📍 160 Millstream, Houston, Harris County, 77060
Black el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nancy Paredes. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Black el enrolls 552 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Black or African American and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 519 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 4.2% |
| White | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
533 of the school's 552 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 517 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Black el 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 6, state house district 140.
Black el 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 552 students, Black el is smaller than the district average of about 714 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large