Eckert Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Eckert Elementary School serves 454 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 2965th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 30.9 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 | 480771013688 |
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 | 454 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.3% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Eckert Elementary School in context
Size
Eckert Elementary School is the 37th largest of Aldine ISD's 47 elementary schools; its 454 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 553; Eckert 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 2 with 100 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 81, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than grade 1 (91 against 81). 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: 74.4% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Black students are next, at 22.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.3% 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 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 454 students, Eckert Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 454 students would have about 30.7 teachers, so Eckert 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
Eckert Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. De Santiago EC/PK/K (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 153 other elementary schools, 40 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 | 74.4% |
| Black | 22.2% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 81 |
| Grade 2 | 100 |
| Grade 3 | 99 |
| Grade 4 | 83 |
| Grade 5 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1430 Aldine Meadows Rd, Houston, TX 77032
Phone: (281)985-6380
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Eckert Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Santiago EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.1 mi | 575 | 18 | 93% |
| Calvert Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.0 mi | 408 | 13.1 | 86% |
| North Central Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.3 mi | 863 | 17.4 | 91.5% |
| Hinojosa EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 1.5 mi | 578 | 18.6 | 92.7% |
| Reed Academy | Aldine ISD | 1.5 mi | 637 | 15.9 | 83% |
| Raymond Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.6 mi | 297 | 12.6 | 97% |
| Odom Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.8 mi | 322 | 12.9 | 92.2% |
| Marcella Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.9 mi | 530 | 14.6 | 89.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.