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Allen Aldridge Junior Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4344th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Blue Ridge Briargate Elementary in Houston, TX, serves 567 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks above average statewide, yet the school itself has faced severe and persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 6% of Texas elementary schools for three consecutive years.

Test scores at Blue Ridge Briargate are dramatically lower than both district and state averages, with gaps of 30-40 percentage points in subjects like 3rd grade math (only 14% proficient) and 5th grade science (just 4% proficient). While the school serves a high-poverty population (80-89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), it maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. Interestingly, there is a pattern of students performing better as they progress through the grades—5th graders outperform 3rd graders by nearly 20 points in reading and math—suggesting that early foundational skills may need more support. Nearby schools like Hunters Glen Elementary and Ridgegate Elementary also struggle but are not as low-performing, while Windsor Village Elementary, a nearby Houston Independent School District (Isd) school serving an even higher poverty population, ranks in the 71st percentile—proving that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance.

Subgroup performance reveals a complex picture: the school is relatively more effective with its African American and Hispanic students compared to its overall rank, but it struggles significantly with male students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. A troubling decline has also been seen in support for special education students, whose ranking dropped from the 46th percentile to the 20th percentile in just two years. For parents, this data highlights a school with deep-rooted challenges but also potential bright spots, such as the upward trend in 5th grade and the possibility of learning from high-performing peers like Windsor Village to drive improvement.

567
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,764
Per pupil spending ?
80.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 15817 Blueridge Rd
       Missouri City, TX  77489

(281) 634-4520

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

African American:
67.2%
Hispanic:
26.5%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2024 → 6th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg60%
Texas avg51%
4,344th of 4,643
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2024
From bottom 3% (2024) to bottom 6% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
50th of 51Elementary Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)
291st of 947Fort Bend 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.44344 of 46436.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.24404 of 46515.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.44591 of 47102.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.42003 of 241417.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.62212 of 24439.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202431.92682 of 366826.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.04059 of 458811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.34230 of 46589.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.53627 of 442518.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.73682 of 446517.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.74015 of 453511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.34272 of 45947.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.94412 of 45974.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.64522 of 46472.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.73461 of 430819.7%★☆☆☆☆
202443.72324 of 429245.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+24 vs school
Special Education (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading33%-22 vs state
Mathematics25%-22 vs state

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Students at Allen Aldridge Junior Elementary are 67% African American, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Allen Aldridge Junior Elementary.

Allen Aldridge Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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