Up Excellence Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Up Excellence Academy · Grades Pre-K–5
Up Excellence Academy serves 36 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is the only school in Up Excellence Academy. By enrollment it is the 4714th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 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 ÷ 6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Up Excellence Academy |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 489913523016 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Up Excellence Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 36 | 36 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.7% | 66.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Up Excellence Academy in context
Size
Up Excellence Academy is the only school in Up Excellence Academy, so its 36 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 489; Up Excellence Academy is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 pre-K with 9 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 4, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 5 has 25% more students than kindergarten (5 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 9 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 63.9% here and 53.5% across Texas public schools. Black students are next, at 36.1%.
66.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 36 students, Up Excellence Academy has 6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 36 students would have about 2.4 teachers, so Up Excellence Academy has 3.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Up Excellence Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Marcella Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Aldine ISD. Within 10 miles there are 157 other elementary schools, 41 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 | 63.9% |
| Black | 36.1% |
55.6% of students are girls and 44.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 9 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 4 |
| Grade 2 | 4 |
| Grade 3 | 6 |
| Grade 4 | 4 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
330 N Sam Houston Pky E, Houston, TX 77060
Phone: (281)414-3974
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Up Excellence Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcella Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.4 mi | 530 | 14.6 | 89.8% |
| Black Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 0.7 mi | 488 | 13.9 | 90.4% |
| Thompson Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.1 mi | 455 | 14.2 | 92.3% |
| Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy | Arrow Academy | 1.1 mi | 141 | 12.8 | 89.4% |
| Bussey Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.2 mi | 489 | 14.4 | 90.2% |
| Greenspoint Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.5 mi | 755 | 16.2 | 92.8% |
| Griggs EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 1.5 mi | 763 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
| Odom Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 2.0 mi | 322 | 12.9 | 92.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.