Armand Bayou El, Houston TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Armand Bayou El

Armand Bayou Elementary is a public school serving pre-K through fifth grade in Houston's southeast, part of Clear Creek ISD. The school enrolls a mix of students: about half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is diverse, with roughly equal shares of white and Hispanic students, plus meaningful representation of Black, Asian, and multiracial children.

The 2024-25 state test results show a school working through academic challenges. In English language arts, results vary by grade. Third and fourth graders are showing modest proficiency, but by fifth grade the school reaches about three-fifths of students meeting or exceeding the proficiency benchmark, which is more solid ground. Math is harder across all grades tested. In third and fourth grade, less than half of students reach proficiency in math, and fifth grade sits just under half. Science proficiency in fifth grade is notably low. These numbers suggest the school would benefit from closer attention to math and science instruction, particularly in earlier grades. A parent may want to ask the school directly about its plans to strengthen those areas.

On a broader measure, Armand Bayou's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint compared to other schools in Harris County, meaning it is not at the bottom of the distribution, but there is room for improvement. The school has no data available on chronic absenteeism or other attendance patterns, so parents looking at those factors should ask the school.

The school's location places it in southeast Houston, a sprawling, car-dependent part of the metro region shaped by mixed land uses and single-family residential areas. Housing values and rents in that zip code are moderate relative to the broader county and state. The area is part of Houston's ongoing rapid growth, though that growth is increasingly shifting outward to newer suburban counties beyond Harris County's core.

Armand Bayou is a standard public elementary school with no specialized magnet or charter designation. For families in the area looking for a pre-K through fifth-grade option, it offers a local, neighborhood-based pathway. The school's particular fit depends on whether parents' needs align with its location and grade band and how they weigh its current academic performance against proximity and school community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 31% · ▲ 9 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 58% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 59% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 17% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 28% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 70% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 34% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

This schoolCLEAR CREEK ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income55%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income78%49 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income70%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income50%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income73%55 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income62%38 pp gap