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Reed Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 1-5

3664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Reed Academy is an elementary school in Houston, TX, serving 637 students in grades 1-5 within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a remarkable upward trend, climbing from the 5th percentile in state rankings five years ago to the 21st percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, signaling that recent efforts are paying off. This improvement stands out when compared to nearby Eckert Elementary and Raymond Elementary, which have consistently ranked in the bottom 5th and 13th percentiles, respectively, without similar gains.

One of Reed Academy's strongest assets is its performance with African American students, who ranked in the 60th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a stark contrast to the school's overall ranking. Additionally, English Language Learners have seen a dramatic 35-percentile-point improvement over three years, jumping from the 6th to the 41st percentile. In 5th grade, students outperformed the district average on English STAAR tests in both Reading (50.34% vs. 48.55%) and Math (38.93% vs. 38.5%), suggesting effective preparation for middle school. However, the school faces challenges with Special Education and Gifted and Talented students, whose rankings have dropped significantly, and with Spanish-language STAAR tests, where 5th graders scored 0% proficient in Math—a systemic issue shared by nearby Aldine ISD schools like Worsham Elementary.

Reed Academy shares a campus on Lauder Rd with Hinojosa Ec/Pk/K and Raymond Elementary, creating a unique cluster of schools serving different grade bands. The contrast between Reed's upward trajectory and Raymond's struggles highlights how school-level leadership matters more than neighborhood demographics. For context, North Central Elementary, a charter school from Yes Prep Public Schools Inc just 0.13 miles away, ranks in the 56th percentile with a similar student population, showing what's possible and creating competitive pressure for Reed Academy to continue its improvement.

637

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,557

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1616 Lauder Rd
Houston, TX 77039

(281) 985-6670

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Reed Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Aldine Middle
High:	MacArthur High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

African American:

13.7%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

3,664^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 16 pts since 2021

From bottom 5% (2021) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

698^th of 951Aldine 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	26.4	3664 of 4627	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.9	2933 of 4651	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	2565 of 4710	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	3929 of 4647	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4163 of 4581	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	4368 of 4578	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	965 of 2406	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	950 of 2443	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	543 of 2443	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	995 of 2421	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	1048 of 2444	57.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	3929 of 4461	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	4269 of 4331	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	971 of 1643	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	2495 of 3668	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	3336 of 3556	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	3368 of 3487	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	3385 of 3446	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	3212 of 4575	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3196 of 4658	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4122 of 4588	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4168 of 4561	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4217 of 4499	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	2644 of 3075	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.8	1186 of 2980	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	1953 of 2958	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	2759 of 3006	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3421 of 4413	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	2493 of 4465	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3830 of 4401	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	3991 of 4376	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	4185 of 4329	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	3255 of 4520	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	2234 of 4594	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	3602 of 4521	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3859 of 4477	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4206 of 4451	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	3862 of 4582	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2757 of 4647	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	3679 of 4585	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4060 of 4563	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4289 of 4498	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	3553 of 4301	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2360 of 4292	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2020 of 4086	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	2387 of 3952	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	2988 of 3799	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	2468 of 3108	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)60th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2024)21st percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

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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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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%)	26.4	3664^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.8%		37.9	2933^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.9%	731	17.1	46.7	10.0	18.2	13.3	0.0	33.3	35.9	50.3	30.0	31.1	38.9	$9,557
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
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%)								(n/a)													$10,973
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%)	51.7	2027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.2%		50.7	2107^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%	80	51.9	52.9		46.3	68.6		46.8	50.0	57.5	53.2	51.3	42.5	$11,795
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%)	25	3753^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.9%		29.6	3459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.6%	294	50.0	16.7	27.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	24.7	35.9	39.4	39.0	47.9	24.3	$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
Odom Elementary	Public	1-5	14701 Henry Rd	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0390	322	25	12.9	92.2%	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	305 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46.2	2321^st of 4627 public elementary schools	49.8%		54.1	1901^st of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%	420	13.3	52.9	54.8	33.3	52.9	70.6	31.0	50.0	60.4	27.6	38.2	56.5	$12,387
De Santiago Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	1420 Aldine Meadows	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7500	575	32	17.9	93.0%	10 (1.7%)	70 (12.2%)	483 (84.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)								(n/a)													$11,789
Eckert Elementary	Public	1-5	1430 Aldine Meadows Rd	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6380	454	31	14.6	88.3%	5 (1.1%)	101 (22.2%)	338 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$10,466
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%)	42.5	2545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.0%		55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	764	8.0	38.1	7.1	8.0	42.9	18.8	27.1	62.0	48.7	25.0	57.0	47.3	$12,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Reed Academy

What schools do graduates of Reed Academy attend?

Students who attend Reed Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aldine Middle
High : MacArthur High School

What district is Reed Academy in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Reed Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Reed Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Reed Academy?

Students at Reed Academy are 82% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Reed Academy a good school?

Reed Academy ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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