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Almeda Elementary

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Almeda Elementary ranks 2426 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Almeda Elementary is a public elementary school serving 798 students in grades PK-5 in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) in Houston, Texas. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Almeda Elementary's student performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 45.05% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.18% for HISD and 52.02% for Texas. The school also has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 97% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, Almeda's African American and Hispanic students perform better relative to their peers at the district and state level, suggesting the school may be doing a better job supporting these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Almeda Elementary's performance is generally lower than Grissom Elementary and Hobby Elementary in HISD, but it outperforms some schools in other districts, like Ridgemont Elementary in Fort Bend Independent School District. The school's high poverty concentration is likely a significant factor contributing to its overall lower performance, as schools with high concentrations of poverty often face unique challenges in supporting student learning.

707

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,235

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14249 Bridgeport Rd
Houston, TX 77047-5061

(713) 434-5620

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Almeda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lawson Middle
High:	Worthing High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

African American:

26.4%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

2,426^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^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	45.3	2426 of 4651	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	2890 of 4710	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	2915 of 4647	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2771 of 4581	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	3299 of 4578	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3094 of 4479	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3391 of 4359	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	3436 of 4329	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	3289 of 4286	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	3899 of 4320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	4052 of 4260	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	3584 of 4221	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	3065 of 4206	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.8	2536 of 4095	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.6	2666 of 3937	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	2231 of 3884	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.2	3369 of 3768	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.4	3167 of 3724	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	2657 of 3476	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.4	2611 of 3475	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.1	2394 of 3465	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	944 of 2443	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	1175 of 2443	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	723 of 2421	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	1170 of 2444	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	1789 of 2515	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1608 of 2483	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	3.4	988 of 1009	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	996 of 1005	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.9	2313 of 4461	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	2759 of 4331	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3267 of 4295	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	2129 of 4240	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	2309 of 3668	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	1125 of 3556	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	1903 of 3487	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2291 of 3446	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2286 of 3333	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1763 of 3226	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	2639 of 4658	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2631 of 4588	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3105 of 4561	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3375 of 4499	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2754 of 4348	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3544 of 4306	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	2568 of 2958	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	2294 of 3006	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2943 of 3184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	3073 of 3106	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	2708 of 4465	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	1987 of 4401	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	2257 of 4376	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2795 of 4329	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2207 of 4188	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2751 of 4168	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	2578 of 4594	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	2008 of 4521	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1794 of 4477	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	2534 of 4451	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2105 of 4309	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	3106 of 4264	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	3396 of 4647	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3151 of 4585	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2502 of 4563	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	3020 of 4498	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3189 of 4357	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3227 of 4319	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	3833 of 4292	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	2740 of 4086	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	2711 of 3799	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3480 of 3684	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	2488 of 3558	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)61st percentile+23 vs school

At Risk (2022)48th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)44th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)39th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile~ school

Male (2024)27th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)13th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2019)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science19%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 7, 2019

My child attends and there have been many positive changes in the past 3 years. Definitely an up and coming school in the area. Thankful for the administration and teachers who have supported my daughter and our family. 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 Mathematics 5th 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
Almeda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14249 Bridgeport Rd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5620	707	46	15.3	95.5%	8 (1.1%)	187 (26.4%)	505 (71.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45.3	2426^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.8%		39.1	2890^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.6%	464	0.0			27.3					45.1	54.5	50.9				46.3	48.0	38.8				19.0			$8,235
Petersen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14404 Waterloo Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5630	357	24	14.8	96.1%	1 (0.3%)	89 (24.9%)	259 (72.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.8	2998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.3	2707^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.5%	291	44.4	39.1		59.3	30.4				40.5	46.9	53.3				16.2	43.8	50.0				11.7			$11,623
King Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	3930 W Fuqua	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 797-7900	299	17	17.5	99.3%	2 (0.7%)	168 (56.2%)	122 (40.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$8,208
Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5640	373	29	12.8	92.5%	2 (0.5%)	141 (37.8%)	226 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	30	3430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.3%		25.5	3748^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.4%	318	11.8			17.7					47.8	29.1	42.6				52.3	32.7	31.5				13.0			$9,450
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2225 Kingsley	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3090	678	46	14.6	34.2%	97 (14.3%)	267 (39.4%)	117 (17.3%)	137 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.3%)	83.8	614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.1	710^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.9%	96									72.2	75.8	72.7				58.8	73.0	20.0	85.0			51.8			$8,185
Mary Burks Marek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1947 Kirby Dr	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3232	762	51	14.9	45.1%	72 (9.4%)	265 (34.8%)	294 (38.6%)	85 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.6%)	77.3	868^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.1	612^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.0%	256	0.0			16.7					67.9	74.4	73.1				53.2	56.0	29.8	93.4			39.5			$9,247
Reagan K-8 Educational Center	Public	K-8	4842 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9575	682	54	12.7	93.1%	6 (0.9%)	150 (22.0%)	520 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.8	3563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.4%		22	3962^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	15.9%	399	18.2	8.3		14.3	7.1	34.9		77.3	47.2	38.5	31.8	36.7	28.6	46.2	51.9	30.3	17.0	32.9	26.2	47.9	7.8	47.3	13.0	$14,260
Yes Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	5212 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 842-5700	447	28	16.1	85.7%	7 (1.6%)	59 (13.2%)	376 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)																								$00
Ridgemont Elementary	Public	2-5	4910 Raven Ridge Dr	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4880	337	31	10.8	96.4%	4 (1.2%)	68 (20.2%)	261 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.8	3809^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%		24.2	3823^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	18.8%	14	5.9	14.3	0.0	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0		38.1	35.5	34.8				37.9	35.5	31.9				8.7			$15,459
Grissom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Simsbrook Dr	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5660	424	33	12.8	95.0%	5 (1.2%)	110 (25.9%)	303 (71.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24	3797^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.5	3813^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.0%	16	9.1			16.1					21.6	48.5	40.3				50.0	28.8	28.4				7.5			$10,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Almeda Elementary

How many students attend Almeda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Almeda Elementary.

Is Almeda Elementary a good school?

Almeda Elementary ranks 2426^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Almeda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Almeda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawson Middle
High : Worthing High School

What district is Almeda Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Almeda Elementary?

Students at Almeda Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 26% African American, 1% White.

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