Best Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Alief ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

C

Alief ISD: B

Total students

726

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Alief ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Alief ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Best Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Alief ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 726 students. 85.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 78.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,536, which is $1,895 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.aliefisd.net

Address

10000 Centre Pkwy
Houston, TX 77036-8200

Office phone number

(713) 988-6445

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Best Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

726

African American

116 (16%)

Alief ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

4 (0.6%)

Alief ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.4%)

Alief ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

592 (81.5%)

Alief ISD: 57.3%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Alief ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

10 (1.4%)

Alief ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

16.0%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

81.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

1.4%

Two or more races

N/A

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

85.1 %

Alief ISD: 81.9%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

93 %

Alief ISD: 87%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

78.1 %

Alief ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

85.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

78.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

78.1 %

Alief ISD: 47%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

2.3 %

Alief ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

7.9 %

Alief ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

78.1%

Gifted and talented

2.3%

Special education

7.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

C

Alief ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

F

Alief ISD: C

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Alief ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

D

Alief ISD: C

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9.5 %

Alief ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

16.7 %

Alief ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

20 %

Alief ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0 %

Alief ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

7 %

Alief ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alief ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

0 %

Alief ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Alief ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

58.9

African American

17 (28.9%)

Alief ISD: 41%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

1 (1.7%)

Alief ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.4%)

Alief ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

27.9 (47.3%)

Alief ISD: 27.7%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

11 (18.7%)

Alief ISD: 23%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Alief ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

47.9 (81.3%)

Alief ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

10 (17%)

Alief ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

1 (1.7%)

Alief ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

12.3

Alief ISD: 12.7

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

10.1 years

Alief ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$59,536

Alief ISD: $61,984

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$45,954

Alief ISD: $52,098

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$57,998

Alief ISD: $57,767

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$57,229

Alief ISD: $59,938

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$62,348

Alief ISD: $64,386

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$72,052

Alief ISD: $69,884

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$74,719

Alief ISD: $76,313

Statewide: $69,974

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