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Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771013771
Escamilla Elementary School
5241 E MT HOUSTON RD, HOUSTON, TX 77093 · (281) 985-6390 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- 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.
- A-Three-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
16.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
718 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 | 158 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 165 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 165 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (158) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (165).
Student demographics
8%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Escamilla Elementary School
Escamilla Elementary School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escamilla Elementary School this school | 809 | 88.8% | 31.0% |
| Escontrias Steam Academy EL PASO | 824 | 87.7% | 40.3% |
| A N Rico Elementary School WESLACO | 780 | 89.4% | 43.3% |
| Edward K Downing Elementary School ODESSA | 834 | 88.7% | 17.9% |
| North Bridge Elementary School WESLACO | 775 | 87.6% | 43.3% |
| Rodolfo C Centeno Elementary School LAREDO | 824 | 87.5% | 47.4% |
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 Escamilla Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,567 of 4,401 | #517 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,510 of 4,466 ▲ 434 | #526 of 625 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,207 of 4,466 ▲ 174 | #448 of 625 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #901 of 3,998 | #124 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #416 of 4,938 | #126 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,619 of 4,622 | #491 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #4,170 of 4,628 | #622 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,206 of 4,789 | #292 of 671 |
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
809
-36 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 809 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 89% (718) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 48.7 | 16.0:1 | 95% (743) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 44.5 | 18.3:1 | 97% (788) |
| 2020-21 | 845 | 47 | 18.0:1 | 96% (811) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Escamilla Elementary School.
About Escamilla Elementary School
Escamilla Elementary School is a public high-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. School enrollment was 809 students in 2024-25, in grades 1 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Escamilla Elementary School is one school in ALDINE ISD, a system of 76 schools with 56,419 students.
The student body at Escamilla Elementary School is 96% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 2% Black. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Escamilla Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Escamilla Elementary School operates with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.5:1 here. Escamilla Elementary School reports 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 19 points.
Escamilla Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Escamilla Elementary School is 35.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County 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%. Besides Escamilla Elementary School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The closest public school to Escamilla Elementary School is Garcia-Leza Ec/PK/K, about 0.1 miles away. Escamilla Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 31.7% proficiency; Escamilla Elementary School posts 31.0%.
Escamilla Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Escamilla Elementary School's enrollment declined from 845 in 2020-21 to 809 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.5:1, from 18.0:1.
Community posts for Escamilla Elementary School 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
- 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
Nearby schools
- Garcia-Leza Ec/PK/K0.1 mi · 617
- Orange Grove Elementary School0.9 mi · 516
- Hambrick Middle School1.0 mi · 965
- Two Dimensions/Vickery1.0 mi · 203
- Marshall Elementary School1.0 mi · 453
- Oleson Elementary School1.1 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Escamilla Elementary SchoolHow large is Escamilla Elementary School?
Escamilla Elementary School enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Escamilla Elementary School serve?
Escamilla Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Escamilla Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Escamilla Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Escamilla Elementary School?
Escamilla Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Escamilla Elementary School public or private?
Escamilla Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.