GOODMAN EL

Located at 9325 DEER TRL DR, in HOUSTON, Texas, GOODMAN EL is a moderately sized primary school that teaches 585 students (grades 1 through 5), operated by ALDINE ISD.

Across the 76 schools in ALDINE ISD (56,419 students total), GOODMAN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, GOODMAN EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GOODMAN EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, GOODMAN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), GOODMAN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BLANSON CTE H S, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOODMAN EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

GOODMAN EL operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. GOODMAN EL's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 680 (now 585). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 76% to 81%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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