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D−

Best El

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

10000 Centre Pkwy, Houston, TX 77036 · (713) 988-6445 · Part of Alief Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
655
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Best El

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

10000 Centre Pkwy, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten111
Grade 1132
Grade 2139
Grade 3154
Grade 4119
Enrollment over time
726’20
765’21
674’22
638’23
655’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%Black 10%White 2%Asian 1%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 Best 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.