📍 3111 Fallbrook Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77038
Carter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 714 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cindy Buentello. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carter Academy enrolls 714 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 3.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 497 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 22% |
| Asian | 27 | 3.8% |
| White | 24 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
651 of the school's 714 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 635 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.
Carter Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 140.
Carter 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 714 students, Carter 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: Suburb - Large