Harris Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Harris Elementary School serves 448 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 3016th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 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 ÷ 32.11 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 | 480771008260 |
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 | 448 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.1% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Harris Elementary School in context
Size
Harris Elementary School is the 40th largest of Aldine ISD's 47 elementary schools; its 448 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1 miles away with a median enrollment of 557; Harris 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 3 with 101 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 69, against an average of 90 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 90 in grade 1 and 90 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 75.9% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Black students are next, at 20.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.1% 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 32.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 448 students, Harris Elementary School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 448 students would have about 30.3 teachers, so Harris Elementary School has 1.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Harris Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Vines EC/PK/K, 0.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 178 other elementary schools, 53 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 | 75.9% |
| Black | 20.8% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| White | 1.3% |
45.3% of students are girls and 54.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 90 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 101 |
| Grade 4 | 98 |
| Grade 5 | 90 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3130 Holder Forest Dr., Houston, TX 77088
Phone: (281)878-7900
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harris Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vines EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.1 mi | 572 | 17.2 | 94.2% |
| Reece Academy | Aldine ISD | 0.7 mi | 402 | 13.9 | 94.8% |
| Caraway Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.8 mi | 553 | 17.2 | 89.3% |
| Stovall EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.9 mi | 450 | 15.6 | 93.8% |
| Harmony School of Endeavor-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 1.1 mi | 561 | 14.9 | 90.2% |
| Smith Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.3 mi | 553 | 17 | 79.2% |
| Anderson Academy | Aldine ISD | 1.4 mi | 568 | 13.5 | 88.2% |
| Hill Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.8 mi | 646 | 15 | 87.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.