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Alexander El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

8500 Brookwulf, Houston, TX 77099 · (281) 983-8300 · Part of Alief Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
609
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Alexander El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts21%
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 ↗

8500 Brookwulf, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K89
Kindergarten104
Grade 189
Grade 2113
Grade 3104
Grade 4110
Enrollment over time
625’20
648’21
676’22
693’23
609’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%Black 21%Asian 9%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alexander El from Houston families.

Other schools in Alief Independent School District

The district →
Sneed El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houston
D
922 students13:1
Outley El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houston
C+
863 students14:1
Collins El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
788 students13:1
Holmquist El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houston
C−
782 students13:1
Bush El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houston
D
780 students14:1
Chancellor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C
707 students12:1

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.