📍 7401 Wheatley St, Houston, Harris County, 77088
Anderson Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 677 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leannda Ashley. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 1–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Anderson Academy enrolls 677 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 357 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 283 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.7% |
| White | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
636 of the school's 677 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 623 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Anderson Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 139.
Anderson Academy is one of 79 schools in ALDINE ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 56,419 students district-wide and employs 3,510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 677 students, Anderson Academy is close to the district average of about 714 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large