Recent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
75 to 78 2024-25 to 2025-26
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Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center
Harris County · Region 04: Houston · 333 students
- Current score
- 78/1002025-26
- Change
- +4 ptssince 2022-23
- Score vs similar economic context
- +0.6 ptsvs 77.4 average · 2,378 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 1,211 of 2,378tied with 104 others
- Score vs region
- −5.3 ptsvs 83.3 average · 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston
- Region 04: Houston placement
- 950 of 1,303tied with 52 others
- Score vs county
- −5.4 ptsvs 83.4 average · 911 rated schools in Harris County
- Harris County placement
- 662 of 911tied with 40 others
- Score vs similar-size group
- −2.4 ptsvs 80.4 average · 3,206 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 1,984 of 3,206tied with 128 others
- Score vs state
- −3.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 4,963 of 7,646tied with 264 others
C78
At a glance
The available rating history is moving up. The current score is above the 77.4 average for 2,378 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is below the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston.The current score is below the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County.The current score is below the 80.4 average for 3,206 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Recent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
75 to 78 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
75 to 78 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
75 to 78 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureRecent movement
Overall score rose 3 points
75 to 78 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureSelected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Read the full rating context and placement
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.4 average for 2,378 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 4 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 1,211th of 2,378 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 104 others).
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston. It is up 4 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 950th of 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston (tied with 52 others).
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County. It is up 4 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 662nd of 911 rated schools in Harris County (tied with 40 others).
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 80.4 average for 3,206 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 4 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 1,984th of 3,206 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 128 others).
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 4 points since 2022-23.
Ranks 4,963rd of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 264 others).
Put the numbers in context
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Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
View the yearly scores and comparisons
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | C | 78 | 77.4 2,378 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | C | 75 | 77.1 2,365 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | C | 75 | 73.9 2,348 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | C | 74 | 74.2 2,335 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,378 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | — | Not rated | — |
| School Progress | — | Not rated | — |
| Closing the Gaps | — | Not rated | — |
| Academic Growth | — | Not rated | — |
| Relative Performance | — | Not rated | — |
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 333
- Economically disadvantaged
- 86.2%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 58.0%+22.1 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 9.9%−8.4 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- —
- Chronically absent
- —
Student demographics
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center
- African American 37.8%
- Hispanic 47.4%
- White 3.9%
- Asian 10.5%
- Pacific Islander 0.3%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,378 reporting for every category shown · 2,378 in full cohort
- African American 14.2%
- Hispanic 73.6%
- White 8.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2%
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
- African American 19.1%
- Hispanic 53.8%
- White 16.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 6.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.1%
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
- African American 19.3%
- Hispanic 59.1%
- White 13.1%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 5.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2.7%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 3,206 reporting for every category shown · 3,206 in full cohort
- African American 11%
- Hispanic 54.1%
- White 28.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.2%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 333
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 287
- Emergent bilingual students
- 193
- Special education students
- 33
TEA context labels
- Highest grade is early education, pre-K or kindergarten
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- Not reported
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- Not reported
- TEA-published mobility rate
- Not reported
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 333 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 55 (14.2%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 333
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- −55
Decrease · −14.2%
- Change since 2022–23
- −60
Decrease · −15.3%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 333
- Selected comparison
- 605.5
| School year | Students enrolledDedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 393 | First available year | 638.1 |
| 2023–24 | 457 | Increase of 64 (16.3%) | 629.9 |
| 2024–25 | 388 | Decrease of 69 (15.1%) | 626.3 |
| 2025–26 | 333 | Decrease of 55 (14.2%) | 605.5 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- Not reported
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Not reported
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 469
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 445 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 518 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 469 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center
- Parent district: Alief ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $10,697
- Selected comparison
- $13,321
For 2025, TEA reported $10,697 per student for this campus, $16,928 per student for its parent district, Alief ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center | Parent district: Alief ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $7,476 | $15,941 | $16,792 | $11,588 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,333 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $8,600 | $17,279 | $18,125 | $12,566 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,348 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $10,697 | $16,928 | $18,972 | $13,321 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,363 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $70,815+$3,109 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 22−20.4 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 15.5+1.1 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center
- 1 to 5 years 9.3%
- 6 to 10 years 32.6%
- 11 to 20 years 30.2%
- 21 to 30 years 23.3%
- Over 30 years 4.7%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,378 reporting for every category shown · 2,378 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.1%
- 1 to 5 years 27.4%
- 6 to 10 years 19%
- 11 to 20 years 27.3%
- 21 to 30 years 15.1%
- Over 30 years 3.5%
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.7%
- 1 to 5 years 27.3%
- 6 to 10 years 20.6%
- 11 to 20 years 27.2%
- 21 to 30 years 13.5%
- Over 30 years 2.6%
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
- Beginning 8.9%
- 1 to 5 years 28.4%
- 6 to 10 years 20.3%
- 11 to 20 years 26.2%
- 21 to 30 years 13%
- Over 30 years 2.5%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 3,206 reporting for every category shown · 3,206 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.2%
- 6 to 10 years 18.7%
- 11 to 20 years 28.9%
- 21 to 30 years 16.8%
- Over 30 years 3.9%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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