The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 33% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Hearne El
Hearne Elementary sits on Rio Bonito Road in the 77083 zip code on Houston's southwest side, part of Alief ISD. It serves children from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade, so no state testing results exist for the youngest students, and the STAAR data in this profile covers only the third and fourth grade cohorts.
On the state assessments, third and fourth graders at Hearne scored in the low-to-mid range. Reading proficiency in both tested grades came in just under half of students, and math proficiency was somewhat lower, with roughly a third of students reaching that bar in each grade. Across all tested subjects and grade levels combined, Hearne's overall proficiency index lands above the midpoint when compared to districts in Harris County, a positioning that reflects modest but real standing against a very large and diverse county peer group. The share of students reaching the highest performance tier, masters grade level, is a small fraction of the student body in both subjects. These numbers suggest that while a majority of students are approaching grade-level expectations, most are not yet meeting or mastering them, and families may want to ask the school directly about how it identifies and supports students who are not yet on track.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with Asian students making up a meaningful share as well. White students are a small minority. The vast majority of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that Hearne serves a heavily economically disadvantaged community. English learner and special education rates were not available in the data provided.
Enrollment spans from a small pre-K cohort through fourth grade, with the largest groups in the first through fourth grades. It is a school of moderate size for its grade band within the Houston metro context.
Because Hearne serves only pre-K through fourth grade, there is no graduation rate and no AP or dual-enrollment data; those measures simply do not apply here.
For housing, the zip code where Hearne sits reflects values noticeably below both the statewide median and the national median, making this corner of southwest Houston one of the more attainable entry points into the city's ownership market. Rents in the area have been essentially flat recently. Within the broader Harris County market, inventory has grown modestly year over year and homes are sitting on the market somewhat longer than they did a year ago, giving buyers a little more time and leverage than the market offered before.
Houston itself is the fastest-growing major metropolitan region in the country by raw population gain, publicly reported data show, driven in large part by energy, healthcare, and logistics employment. The southwest side sits away from the walkable core neighborhoods like Midtown or the Museum District; like most of Houston outside the urban core, daily life here is car-dependent. Alief ISD as a district serves a dense, diverse, and lower-income swath of southwest Houston, and the school reflects that context directly.
We searched for recent parent-relevant changes at Alief ISD but found little before the research budget ran out, so district-level strategic priorities or operational shifts were left out rather than guessed at.
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