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South Belt Elementary

Q: Is South Belt Elementary a good school?

South Belt Elementary ranks 768 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

South Belt Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-4 school in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd) serving 690 students, and it stands out as a reliable, high-performing school with a strong focus on math and support for English Language Learners. The school has consistently earned 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger over the past decade, currently ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide, making it a top choice within its district. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the state average, South Belt offers a stable learning environment that rivals schools in more affluent neighboring districts.

One of South Belt’s biggest strengths is its exceptional performance in mathematics, where it truly shines as a "math powerhouse." In the 2025-2026 school year, 65.74% of 3rd graders and 65.35% of 4th graders were proficient in math, far exceeding district averages (36.57% and 45.23%) and state averages (44.33% and 49.28%). This puts South Belt ahead of nearby schools like Stuchbery Elementary and Moore Elementary, and even competitive with top-tier schools like Shadycrest Elementary in the Pearland Independent School District (Isd). Additionally, the school excels at supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for this group, a remarkable achievement that sets it apart from peers like Stuchbery and Atkinson Elementary.

South Belt also stands out for its consistency, with state rankings fluctuating only between the 76th and 83rd percentile over the last five years, unlike volatile neighbors such as Stuchbery or Frazier Elementary. The school has shown a notable turnaround in serving Special Education students, improving from the 39th to the 72nd percentile in just two years. While it faces challenges with Gifted and Talented students, where rankings dipped to the 59th percentile, South Belt’s overall value-added education—achieving strong results with a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (48.26%) compared to schools like Shadycrest (23.05%)—makes it a smart, dependable choice for families in the area.

690

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,946

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Riverstone Ranch Rd
Houston, TX 77089

(713) 740-5276

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend South Belt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Melillo Middle
	Thompson Intermediate
High:	Dobie High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

Asian:

18.4%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 61st percentile in 2021 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 83rd (2026) from a 61st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg43%

Texas avg49%

768^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 36Elementary Schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

595^th of 951Pasadena 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	79.7	768 of 4627	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	1134 of 4651	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	882 of 4710	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	1073 of 4647	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	942 of 4581	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	1764 of 4578	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	1420 of 4479	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	735 of 4359	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	770 of 4329	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	87.0	378 of 4286	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	79.4	775 of 4320	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.4	1287 of 4260	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.8	1866 of 4221	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.1	1186 of 4206	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	58.5	1906 of 4095	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.7	1006 of 3937	74.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	333 of 2406	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	398 of 1905	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	528 of 2443	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	819 of 2443	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	877 of 2421	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	1510 of 2444	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	653 of 2515	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	613 of 2483	75.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	438 of 999	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	510 of 814	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.1	349 of 1045	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	324 of 1015	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	305 of 957	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	578 of 967	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	548 of 1009	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.2	301 of 1005	70.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	978 of 4461	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	1073 of 4331	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	1452 of 4295	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	512 of 4240	87.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	184 of 1643	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	442 of 2918	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	444 of 3668	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	365 of 3556	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	716 of 3487	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	957 of 3446	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	387 of 3333	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	106 of 3226	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	801 of 4575	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	710 of 3744	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	694 of 4658	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	1257 of 4588	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	1459 of 4561	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	1620 of 4499	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	1269 of 4348	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	771 of 4306	82.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	1266 of 3075	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	571 of 2619	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	1502 of 2980	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.7	576 of 2958	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	878 of 3006	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	713 of 3184	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	138 of 3106	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	535 of 4413	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	860 of 3644	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	714 of 4465	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	501 of 4401	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	564 of 4376	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	1263 of 4329	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	1395 of 4188	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	648 of 4168	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	824 of 4520	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	1024 of 3705	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	360 of 4594	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	531 of 4521	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	727 of 4477	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	1397 of 4451	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	1023 of 4309	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	246 of 4264	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	745 of 4582	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	1078 of 3739	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	1111 of 4647	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	907 of 4585	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	647 of 4563	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	1869 of 4498	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	1583 of 4357	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	767 of 4319	82.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	1203 of 4301	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	52.3	1457 of 3549	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	2601 of 4292	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1934 of 4086	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	549 of 3952	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	1210 of 3799	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	3067 of 3684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.8	460 of 3558	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	1446 of 3006	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.7	143 of 2612	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	69.2	800 of 3108	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	1788 of 3106	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1909 of 3082	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	1430 of 3082	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	738 of 3142	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	400 of 3127	87.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)59th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-27 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

Reading60%+8 vs state

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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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
South Belt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1801 Riverstone Ranch Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-5276	690	49	14.0	48.3%	64 (9.3%)	100 (14.5%)	386 (55.9%)	127 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	79.7	768^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.4%		70.1	1134^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.6%	366			59.3	61.4		65.7	65.4		$8,946
Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8880 S Bluff	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0656	356	33	10.7	67.4%	32 (9.0%)	37 (10.4%)	255 (71.6%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	66.1	1300^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.9%		79.8	757^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.7%	543	75.0		61.7	59.7		42.9	56.7		$13,447
Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11955 Blackhawk Blvd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-6300	742	42	17.6	49.6%	90 (12.1%)	68 (9.2%)	276 (37.2%)	281 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.5%)	85.4	562^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	87.9%		86.1	531^st of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%	31			65.8	59.5	76.9	67.0	68.1	74.1	$8,553
Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10503 Hughes Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0560	439	37	11.8	71.3%	39 (8.9%)	48 (10.9%)	330 (75.2%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	52.4	1989^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.0%		70.9	1092^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.5%	897	16.7	16.7	51.4	54.6		39.7	48.1		$12,740
Iltexas Pearland Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2468 Broadway St	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 479-9078	602	43	13.9	60.3%	30 (5.0%)	255 (42.4%)	243 (40.4%)	34 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	35.3	3068^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.7%		24.4	3765^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%	697			36.7	54.1	57.4	26.5	35.1	40.6	$00
C J Harris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2314 Schleider Dr	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 485-4024	549	39	14.2	49.2%	158 (28.8%)	97 (17.7%)	233 (42.4%)	39 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	63	1459^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.5%		67.9	1217^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.8%	242			52.5	57.5		45.5	57.5		$8,575
Barbara Cockrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3500 McHard Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 736-6600	741	48	15.5	43.2%	172 (23.2%)	52 (7.0%)	421 (56.8%)	68 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	87.3	491^st of 4627 public elementary schools	89.4%		84.2	602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	87.1%	111			71.3	62.3		75.9	70.8		$8,343
Shadycrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2405 Shady Bend Dr	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 412-1404	512	33	15.3	23.0%	262 (51.2%)	28 (5.5%)	169 (33.0%)	27 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	92	291^st of 4627 public elementary schools	93.7%		90.9	339^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.7%	48			77.5	69.3		75.5	71.3		$7,798
Stuchbery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11210 Hughes Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0752	604	49	12.3	84.4%	40 (6.6%)	151 (25.0%)	367 (60.8%)	31 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	54.8	1875^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.5%		30.7	3382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	1507	33.3		50.0	52.7		53.8	44.3		$10,822
Atkinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9602 Kingspoint Rd	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0520	454	39	11.6	81.7%	21 (4.6%)	32 (7.0%)	359 (79.1%)	33 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	66	1304^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.8%		59.6	1601^st of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%	297	23.1	20.0	57.7	50.7		50.0	62.7		$11,520

Frequently Asked Questions about South Belt Elementary

Is South Belt Elementary a good school?

South Belt Elementary ranks 768^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Belt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended South Belt Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Belt Elementary?

Students at South Belt Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% African American, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is South Belt Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of South Belt Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Belt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Melillo Middle
Middle : Thompson Intermediate
High : Dobie High School

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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