Summary
Sneed Elementary is a PK-4 school in Houston, TX, serving 922 students in the Alief Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty area. Despite a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with its most recent state ranking at the 6th percentile. This persistent low performance is a key challenge, with math scores being a particular weakness—only 20.37% of 3rd graders and 31.82% of 4th graders were proficient in math in the 2025-2026 school year.
However, there are notable bright spots. Sneed has shown a remarkable turnaround for its Special Education students, who jumped from the 3rd percentile in 2022-2023 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting a targeted intervention program is working. Additionally, the school performs relatively well for its African American students, who ranked in the 32nd percentile statewide—the highest star rating of any subgroup at the school. This success contrasts with other groups, such as Asian and White students, who rank in the 1st percentile, and Hispanic students, who rank in the 10th percentile.
Compared to nearby schools, Sneed is the lowest-performing in its immediate area. For instance, Briarmeadow Charter, just 1.94 miles away, is a top-performing school (91st percentile) with 70-90% proficiency rates, highlighting a stark disparity. Meanwhile, Westchase Neighborhood School, the closest school at 0.6 miles, has erratic performance—its 4th-grade math proficiency was a catastrophic 8.11% compared to Sneed’s 31.82%. Sneed’s spending per student ($12,189) is lower than Bush Elementary ($12,734), despite having a similar percentage of low-income students, suggesting funding may not be allocated to the highest-need school in the district.
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