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Landis Elementary

Q: Is Landis Elementary a good school?

Landis Elementary ranks 3147 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

3147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Landis Elementary is a K-4 school in Houston, TX, serving 545 students in the Alief Independent School District (Isd), where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has recently achieved a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 8th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026—its highest performance in over a decade—making it a standout story of rapid improvement in a high-poverty area.

This improvement is broad-based, with significant gains across student groups. Notably, Landis now ranks in the 78th percentile for its African American students, a 4-star rating that far exceeds its overall ranking. The school also outperforms district and state averages in 3rd Grade Spanish Reading, with 41.79% of test-takers proficient in 2025-2026 compared to 28.2% for the district and 28.3% for the state. However, a persistent weakness is 4th Grade Reading, where only 38.46% of students are proficient, below the district (43.54%) and state (53.04%) averages. Additionally, there is a notable gender gap: male students rank in the 49th percentile, while female students rank in the 14th percentile, a reversal of typical trends.

Compared to nearby schools, Landis is a positive outlier within Alief ISD, where most schools like Horn Elementary, Chambers Elementary, Best Elementary, Boone Elementary, and Bush Elementary rank in the bottom 20% of the state. In contrast, nearby charter schools like KIPP Shine Prep (76th percentile) and Harmony School Of Exploration- Houston (70th percentile) achieve top-quartile results with similar poverty levels. Landis spends $13,375 per student with a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, suggesting its historical struggles were not due to lack of resources, but that recent changes in instruction or leadership are now driving success.

545

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,419

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10255 Spice Ln
Houston, TX 77072-5035

(281) 983-8343

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.9%

African American:

14.5%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Texas avg49%

3,147^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	34.1	3147 of 4627	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.5	4256 of 4651	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4030 of 4710	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	4403 of 4647	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4126 of 4581	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	4265 of 4578	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4030 of 4479	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4228 of 4359	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	4025 of 4329	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	3895 of 4286	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	3668 of 4320	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.1	3397 of 4260	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.4	2380 of 4221	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	1719 of 4206	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.8	2855 of 4095	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.9	2386 of 3937	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.7	1183 of 3884	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	1727 of 3768	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.6	2734 of 3724	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	3396 of 3476	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	33.4	2735 of 3475	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	2874 of 3465	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	521 of 2406	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	28.9	1932 of 2443	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2235 of 2443	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1527 of 2421	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	1822 of 2444	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	1264 of 2515	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	2009 of 2483	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	2.3	996 of 1009	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	2696 of 4461	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	3403 of 4331	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2250 of 4295	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3248 of 4240	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	2451 of 3668	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3010 of 3556	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	2809 of 3487	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	2944 of 3446	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	2612 of 3333	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	2816 of 3226	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	3944 of 4575	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3465 of 4658	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	4273 of 4588	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3985 of 4561	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	3914 of 4499	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3851 of 4348	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	4233 of 4306	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	32.5	2620 of 3184	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	3219 of 4413	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3331 of 4465	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4106 of 4401	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	3811 of 4376	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	4027 of 4329	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3813 of 4188	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4032 of 4168	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	2204 of 4520	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	3299 of 4594	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4169 of 4521	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3542 of 4477	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	4048 of 4451	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3402 of 4309	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4045 of 4264	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	2355 of 4582	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	3981 of 4647	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	4350 of 4585	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4094 of 4563	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	4351 of 4498	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	3944 of 4357	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4079 of 4319	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2099 of 4301	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	3540 of 4292	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3168 of 4086	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.5	1092 of 3952	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	1937 of 3799	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3488 of 3684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1768 of 3558	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)78th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)18th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2019)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

Reading37%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, May 28, 2015

This school should be condemned, seriously. The teachers do not teach, they simply sit in ac all day and collect a paycheck. They do not send home graded work so you will only find out if your child is not excelling when progress reports come out, then you have to kick it into over drive to help your child catch up. I had to have a meeting w/ principal jst to get graded work sent home so I could stay on top of my childs progress and still had to continue to call and send written request for teacher to cooperate. Upon receiving graded work I found several papers graded incorrectly, causing my child to fail those assignments. When that was brought to teachers attention, she was unapologetic. The students are constantly fighting, there is no supervision. Faculty talks in a very demeaning manner to the children and will attempt to speak to parents the same way. In my opinion the principal's loyalty is to his staff not the students and that is sad because they are the ones suffering. WORST school EVER! 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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Landis Elementary	Public	K-4	10255 Spice Ln	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8343	545	47	11.7	95.2%	4 (0.7%)	79 (14.5%)	452 (82.9%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.1	3147^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.0%		15.5	4256^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.5%	1109	41.8	31.3		48.4	38.5					25.5	47.2						$10,419
Harmony School Of Exploration- Houston	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9305 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 831-7406	687	53	13.0	87.2%	45 (6.6%)	171 (24.9%)	393 (57.2%)	73 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	64.6	1373^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.4	1194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	179				50.5	64.0	61.5				50.0	53.1	54.7					$12,924
Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10734 Bissonett	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3223	675	55	12.2	90.2%	17 (2.5%)	73 (10.8%)	573 (84.9%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	3893^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.8	3617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%	276	44.0	46.3		31.0	48.8					24.2	34.5						$9,181
Chambers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10700 Carvel	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8313	559	48	11.6	94.1%	26 (4.7%)	43 (7.7%)	437 (78.2%)	49 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.8	2837^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.7%		38.6	2881^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	44	13.6	58.7		54.8	34.8					30.0	50.0						$10,131
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet	Public, Charter	K-7	9745 Bissonnet St	Houston	77036	Harris County	Etoile Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 265-8657	303	19	16.2	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.9%)	257 (84.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21.2	3983^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	13.9%		15.8	4247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.7%	264	20.0		0.0	32.7		20.7	30.4	38.5	50.0	30.8		24.1	38.3	51.9	47.4	34.2	$13,630
KIPP Shine Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	10711 KIPP Way	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0548	920	39	23.6	95.0%	9 (1.0%)	299 (32.5%)	529 (57.5%)	57 (6.2%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	70.2	1127^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.6%		67.1	1255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%	128				48.8	58.6					52.3	74.2						$7,877
Best Elementary	Public	K-4	10000 Centre Pkwy	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 988-6445	655	48	13.5	93.0%	15 (2.3%)	63 (9.6%)	563 (86.0%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	3865^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.5%		9.9	4486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.5%	621	21.1	38.5		41.7	45.8					23.4	33.3						$9,213
Boone Elementary	Public	K-4	11400 Bissonnet	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8308	511	47	10.8	92.8%	16 (3.1%)	88 (17.2%)	392 (76.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	4427^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.3%		11.2	4450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	23	17.0	33.9		39.4	31.3					16.3	23.9						$9,784
Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9730 Stroud Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 272-3220	780	56	13.9	90.5%	15 (1.9%)	64 (8.2%)	675 (86.5%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	4107^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.2%		28.5	3528^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	579	30.3	38.0		27.6	50.0					22.6	30.8						$9,161
White E Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9001 Triola Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3490	691	41	16.8	91.9%	8 (1.2%)	20 (2.9%)	589 (85.2%)	70 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	3240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		24.4	3764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.1%	524	20.0			48.0	34.8	47.7				40.2	29.4	44.3					$8,681

Frequently Asked Questions about Landis Elementary

What district is Landis Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Landis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Landis Elementary.

Is Landis Elementary a good school?

Landis Elementary ranks 3147^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Landis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Landis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olle Middle
Middle : Owens Intermediate
High : Alief Early College High School
High : Elsik High School
High : Hastings High School
High : Kerr High School
High : Taylor High School

What is the racial makeup of Landis Elementary?

Students at Landis Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% Asian.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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