📍 16250 Cotillion Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77060
Marcella el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 607 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Arias-robles. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marcella el enrolls 607 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 471 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 19% |
| White | 12 | 2% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
591 of the school's 607 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 587 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Marcella 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 141.
Marcella 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 607 students, Marcella 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