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Bussey El

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

11555 Airline, Houston, TX 77037 · (281) 878-1501 · Part of Aldine Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
489
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Bussey El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts19%
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 ↗

11555 Airline, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 190
Grade 285
Grade 395
Grade 4129
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
503’20
522’21
508’22
474’23
489’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 3%Black 2%Asian <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 Bussey El from Houston families.

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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.