GRANTHAM ACADEMY

GRANTHAM ACADEMY is a middle school of sprawling scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of ALDINE ISD, teacheing 1,006 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 56% larger than typical.

ALDINE ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 56,419 students; GRANTHAM ACADEMY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GRANTHAM ACADEMY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GRANTHAM ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. GRANTHAM ACADEMY is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: RAYMOND EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRANTHAM ACADEMY. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GRANTHAM ACADEMY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.9%.

GRANTHAM ACADEMY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRANTHAM ACADEMY has remained close to its prior level, going from 994 students in 2018 to 1,006 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for GRANTHAM ACADEMY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.