Black Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Black Elementary School serves 488 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 2634th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 35.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–5 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771006639 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Aldine ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 488 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.4% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Black Elementary School in context
Size
Black Elementary School is the 35th largest of Aldine ISD's 47 elementary schools; its 488 students are 0.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 472; Black Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 grade 5 with 116 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 84, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than grade 1 (116 against 84). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 91% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Aldine 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 35.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 488 students, Black Elementary School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 488 students would have about 33 teachers, so Black Elementary School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Black Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Bussey Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 167 other elementary schools, 49 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91% |
| Black | 6.6% |
| White | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 84 |
| Grade 2 | 98 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 96 |
| Grade 5 | 116 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
160 Millstream, Houston, TX 77060
Phone: (281)878-0350
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Black Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussey Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.5 mi | 489 | 14.4 | 90.2% |
| Thompson Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.5 mi | 455 | 14.2 | 92.3% |
| Up Excellence Academy | Up Excellence Academy | 0.7 mi | 36 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Marcella Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.7 mi | 530 | 14.6 | 89.8% |
| Stehlik Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.4 mi | 683 | 15.4 | 91.9% |
| Odom Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.7 mi | 322 | 12.9 | 92.2% |
| Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy | Arrow Academy | 1.8 mi | 141 | 12.8 | 89.4% |
| Greenspoint Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 2.1 mi | 755 | 16.2 | 92.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.