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.
Contact information
Website
Address
10000 Centre PkwyHouston, TX 77036-8200
Office phone number
Principal
- Renee Canales
- renee.canales@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 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%
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%
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%
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