Best Elementary School
- Elementary school in Alief ISD
- Houston, TX
- Kindergarten - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Alief ISD: N/A
Total students
638
Avg. teacher experience
8.2 years
Alief ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Alief ISD: 87.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Best Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Alief ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 638 students. 85.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 78.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,231, which is $243 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.2 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
10000 Centre PkwyHouston, TX 77036-8200
Office phone number
Principal
- Brandan Clark
- brandan.clark@aliefisd.net
- (713) 988-6445
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Best Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
638
African American
77 (12.1%)
Alief ISD: 24%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.3%)
Alief ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
9 (1.4%)
Alief ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
540 (84.6%)
Alief ISD: 61.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
3 (0.5%)
Alief ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
6 (0.9%)
Alief ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (0.2%)
Alief ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
85.6 %
Alief ISD: 86.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
92.5 %
Alief ISD: 87.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
79 %
Alief ISD: 57.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
78.8 %
Alief ISD: 57.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0.9 %
Alief ISD: 5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
14.9 %
Alief ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Alief ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Alief ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Alief ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Alief ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
22 %
Alief ISD: 23.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
29.8 %
Alief ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Alief ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
20 %
Alief ISD: 10%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.6 %
Alief ISD: 24.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Alief ISD: 14%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
33.3 %
Alief ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Alief ISD: 28.5%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
52.7
African American
17.9 (33.9%)
Alief ISD: 43.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (1.9%)
Alief ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (1.9%)
Alief ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
23.5 (44.6%)
Alief ISD: 29.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Alief ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
9.4 (17.8%)
Alief ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Alief ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
5 (9.5%)
Alief ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
40 (75.8%)
Alief ISD: 67.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.7 (14.7%)
Alief ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Alief ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
12.1
Alief ISD: 13.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
8.2 years
Alief ISD: 11.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$62,231
Alief ISD: $65,242
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$53,816
Alief ISD: $52,526
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$60,084
Alief ISD: $60,248
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,974
Alief ISD: $64,604
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$68,091
Alief ISD: $68,786
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,405
Alief ISD: $74,573
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$80,458
Alief ISD: $81,700
Statewide: $74,014