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Alumni: what's one memory from CARMICHAEL EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000061
Carmichael Elementary School
6902 SILVER STAR DR, HOUSTON, TX 77086 · (281) 878-0345 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
645 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (122) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (158).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carmichael Elementary School
Carmichael Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichael Elementary School this school | 711 | 90.7% | 40.9% |
| Kujawa Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 650 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Hearne Elementary School HOUSTON | 675 | 88.4% | 33.6% |
| Alexander Elementary School HOUSTON | 609 | 89.3% | 41.8% |
| Davis Elementary School IRVING | 831 | 90.0% | 25.7% |
| Collins Elementary School HOUSTON | 788 | 93.5% | 26.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carmichael Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,478 of 4,401 | #327 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,553 of 4,466 ▲ 847 | #199 of 625 ▲ 140 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,464 of 4,466 ▲ 208 | #332 of 625 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,771 of 3,998 | #272 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #845 of 4,938 | #219 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,440 of 4,622 | #325 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #2,672 of 4,628 | #366 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #989 of 4,789 | #238 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #1,849 of 2,838 | #315 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
711
+257 (+57%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 857
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 711 | 47.4 | 15.0:1 | 91% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 96% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 38.7 | 16.1:1 | 96% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 92% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 57 | 14.2:1 | 87% (704) |
| 2015-16 | 961 | 57 | 16.9:1 | 89% (853) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 51 | 18.1:1 | 82% (759) |
| 2000-01 | 808 | 44 | 18.4:1 | 67% (543) |
| 1990-91 | 857 | 42 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmichael Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (809 to 711); teachers down 17% (57 to 47.4).
About Carmichael Elementary School
Carmichael Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, located in HOUSTON. The school serves 711 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
ALDINE ISD, which runs Carmichael Elementary School, has 76 schools and 56,419 students.
At Carmichael Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 70% of the student body. After that, the student body is 18% Black, 7% Asian, and 2% White. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carmichael Elementary School and a ratio of 15.0:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 91% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
allk12 grades Carmichael Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Carmichael Elementary School are 5.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.9% actual, 35.0% predicted).
Carmichael Elementary School is located in Harris County, where the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carmichael Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Shotwell Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Carmichael Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 40.9% is above the 37.5% average for nearby schools.
Carmichael Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal records list enrollment at Carmichael Elementary School as 454 in 2020-21 and 711 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Carmichael Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Carmichael Elementary. Carmichael Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Carmichael ElementaryCarmichael, CA · 374 students
- Carmichael Elementary SchoolSIERRA VISTA, AZ · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Shotwell Middle School0.3 mi · 832
- Kujawa Elementary School0.5 mi · 562
- Kujawa Ec/PK/K0.5 mi · 650
- The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center0.7 mi · 314
- McDougle Elementary School0.8 mi · 612
- Epps Island Elementary School1.1 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Carmichael Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carmichael Elementary School?
Carmichael Elementary School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Carmichael Elementary School serve?
Carmichael Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carmichael Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carmichael Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carmichael Elementary School?
At Carmichael Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 70% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Carmichael Elementary School in?
Carmichael Elementary School is part of ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.