BUSSEY EL

As a moderately sized primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, BUSSEY EL caters to 489 students from grades 1 through 5, operated by ALDINE ISD.

Across the 76 schools in ALDINE ISD (56,419 students total), BUSSEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BUSSEY EL shows that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BUSSEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), BUSSEY EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: STOVALL MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BUSSEY EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.6%.

BUSSEY EL operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. BUSSEY EL's enrollment has edged down 49% since 2018, when it stood at 951 (now 489). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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