📍 1300 Gears Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77067
Spence el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 609 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Krystal Auguste. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spence el enrolls 609 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 1.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 390 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 197 | 32% |
| White | 11 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
580 of the school's 609 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 568 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Spence el 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 6, state house district 141.
Spence 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 609 students, Spence el 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