OLESON EL

OLESON EL is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within ALDINE ISD, teacheing 411 students in grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Within ALDINE ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 56,419 students, OLESON EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, OLESON EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Other groups include 3% White, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting OLESON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, OLESON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 26.7%, a residual of -7.8 points.

In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows 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%. OLESON EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

TWO DIMENSIONS/VICKERY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OLESON EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OLESON EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. OLESON EL's enrollment has edged down 57% since 2018, when it stood at 966 (now 411). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the OLESON EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.