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If you could change one rule at DAVIS H S ALDINE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
3,184
High
DISTRICT 1,349 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771012108
Davis H S Aldine
12525 ELLA BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77067 · (281) 539-4070 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,184 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
188 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
2,653 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 843 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 850 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 758 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 733 | 23% |
Student demographics
46%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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 18.0% | 45.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Davis H S Aldine
Davis H S Aldine's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis H S Aldine this school | 3,184 | 83.3% | 34.5% |
| Eisenhower High School HOUSTON | 2,262 | 86.4% | 33.3% |
| Tyler High School TYLER | 2,148 | 86.7% | 40.8% |
| Mesquite High School MESQUITE | 2,294 | 85.0% | 46.0% |
| North Shore Senior High HOUSTON | 4,284 | 87.0% | 50.5% |
| C E King High School HOUSTON | 3,716 | 77.4% | 39.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Davis H S Aldine ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,262 of 1,385 | #137 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,156 of 1,425 ▲ 79 | #146 of 155 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,317 of 1,425 ▲ 27 | #145 of 155 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #469 of 1,184 | #68 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,184 | #64 of 2,107 | #26 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,064 of 1,344 | #94 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #794 of 1,346 | #91 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #338 of 1,522 | #75 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #208 of 672 | #22 of 64 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,184
-114 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 3,184 | 187.6 | 17.0:1 | 83% (2,653) |
| 2023-24 | 3,264 | 190.6 | 17.1:1 | 88% (2,887) |
| 2022-23 | 3,093 | 166.5 | 18.6:1 | 88% (2,734) |
| 2020-21 | 3,298 | 197 | 16.7:1 | 89% (2,920) |
| 2017-18 | 2,648 | 170.9 | 15.5:1 | 85% (2,244) |
| 2015-16 | 2,691 | 178 | 15.1:1 | 81% (2,172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis H S Aldine.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (2,648 to 3,184); teachers up 10% (170.9 to 187.6).
About Davis H S Aldine
Davis H S Aldine sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as a high school. The school's enrollment of 3,184 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 300% higher than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
Across its 76 schools, ALDINE ISD enrolls 56,419 students. Davis H S Aldine is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Davis H S Aldine, at 68%. The remaining shares are 28% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. Davis H S Aldine's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.0:1, with 187.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. About 83% of students, or 2,653, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Davis H S Aldine is D. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Davis H S Aldine is -3.6 points: 34.5% actual, 38.1% predicted.
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Nearest public school: Plummer Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Davis H S Aldine at 2nd of 8.
NCES assigns Davis H S Aldine the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 3,298 in 2020-21 to 3,184 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Davis H S Aldine can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,235 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
Nearby schools
- Plummer Middle School0.6 mi · 894
- Spence Elementary School0.6 mi · 686
- YES Prep North Rankin Elementary School1.1 mi · 262
- IDEA Spears Academy1.2 mi · 728
- IDEA Spears College Preparatory1.2 mi · 617
- Clark Elementary School1.4 mi · 828
Frequently asked questions
About Davis H S AldineWhat is the total enrollment at Davis H S Aldine?
Davis H S Aldine enrolls approximately 3,184 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Davis H S Aldine serve?
Davis H S Aldine serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Davis H S Aldine have?
Davis H S Aldine employs 188 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Davis H S Aldine?
Student demographics at Davis H S Aldine are roughly 1% White, 68% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Davis H S Aldine?
Davis H S Aldine is overseen by ALDINE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.