The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 32%.
Original Research by School Decision on Anderson Academy
Anderson Academy is a public elementary school in Houston's Aldine ISD, serving grades one through four at a campus on Wheatley Street in the 77088 zip code, on the north side of the city. It is a neighborhood school, not a charter or magnet program.
The school's enrollment sits at a size that is substantial for a school serving only four grade levels, with roughly even distribution across grades. The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, reflecting the surrounding community. The overwhelming majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a high-poverty population by any measure. Data on English learner enrollment and special education rates were not available in what was provided.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed and warrants honest attention. Texas STAAR results show that roughly two-thirds of students at the school reach the "approaches grade level" threshold across tested subjects, which is the minimum passing bar. About a third reach "meets grade level," the intermediate standard, and a small fraction reach "masters," the advanced level. In reading and language arts, the approaches rate is somewhat stronger than in math. When the school's overall proficiency index is placed relative to districts in Harris County, it sits below the midpoint of that group. The third-grade English STAAR had a reportable group of tested students, and proficiency there was below half. Most fourth-grade results were suppressed, likely because tested group sizes were too small to report under state privacy rules, so a full picture of fourth-grade performance is not available.
Because Anderson Academy only serves first through fourth grade, there is no graduation rate and no AP or dual-credit data. Those measures simply do not apply to this grade band. No trend data across multiple years was available, so it is not possible to say whether performance has been improving, holding steady, or declining. A parent interested in trajectory would want to ask the school directly.
On the district side, no parent-relevant changes or strategic priorities for Aldine ISD surfaced in the research, so that portion is left out rather than filled with speculation.
The housing market around the school, based on zip code data, shows home values that are noticeably below both the Texas statewide benchmark and the national benchmark, and modestly below where Harris County listings as a whole are priced. Rents in the area are also relatively modest by county standards. Year-over-year, both home values and rents in the zip code have softened slightly. For a family weighing where to live, the neighborhood offers a lower price of entry than much of Houston, in a county where inventory has been growing and homes are sitting on the market somewhat longer than a year ago.
Houston itself is a city of genuine scale and economic variety. It is the only major U.S. city without traditional zoning, which means land use is shaped by ordinances, deed restrictions, and market patterns rather than formal zones. In practice, commercial strips and residential streets coexist with relatively fluid boundaries, and neighborhoods change gradually. The city's economy draws on energy, healthcare, aerospace, and logistics, with a large concentration of major employers ranging from oil and gas companies to the Texas Medical Center complex. The metro region has been publicly reported as among the fastest-growing in the country in recent years, with growth increasingly concentrated in outer suburban and exurban counties, while Harris County itself represents a declining share of new housing construction relative to earlier decades.
For a family whose child is in the early elementary years, Anderson Academy provides a neighborhood school pathway within Aldine ISD in an affordable part of north Houston. The proficiency data indicates that a majority of students are reaching the minimum grade-level bar, but fewer are reaching the higher standards, and a parent who wants to understand how students are progressing toward deeper mastery would do well to ask the school about its instructional supports and how it tracks student growth over time.
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