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Alcott Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alcott Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 228 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in the state.

Alcott Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32% of 3rd graders at Alcott were proficient in reading, compared to 52.02% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in science, with only 8% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 29.57% statewide. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending, Alcott's academic outcomes remain significantly behind nearby schools like Garden Villas Elementary, Seguin Elementary, and Hartsfield Elementary, which serve similar student populations.

Interestingly, Alcott Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students tending to outperform their African American and economically disadvantaged peers in certain subject areas and grade levels. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing, such as curriculum, instructional practices, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's persistent underperformance. Addressing these issues may require targeted interventions and a closer collaboration with the HISD district to identify and implement effective practices that can better support the learning needs of Alcott's students.

202

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,492

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5859 Bellfort
Houston, TX 77033-2199

(713) 732-3540

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alcott Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Attucks Middle
High:	Sterling High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

3,876^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

505^th of 961Houston 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	22.6	3876 of 4651	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3528 of 4710	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3958 of 4647	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3749 of 4581	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3650 of 4578	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4028 of 4479	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4056 of 4359	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	4209 of 4329	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	3773 of 4286	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	4240 of 4320	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	4242 of 4260	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	4185 of 4221	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	3315 of 4206	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.4	3157 of 4095	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.6	1675 of 3937	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	1363 of 3884	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	1711 of 3768	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.3	2185 of 3724	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	2808 of 3476	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.0	2981 of 3475	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3159 of 3465	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	1249 of 2443	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2041 of 2443	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	2113 of 2421	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	2302 of 2444	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1747 of 2515	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2074 of 2483	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	2477 of 4461	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	978 of 4331	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	32.5	3225 of 4295	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3353 of 4240	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.3	867 of 3668	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	1749 of 3556	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	887 of 3487	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	826 of 3446	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	1817 of 3333	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	989 of 3226	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	2145 of 4658	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.5	4237 of 4588	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3609 of 4561	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3284 of 4499	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3729 of 4348	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3837 of 4306	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	399 of 4465	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	47.7	2206 of 4401	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	1172 of 4376	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	1566 of 4329	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	2859 of 4188	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2709 of 4168	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	1467 of 4594	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	3511 of 4521	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3211 of 4477	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3236 of 4451	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3622 of 4309	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3837 of 4264	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.3	2732 of 4647	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3238 of 4585	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3601 of 4563	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3844 of 4498	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	4004 of 4357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4152 of 4319	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	2225 of 3952	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)91st percentile+66 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile+43 vs school

Female (2024)54th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2024)49th percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2022)44th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2024)41st percentile+16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-15 vs state

Science8%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 9, 2019

Poor ratings and 1 teacher that has advanced education in education. She was a tutor last year that was hired on as a teacher for 2019-2020. The only upside is Ms Reyes and Ms Redmond at Alcott. Both need to be promoted to Principal. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Most of the staff have fun for the hills and it looks like the kids or other parents did too. I'm like were are all the kids and how are they still open. This school is wasting tax dollars some classrooms have only 9-13 kids. Some might think that is good but the teachers I trusted left and all I see are fresh faced babies who don't know the problems coming their way. Alcott has been here for years but it looks like it's time to shut the doors. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Spanish Science (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 Science 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
Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5859 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3540	202	17	11.8	98.0%	4 (2.0%)	140 (69.3%)	57 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22.6	3876^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.7%		28.9	3528^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.1%	348								32.0	39.3	46.2				32.0	25.0	36.0				8.0			$19,492
Mading Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 Crestmont St	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3560	298	22	13.6	96.3%	1 (0.3%)	182 (61.1%)	113 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24	3792^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.5%		15.3	4302^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	8.7%	510	0.0							21.4	31.6	41.5				23.5	51.2	34.2				7.1			$11,604
Kelso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Southmund St	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7451	364	27	13.5	98.9%	2 (0.5%)	141 (38.7%)	214 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35	3123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.9%		23.2	3888^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.5%	765	0.0			15.0				29.4	43.2	60.5				30.4	36.2	44.7				15.4			$11,197
Academy Of Accelerated Learning	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6711 Bellfort St	Houston	77087	Harris County	Academy Of Accelerated Learning Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 645-0336	738	43	17.0	88.3%	26 (3.5%)	187 (25.3%)	484 (65.6%)	10 (1.4%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	22.5	3886^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%		36.8	3034^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.6%	852							87.5	31.9	44.2	39.0	34.3	44.4	47.5	26.6	33.8	32.2	28.8	41.3	48.6	8.5	50.9	15.3	$15,336
Bastian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5051 Bellfort	Houston	77033	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-5830	633	32	19.7	98.7%	13 (2.1%)	414 (65.4%)	197 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	23.9	3807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%		56.7	1767^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.5%	2040	14.3			28.6				40.3	38.1	45.1				25.0	27.8	39.2				11.8			$8,357
Gregg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Roxbury	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7432	289	23	12.3	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.8%)	246 (85.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60.4	1556^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%		43.9	2588^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.1%	1032	40.0	40.0	50.0	60.0	33.3	0.0		48.4	56.7	64.5				50.0	41.9	70.6				22.6			$14,334
Southside Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5515 S Loop E Ste B	Houston	77033	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5300	675	47	14.3	95.6%	3 (0.4%)	353 (52.3%)	303 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	26.6	3633^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.9%		17.7	4180^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.3%	547								34.3	40.5	39.5				38.2	38.2	33.8				8.6			$14,246
Garden Villas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7185 Santa Fe	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7484	363	26	13.9	90.6%	14 (3.9%)	81 (22.3%)	265 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39.9	2778^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%		31.3	3378^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.3%	600	40.0			72.2				30.6	29.6	53.3				41.9	53.7	37.8				28.3			$10,458
Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5905 Waltrip	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5600	395	27	14.6	97.2%	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.6%)	353 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	57.7	1684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.8%		58.2	1694^th of 4710 public elementary schools	64.0%	10	15.0	41.7	66.7	50.0	46.7			53.1	42.6	61.9				64.3	49.0	77.8				15.2			$15,417
Hartsfield Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5001 Perry St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8280	287	21	13.6	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	210 (73.2%)	65 (22.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15.5	4259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.2	4308^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.5%	49								16.1	34.2	33.3				22.6	24.4	33.3				12.8			$15,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Alcott Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alcott Elementary?

Students at Alcott Elementary are 69% African American, 28% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Alcott Elementary a good school?

Alcott Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Alcott Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Alcott Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Alcott Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alcott Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alcott Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Attucks Middle
High : Sterling High School

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