Stephens Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 1–5
Stephens Elementary School serves 517 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 2352nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 31.9 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 | 480771000085 |
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 | 517 | 56,419 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.9% | 86.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Stephens Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 47 elementary schools in Aldine ISD, Stephens Elementary School is the 32nd largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 547; Stephens 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 1 with 111 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 93, against an average of 103 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than grade 1 (93 against 111). 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: 96.1% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.9% 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 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 517 students, Stephens Elementary School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 517 students would have about 34.9 teachers, so Stephens Elementary School has 3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Stephens Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Vardeman EC/PK/K, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 162 other elementary schools, 47 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 | 96.1% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| White | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 111 |
| Grade 2 | 110 |
| Grade 3 | 108 |
| Grade 4 | 95 |
| Grade 5 | 93 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2402 Aldine Mail Route Rd, Houston, TX 77039
Phone: (281)985-6560
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Stephens Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vardeman EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 0.7 mi | 624 | 16.7 | 94.2% |
| Raymond Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.0 mi | 297 | 12.6 | 97% |
| Hinojosa EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 1.0 mi | 578 | 18.6 | 92.7% |
| Reed Academy | Aldine ISD | 1.1 mi | 637 | 15.9 | 83% |
| North Central Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.2 mi | 863 | 17.4 | 91.5% |
| Worsham Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.2 mi | 449 | 14.9 | 89.1% |
| Oleson Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.4 mi | 411 | 14.2 | 90.3% |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.5 mi | 516 | 15.1 | 87.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.