📍 10000 Centre Pkwy, Houston, Harris County, 77036
Best el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 674 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandan Clark. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Best el enrolls 674 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 1.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 552 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 15% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.3% |
| White | 7 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
622 of the school's 674 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 602 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Best el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 131.
Best el is one of 48 schools in ALIEF ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 38,610 students district-wide and employs 2,966 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 674 students, Best el is smaller than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large