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Outley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Outley Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 872 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Alief Independent School District, which is ranked 743 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Outley Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with its STAAR test scores generally lower than the district and state averages across grade levels and subjects. For example, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency rate is 33.52%, compared to the district's 39.21% and the state's 52.02%. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 873 out of 4,320 Texas elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 3,707 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025. However, the school's Gifted and Talented program appears to be a relative strength, with the school ranking in the top quartile of Texas elementary schools for this student subgroup.

Outley Elementary serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2021-2022. The nearby Mahanay Elementary, Chancellor Elementary, and Heflin Elementary also struggle academically and have similar socioeconomic profiles. In contrast, the nearby SST Advancement charter school and the Alief Montessori Community School outperform Outley Elementary and the other Alief ISD schools on STAAR tests, suggesting that school choice and alternative educational models may be more effective in this area.

863

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,025

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12355 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77082-2435

(281) 584-0655

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.8%

Hispanic:

30.7%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 60 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg49%

3,707^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 59 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

743^rd of 961Alief 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	25.3	3707 of 4651	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2710 of 4710	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	2977 of 4647	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2500 of 4581	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	1958 of 4578	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	1613 of 4479	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	1265 of 4359	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.6	1269 of 4329	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.2	989 of 4286	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	77.7	873 of 4320	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	803 of 4260	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	1198 of 4221	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	708 of 4206	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.3	1417 of 4095	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	1208 of 3937	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.9	1168 of 3884	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.6	1074 of 3768	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	548 of 3724	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	60.6	1504 of 3476	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.4	911 of 3475	73.8%	★★★★☆
2004	70.5	955 of 3465	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	442 of 2443	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	725 of 2443	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	618 of 2421	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	693 of 2444	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	356 of 2515	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	397 of 2483	84.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	826 of 1045	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	868 of 1015	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	808 of 957	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.7	368 of 967	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	453 of 1009	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	487 of 1005	51.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	1186 of 4461	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	631 of 4331	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	701 of 4295	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	204 of 4240	95.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	1228 of 3668	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	1082 of 3556	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	749 of 3487	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	324 of 3446	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	63.3	906 of 3333	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	263 of 3226	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	1604 of 4658	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	2137 of 4588	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2117 of 4561	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	1779 of 4499	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	1198 of 4348	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	1166 of 4306	72.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	75.1	309 of 2980	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	474 of 2958	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	992 of 3006	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	622 of 3184	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	1412 of 3106	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	2640 of 4465	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3363 of 4401	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2590 of 4376	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	2077 of 4329	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	1948 of 4188	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	914 of 4168	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	1432 of 4594	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	2295 of 4521	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	1799 of 4477	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	1443 of 4451	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	701 of 4309	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	465 of 4264	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	2856 of 4647	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3633 of 4585	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	2809 of 4563	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	2130 of 4498	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	2025 of 4357	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1534 of 4319	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	46.1	633 of 1112	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	475 of 1046	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	3331 of 4292	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	2356 of 4086	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	2786 of 3952	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	2152 of 3799	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	2529 of 3684	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	1505 of 3558	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	2022 of 3108	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	2313 of 3106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2603 of 3082	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	2156 of 3082	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2077 of 3142	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	1389 of 3127	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)90th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2024)82nd percentile+39 vs school

At Risk (2022)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)69th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2024)66th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)43rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2024)41st percentile~ school

Male (2024)39th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)35th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2024)21st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 2, 2017

This school has a very bad personnel with no courtesy and discrimination attitude. Newcomer in Houston, I went to register my child of 5 years old in Kindergarten to Outley and was surprised to be informed that he can not be register in Kinder but Pre-K even if he already attended for kinder oversea. Later after multiple meetings, I have been told it is because of the state law of DOB after September that my son was not allow to enroll kinder. However, I found out that many parents are allow to enroll their kids and bypass that state law. So until now I have not get any answer yet from the principle and her boss for that discrimination.
The rule should be applied to everybody!!!
I do not recommend that school at all for your child. There are better school around with great rate... Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 10, 2012

I am extremely pleased of high standards of AIMS program of Outley. My son was there .
Highly recommend this school.
This school is focusing on academics and then it is a wonderful school . Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 14, 2011

My son has ADHD ,the teacher asked him after he star taking pills,She sad "did you take pill today?" my son said "Yes." Then she said " It's not working." :( SO SAID! Close Quote

Schools Near Outley Elementary

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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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
Ashford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 Shannon Vly Dr	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2120	582	39	14.9	88.1%	28 (4.8%)	270 (46.4%)	233 (40.0%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	47.1	2315^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.2%		50.1	2170^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.9%	145	33.3	75.0	36.8	42.9	22.2	15.8		42.9	63.6	53.3				50.0	41.2	41.9				18.3			$13,679
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
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
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
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)
Chancellor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Boone Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8318	707	59	12.0	89.1%	22 (3.1%)	125 (17.7%)	367 (51.9%)	191 (27.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	2911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.4%		46.1	2439^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.2%	472								44.7	48.4	47.0				33.0	51.1	37.4				17.2			$9,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Outley Elementary

How many students attend Outley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 863 students attended Outley Elementary.

Is Outley Elementary a good school?

Outley Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Outley Elementary?

Students at Outley Elementary are 54% African American, 31% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian.

What district is Outley Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Outley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Outley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Budewig Intermediate
Middle : O'Donnell Middle
High : Alief Early College High School
High : Elsik High School
High : Hastings High School
High : Kerr High School
High : Taylor High School

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