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	2423 of 4264	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	3907 of 4647	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2919 of 4585	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3382 of 4563	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3073 of 4498	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1914 of 4357	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	2813 of 4319	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	4215 of 4292	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3414 of 4086	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2539 of 3952	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	1854 of 3799	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	1263 of 3684	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	2275 of 3558	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	21.5	2750 of 3142	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	3063 of 3127	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)64th percentile+32 vs school

At Risk (2022)61st percentile+29 vs school

Female (2024)45th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)41st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)36th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile-15 vs school

White (2019)12th percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics38%-8 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

This used to be a great school. The new principle, Ms Perez, is terrible. She is a massive control freak and changed everything. This was an A school. She didn't need to make all these changes. Dismissal is a nightmare. Wenarenon week two and I still wait in a line untiln4 pm to get my baby. The principle runs up and down tge sidewalk screaming at kids and teachers. This used to be a happy place. Not anymore. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Stephens Elementary	Public	1-5	2402 Aldine Mail Route Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6560	517	32	16.2	90.9%	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.5%)	497 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.6	3459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.6%		33	3272^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	30.5%	187								30.4	33.3	55.0	33.7	46.0	35.2	9.9	$10,011
Vardeman Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	3302 Connorvale Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3740	624	37	16.6	94.2%	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	589 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)															$9,928
Raymond Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	1605 Connorvale Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6550	297	24	12.5	97.0%	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	285 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.4	4060^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.8	4475^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.0%	415	12.5	50.0	33.3	36.8	23.1	20.0		23.8	20.5	48.0	21.3	29.2	38.5	10.5	$10,973
Hinojosa Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	1620 Lauder Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-4750	578	31	18.6	92.7%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.3%)	549 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)															$12,024
Reed Academy	Public, Magnet	1-5	1616 Lauder Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6670	637	40	15.8	83.0%	11 (1.7%)	87 (13.7%)	523 (82.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	37.9	2933^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.9%		44.2	2565^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.5%	368	13.5	18.2		38.5	17.4	7.1	0.0	43.5	47.1	49.1	35.2	37.9	49.0	15.0	$9,557
North Central Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 Strawn Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5650	863	50	17.3	91.5%	8 (0.9%)	35 (4.1%)	805 (93.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	50.7	2107^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%		61.3	1533^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	67.5%	574	30.8	40.4		53.9	45.3			40.7	60.2	55.7	46.9	47.0	40.0	29.3	$11,795
Worsham Elementary	Public	1-5	3007 Hartwick Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6520	449	30	14.8	89.1%	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.3%)	433 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%		64.3	1401^st of 4710 public elementary schools	70.3%	380	11.1	0.0	20.0	11.1	0.0		20.0	57.5	48.2	61.6	37.5	44.7	54.1	32.9	$12,903
Oleson Elementary	Public	1-5	12345 Vickery St	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6530	411	29	14.2	90.3%	13 (3.2%)	12 (2.9%)	386 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	3669^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.1%		27	3651^st of 4710 public elementary schools	22.5%	18	6.7	46.7	21.4	30.6	13.3	0.0	0.0	29.8	37.1	48.5	36.6	19.4	43.1	12.2	$12,493
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	1-5	4514 Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6540	516	34	15.0	87.2%	8 (1.6%)	10 (1.9%)	492 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31.4	3339^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%		25.8	3727^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.9%	388	26.3	36.0	23.1	38.1	28.0	0.0	7.7	39.3	43.6	37.0	47.6	46.2	31.5	7.6	$10,732
Two Dimensions/Vickery	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12330 Vickery St	Houston	77039	Harris County	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 987-7300	203	12	16.9	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	185 (91.1%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.2	4328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%		12.6	4434^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.9%	106								31.6	37.5	42.9	26.3	12.5	7.1	7.1	$10,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephens Elementary

Is Stephens Elementary a good school?

Stephens Elementary ranks 3459^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Stephens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Stephens Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Stephens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stephens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mead Middle
High : MacArthur High School

What district is Stephens Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Stephens Elementary?

Students at Stephens Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White.

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