Carroll Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Carroll Elementary School serves 568 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 1871st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–5 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771000062 |
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 | 568 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Carroll Elementary School in context
Size
Carroll Elementary School is the 25th largest of Aldine ISD's 47 elementary schools; its 568 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 494 students, so Carroll 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 4 with 126 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 97, against an average of 114 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 114 in grade 1 and 107 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Aldine ISD (75.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91% 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
Carroll Elementary School has 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 568 students would have about 38.4 teachers, so Carroll Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Keeble EC/PK/K, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 64 elementary schools within 5 miles and 171 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.5% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| White | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 114 |
| Grade 2 | 97 |
| Grade 3 | 124 |
| Grade 4 | 126 |
| Grade 5 | 107 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
423 W Gulfbank, Houston, TX 77037
Phone: (281)878-0340
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carroll Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeble EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.4 mi | 548 | 15.1 | 93.4% |
| Osborne Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 96.7% |
| Moreno Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 697 | 17.9 | 96.7% |
| Goodman Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.4 mi | 585 | 17.4 | 88.7% |
| Durkee Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 439 | 15.1 | 92% |
| Farias Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 389 | 19.5 | 99.7% |
| Wesley Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 291 | 13 | 100% |
| Anderson Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.1 mi | 568 | 13.5 | 88.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.