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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000080
OLESON EL
12345 VICKERY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77039 · (281) 985-6530 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
371 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
411
-555 (-57%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.4:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
94%
was 93%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 H SHigh · 3,501 students
- DAVIS H S ALDINEHigh · 3,184 students
- NIMITZ H SHigh · 2,651 students
- ALDINE H SHigh · 2,481 students
- EISENHOWER H SHigh · 2,262 students
- BLANSON CTE H SHigh · 1,258 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- TWO DIMENSIONS/VICKERY0.1 mi · 203
- HAMBRICK MIDDLE0.2 mi · 965
- MACARTHUR H S0.4 mi · 3,501
- VARDEMAN EC/PK/K0.9 mi · 624
- ORANGE GROVE EL1.0 mi · 516
- MEAD MIDDLE1.0 mi · 910
Frequently asked questions
About OLESON ELWhat is the total enrollment at OLESON EL?
OLESON EL enrolls approximately 411 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does OLESON EL serve?
OLESON EL serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OLESON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OLESON EL is approximately 14.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OLESON EL?
At OLESON EL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is OLESON EL public or private?
OLESON EL 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.