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Rees Elementary

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Rees Elementary ranks 1799 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rees Elementary is a PK-4 school in Houston, TX, serving 526 students in the Alief Independent School District (Isd), where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty community. This school stands out as a consistent, reliable performer, earning a 3-star rating from Schooldigger for the past four years and ranking in the 61st percentile statewide, which is notably higher than its district's 26th percentile ranking. With a low student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1, Rees invests in smaller class sizes, a key difference from nearby schools like KIPP Unity Pri (22.7:1) and Houston Classical (19.7:1), though Houston Classical spends nearly double per student.

One of Rees's most impressive strengths is its exceptional performance in Spanish-language STAAR Reading, where 4th graders achieved a 91.3% proficiency rate in 2025-2026, far exceeding the district's 41.96% and the state's 37.14%. This suggests a highly effective bilingual program. The school also shows a "rising tide" for male and Hispanic students, who ranked in the 75th and 76th percentiles statewide, respectively, demonstrating success in closing opportunity gaps. Additionally, a fascinating "4th Grade Leap" in math saw scores jump from 29.67% proficiency in 3rd grade to 62.64% in 4th grade in the most recent year, hinting at a potential strength in upper-grade math instruction.

However, there are areas of concern. While Special Education students have seen a dramatic turnaround, ranking in the 88th percentile in 2025-2026, English Language Learner (ELL) performance has declined from the 71st to the 36th percentile over the same period. This is a critical issue to watch, especially given the school's strength in Spanish reading. Compared to nearby schools, Rees is a standout within Alief ISD, outperforming Hearne Elementary (25th percentile) and Holmquist Elementary (42nd percentile), while Petrosky Elementary (68th percentile) slightly edges it out. Overall, Rees offers a stable, resource-rich environment with standout programs in bilingual education and targeted support for specific student groups.

526

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,633

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16305 Kensley
Houston, TX 77082-2847

(281) 531-1444

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

African American:

17.9%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alief Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg37%

Texas avg49%

1,799^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 24Elementary Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

705^th of 951Alief 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	56.2	1799 of 4627	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	1819 of 4651	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	2019 of 4710	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	1836 of 4647	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2090 of 4581	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	2412 of 4578	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	1765 of 4479	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	2538 of 4359	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	2558 of 4329	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	2485 of 4286	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.6	1701 of 4320	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.7	2352 of 4260	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	1825 of 4221	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.1	1466 of 4206	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.9	977 of 4095	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	62.2	1638 of 3937	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	1271 of 3884	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.5	731 of 3768	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	39.9	2684 of 3724	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.1	2418 of 3476	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.0	1472 of 3475	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.4	2583 of 3465	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	1285 of 2406	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	806 of 2443	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	542 of 2443	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	720 of 2421	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	471 of 2444	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	761 of 2515	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	820 of 2483	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	743 of 999	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.3	565 of 1015	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	740 of 957	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	784 of 967	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	790 of 1009	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	800 of 1005	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.1	783 of 4461	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	1319 of 4331	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	397 of 4295	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	61.6	1220 of 4240	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	1045 of 1643	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	1210 of 3668	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	1027 of 3556	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	1578 of 3487	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	1552 of 3446	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	930 of 3333	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	1659 of 3226	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	2668 of 4575	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	2845 of 4658	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	2069 of 4588	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	1781 of 4561	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	2208 of 4499	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	1684 of 4348	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	2049 of 4306	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	775 of 3075	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	278 of 2980	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	49.2	1780 of 3006	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.0	665 of 3184	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	137 of 3106	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	1070 of 4413	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	1448 of 4465	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1667 of 4401	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2119 of 4376	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	2002 of 4329	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	1367 of 4188	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	2729 of 4168	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	1330 of 4520	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	1461 of 4594	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	1083 of 4521	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	1760 of 4477	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	1915 of 4451	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	830 of 4309	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	2532 of 4264	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	1167 of 4582	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	1191 of 4647	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	1765 of 4585	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	2352 of 4563	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2653 of 4498	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1885 of 4357	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	3228 of 4319	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	501 of 4301	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	1618 of 4292	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	2620 of 4086	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	1103 of 3952	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	1010 of 3799	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.1	2046 of 3684	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	1111 of 3082	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	1029 of 3142	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+27 vs school

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+9 vs school

White (2022)64th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%+4 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Rees Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	16305 Kensley	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1444	526	52	10.1	81.4%	29 (5.5%)	94 (17.9%)	367 (69.8%)	34 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.2	1799^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.1%		55.3	1819^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.9%	20	43.8	91.3					49.2	61.8			29.7	62.6			$10,633
Houston Classical	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6403 Addicks Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Houston Classical Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-9626	342	17	19.7	73.7%	18 (5.3%)	178 (52.0%)	109 (31.9%)	20 (5.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	74.8	945^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.6%		76.2	900^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.6%	45							42.2	69.8	70.8	87.5	44.4	62.3	66.7	79.2	$19,438
Holmquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15040 Westpark Dr	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3024	782	60	12.9	92.3%	45 (5.8%)	321 (41.0%)	367 (46.9%)	43 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40.7	2690^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.3	2902^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.6%	212	44.7	36.7					40.2	48.5			36.8	45.8			$8,007
Iltexas Westpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	852	56	15.2	85.4%	17 (2.0%)	394 (46.2%)	399 (46.8%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	43.3	2498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.8	2395^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	103		18.2	66.7			12.5	45.7	42.2	65.5		41.3	27.2	47.9		$9,530
Petrosky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6703 Winkleman	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8366	515	48	10.8	84.9%	49 (9.5%)	156 (30.3%)	231 (44.9%)	71 (13.8%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.4	1495^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.7%		42.7	2591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	44.3%	1096							57.7	62.0			37.7	55.1			$10,023
Mission West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4320	513	40	12.7	79.9%	20 (3.9%)	79 (15.4%)	353 (68.8%)	42 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	55	1861^st of 4627 public elementary schools	59.8%		67.3	1248^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%	613	70.0	12.5		66.7	0.0		59.7	59.4	62.5		43.1	34.8	45.8		$13,193
Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17800 W Oaks Village Dr	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2800	410	31	13.3	68.8%	27 (6.6%)	141 (34.4%)	134 (32.7%)	84 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	70.9	1097^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.3%		55.8	1785^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	688							54.4	57.4	71.4		48.5	52.5	74.6		$11,734
Mission Bend Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16003 Mission Glen	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 634-4280	460	34	13.6	82.6%	19 (4.1%)	124 (27.0%)	253 (55.0%)	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	41.3	2632^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	43.1%		22.5	3888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%	1256							60.0	44.3	47.7		50.8	33.3	37.9		$12,997
KIPP Unity Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8500 Hwy 6 S	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0572	1,050	46	22.7	89.6%	14 (1.3%)	597 (56.9%)	364 (34.7%)	57 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	39.7	2773^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.1%		59.4	1608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	1165							35.8	56.0	55.3		27.5	56.5	33.0		$7,222
Mary Austin Holley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16655 Bissonnet	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3850	648	48	13.4	81.0%	24 (3.7%)	200 (30.9%)	335 (51.7%)	64 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	39.6	2778^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.0%		45.6	2404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	374	7.1	47.8	40.0	10.5	25.0	60.0	46.5	28.4	68.9		35.8	33.7	44.4		$12,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Rees Elementary

What district is Rees Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Is Rees Elementary a good school?

Rees Elementary ranks 1799^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rees Elementary?

Students at Rees Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% Asian, 6% White.

What schools do graduates of Rees Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rees Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albright Middle
Middle : Miller Intermediate
High : Alief Early College High School
High : Elsik High School
High : Hastings High School
High : Kerr High School
High : Taylor High School

How many students attend Rees Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Rees Elementary.

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