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ESCAMILLA EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% 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%.
About ESCAMILLA EL
ESCAMILLA EL is a primary school of high-enrollment scale in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within ALDINE ISD, serveing 809 students in grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% larger than the state mean of about 519.
Across the 76 schools in ALDINE ISD (56,419 students total), ESCAMILLA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, ESCAMILLA EL lists that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, ESCAMILLA EL records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ESCAMILLA EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ESCAMILLA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. ESCAMILLA EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
Nearest neighbor: GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ESCAMILLA EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.9%.
ESCAMILLA EL operates from a commuter-belt location.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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