Dunn Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Dunn Elementary School serves 800 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 445th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 47.6 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 | 480771006204 |
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 | 800 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.4% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% 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.
Dunn Elementary School in context
Size
Dunn Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Aldine ISD's 47 elementary schools; its 800 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 603; Dunn Elementary 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 grade 2 with 169 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 136, against an average of 160 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than grade 1 (164 against 136). 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: 69.6% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Black students are next, at 24.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.4% 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 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 800 students, Dunn Elementary School has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 800 students would have about 54.1 teachers, so Dunn Elementary School has 6.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Dunn Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Carolee Booker Elementary School, 1.8 miles away in Spring ISD. Within 10 miles there are 131 other elementary schools, 34 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 | 69.6% |
| Black | 24.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| White | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 136 |
| Grade 2 | 169 |
| Grade 3 | 164 |
| Grade 4 | 167 |
| Grade 5 | 164 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2003 W W Thorne Dr., Houston, TX 77073
Phone: (281)233-4320
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dunn Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolee Booker Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.8 mi | 726 | 16.4 | 87.2% |
| Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.4 mi | 574 | 16 | 91.8% |
| Magrill EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 2.4 mi | 589 | 15.9 | 90.7% |
| Milton Cooper Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.4 mi | 766 | 17.1 | 84.2% |
| Ogden Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 2.4 mi | 584 | 14.2 | 84.6% |
| Meyer Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.4 mi | 680 | 15.2 | 88.4% |
| Hoyland Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.9 mi | 617 | 14.3 | 92.1% |
| Sam Houston State University Charter School | Sam Houston State University Charter School | 2.9 mi | 437 | 17.5 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.