Ermel Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Ermel Elementary School serves 436 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 3146th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 32.17 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 | 480771000067 |
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 | 436 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.3% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Ermel Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 47 elementary schools in Aldine ISD, Ermel Elementary School is the 41st largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 607; Ermel Elementary School is smaller 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 104 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 71, against an average of 87 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 71 in grade 1 and 77 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.4% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.3% 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 32.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 436 students, Ermel Elementary School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 436 students would have about 29.5 teachers, so Ermel Elementary School has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Ermel Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Eiland Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Klein ISD. Within 10 miles there are 161 other elementary schools, 42 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 | 89.4% |
| Black | 8% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
44.7% of students are girls and 55.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 71 |
| Grade 2 | 104 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 94 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7103 Woodsman Trl, Houston, TX 77040
Phone: (713)466-5220
Website: aldine.k12.tx.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ermel Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiland Elementary School | Klein ISD | 0.6 mi | 564 | 11.9 | 92.4% |
| Frazier Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.8 mi | 601 | 11.6 | 89.2% |
| Reed Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.9 mi | 847 | 14.1 | 84.7% |
| Holbrook Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.9 mi | 757 | 13.8 | 89.3% |
| Smith Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 2.0 mi | 553 | 17 | 79.2% |
| Harmony School of Endeavor-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 2.1 mi | 561 | 14.9 | 90.2% |
| Nitsch Elementary School | Klein ISD | 2.1 mi | 612 | 12.2 | 87.7% |
| Epps Island Elementary School | Klein ISD | 2.1 mi | 764 | 13.4 | 91.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.