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The Lawson Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8CharterAlternative Education School

5052 Scott St, Houston, TX 77004 · (713) 225-1551

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

Directions
Students
235
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about The Lawson Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 29.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts17%
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

Directions ↗

5052 Scott St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K112
Kindergarten9
Grade 651
Grade 732
Grade 831
Enrollment over time
182’20
169’21
134’22
195’23
235’24

Up 29.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%Hispanic 23%Asian 3%White 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Lawson 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.