Arabic Immersion Magnet School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Arabic Immersion Magnet School serves 609 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1547th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 24.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.44 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364013165 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 609 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 24.9 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.7% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Arabic Immersion Magnet School in context
Size
Arabic Immersion Magnet School is the 57th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 609 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 449; Arabic Immersion Magnet School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 83 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 26, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 8 has 67% fewer students than kindergarten (26 against 78). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 83 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 54.8% here and 10% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 15.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 24.44 full-time-equivalent teachers for 609 students, Arabic Immersion Magnet School has 24.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 609 students would have about 41.1 teachers, so Arabic Immersion Magnet School has 16.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Arabic Immersion Magnet School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Macgregor Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 225 other elementary schools, 55 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.8% |
| Black | 15.8% |
| Hispanic | 14.4% |
| Asian | 10.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 83 |
| Kindergarten | 78 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 83 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 63 |
| Grade 6 | 38 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4001 Stanford St, Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713)556-8940
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Arabic Immersion Magnet School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macgregor Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 395 | 15.2 | 79% |
| Ella J Baker Montessori School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 610 | 16.5 | 32.1% |
| Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 715 | 17.5 | 39.2% |
| Gregory-Lincoln Education Center | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 502 | 12.6 | 90.4% |
| Poe Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 748 | 18.3 | 35% |
| Elevate Collegiate | Elevate Collegiate Charter School | 1.4 mi | 192 | 21.3 | 89.6% |
| Blackshear Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 257 | 10.7 | 97.7% |
| Lockhart Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 306 | 12.8 | 93.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.