Caraway Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Caraway Elementary School serves 553 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 2002nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.2 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 ÷ 32.14 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 | 480771013787 |
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 | 553 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.3% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Caraway Elementary School in context
Size
Caraway Elementary School is the 28th largest of Aldine ISD's 47 elementary schools; its 553 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 557 students, so Caraway 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 1 with 124 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 99, against an average of 111 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% fewer students than grade 1 (100 against 124). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 64.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Aldine ISD (75.2%). Black students are next, at 32.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.3% of students qualify 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
Caraway Elementary School has 32.14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 553 students would have about 37.4 teachers, so Caraway Elementary School has 5.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Stovall EC/PK/K, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There are 53 elementary schools within 5 miles and 174 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 64.7% |
| Black | 32.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| White | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 124 |
| Grade 2 | 99 |
| Grade 3 | 119 |
| Grade 4 | 111 |
| Grade 5 | 100 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3031 Ellington St, Houston, TX 77088
Phone: (281)878-0320
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Caraway Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stovall EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.1 mi | 450 | 15.6 | 93.8% |
| Harris Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.8 mi | 448 | 14 | 89.1% |
| Reece Academy | Aldine ISD | 0.8 mi | 402 | 13.9 | 94.8% |
| Vines EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.9 mi | 572 | 17.2 | 94.2% |
| Hill Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.0 mi | 646 | 15 | 87.8% |
| Nitsch Elementary School | Klein ISD | 1.2 mi | 612 | 12.2 | 87.7% |
| Harmony School of Endeavor-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 1.4 mi | 561 | 14.9 | 90.2% |
| Smith Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.6 mi | 553 | 17 | 79.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.