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Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5CharterAlternative Education School

8440 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074 · (713) 988-5839

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
526
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 22.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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8440 Bissonnet St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K70
Kindergarten90
Grade 189
Grade 269
Grade 372
Grade 471
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
429’20
437’21
442’22
455’23
526’24

Up 22.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%Black 5%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy from Houston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.