Escamilla Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Escamilla Elementary School serves 809 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 415th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 49 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 | 480771013771 |
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 | 809 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.8% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Escamilla Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 47 elementary schools in Aldine ISD, Escamilla Elementary School is the largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 485 students, so Escamilla 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 165 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 156, against an average of 162 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 158 in grade 1 and 165 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Aldine ISD (75.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.8% 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
Escamilla Elementary School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 809 students would have about 54.7 teachers, so Escamilla Elementary School has 5.7 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 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 Garcia-Leza EC/PK/K, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There are 40 elementary schools within 5 miles and 162 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.7% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| White | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 158 |
| Grade 2 | 165 |
| Grade 3 | 156 |
| Grade 4 | 165 |
| Grade 5 | 165 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5241 E Mt Houston Rd, Houston, TX 77093
Phone: (281)985-6390
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Escamilla Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia-Leza EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.1 mi | 617 | 16.1 | 93.5% |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.9 mi | 516 | 15.1 | 87.2% |
| Two Dimensions/Vickery | Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy | 1.0 mi | 203 | 16.9 | 98.5% |
| Marshall Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 453 | 13.4 | 97.8% |
| Oleson Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.1 mi | 411 | 14.2 | 90.3% |
| North Forest Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.3 mi | 772 | 16 | 94.8% |
| Worsham Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.8 mi | 449 | 14.9 | 89.1% |
| Vardeman EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 1.9 mi | 624 | 16.7 | 94.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.