Marcella Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Marcella Elementary School serves 530 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 2230th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 36.22 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 | 480771013776 |
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 | 530 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.8% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Marcella Elementary School in context
Size
Marcella Elementary School is the 31st largest of Aldine ISD's 47 elementary schools; its 530 students are 0.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 472; Marcella 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 119 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 81, against an average of 106 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% fewer students than grade 1 (81 against 105). 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: 83% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Black students are next, at 12.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.8% 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 36.22 full-time-equivalent teachers for 530 students, Marcella Elementary School has 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 530 students would have about 35.8 teachers, so Marcella 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
Marcella Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Up Excellence Academy, 0.4 miles away in Up Excellence Academy. Within 10 miles there are 159 other elementary schools, 45 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 | 83% |
| Black | 12.3% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 105 |
| Grade 2 | 119 |
| Grade 3 | 113 |
| Grade 4 | 112 |
| Grade 5 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16250 Cotillion Dr., Houston, TX 77060
Phone: (281)878-0860
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marcella Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up Excellence Academy | Up Excellence Academy | 0.4 mi | 36 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Black Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.7 mi | 488 | 13.9 | 90.4% |
| Thompson Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.0 mi | 455 | 14.2 | 92.3% |
| Bussey Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.2 mi | 489 | 14.4 | 90.2% |
| Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy | Arrow Academy | 1.4 mi | 141 | 12.8 | 89.4% |
| Odom Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.6 mi | 322 | 12.9 | 92.2% |
| Griggs EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 1.7 mi | 763 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
| Greenspoint Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.7 mi | 755 | 16.2 | 92.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.