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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CARROLL EL this year?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000062
CARROLL EL
423 W GULFBANK, HOUSTON, TX 77037 · (281) 878-0340 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
517 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
28.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
-457 (-45%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.8:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
96%
was 98%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CARROLL EL
CARROLL EL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, run under ALDINE ISD. The school serves 568 students in grades 1 through 5.
CARROLL EL is one of 76 schools operated by ALDINE ISD, a district that instructs 56,419 students overall.
In terms of who attends, CARROLL EL records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, CARROLL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 26.7%.
Around the school, census data for Harris County shows 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%. CARROLL EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
The closest other public school is KEEBLE EC/PK/K, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CARROLL EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CARROLL EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.4%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Trend over the last 7 years. CARROLL EL's enrollment has declined 45% since 2018, when it stood at 1,025 (now 568). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.
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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 H SHigh · 3,501 students
- DAVIS H S ALDINEHigh · 3,184 students
- NIMITZ H SHigh · 2,651 students
- ALDINE H SHigh · 2,481 students
- EISENHOWER H SHigh · 2,262 students
- BLANSON CTE H SHigh · 1,258 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- KEEBLE EC/PK/K0.4 mi · 548
- OSBORNE EL1.1 mi · 269
- MORENO EL1.2 mi · 697
- GOODMAN EL1.4 mi · 585
- FONVILLE MIDDLE1.5 mi · 583
- DURKEE EL1.6 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About CARROLL ELWhat is the total enrollment at CARROLL EL?
CARROLL EL enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 01-05.
Is CARROLL EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CARROLL EL is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CARROLL EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CARROLL EL is approximately 15.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CARROLL EL?
Student demographics at CARROLL EL are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is CARROLL EL in?
CARROLL EL is part of ALDINE ISD.
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