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Calvert Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

3767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Calvert Elementary in Houston, TX, is a 1st-5th grade campus within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), serving 408 students in a high-poverty area where over 86% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced dramatic performance swings, rising from the 8th percentile statewide in 2021 to the 59th percentile in 2024, only to drop sharply back to the 19th percentile in the most recent data. This volatility sets it apart from nearby schools like Marcella Elementary and Greenspoint Elementary, which have shown more gradual improvement or stability.

One of the most notable findings is the school's past success with Special Education students, who ranked in the 95th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, but then fell to the 29th percentile in the latest data. Similarly, Low Socio-Economic Status students dropped from the 80th to the 31st percentile. This suggests a systemic issue that emerged recently, possibly tied to changes in instruction or support. Despite the overall decline, Calvert's 5th Grade Reading scores remain a bright spot, outperforming the district average with 55.43% proficiency in 2025-2026. The school also shows flashes of strength in its Spanish-language program, particularly in 4th Grade Math and Reading, though results are inconsistent across grade levels.

Compared to Eckert Elementary, located just 0.95 miles away and serving a similar demographic, Calvert's trajectory is starkly different. While Eckert has consistently been one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, Calvert's recent success was an exception that has now reverted closer to the mean. Calvert's per-student spending of $13,942 is notably higher than nearby Aldine ISD peers like Marcella ($10,846) and Greenspoint ($10,387), yet this investment hasn't translated into sustained performance. For parents, this school offers potential in specific areas like upper-grade literacy and bilingual education, but the recent decline warrants careful attention to how the school plans to stabilize and rebuild its earlier gains.

408

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,979

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1925 Marvell Dr
Houston, TX 77032-2085

(281) 985-6360

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Calvert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Teague Middle
High:	Nimitz High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

African American:

23.8%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

3,767^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 31Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

698^th of 951Aldine Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	3767 of 4627	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.3	2299 of 4651	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	1937 of 4710	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	3148 of 4647	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	3858 of 4581	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4196 of 4578	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2924 of 4479	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2388 of 4359	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	3019 of 4329	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	2769 of 4286	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	3093 of 4320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.5	2303 of 4260	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	2391 of 4221	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	1956 of 4206	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.1	2680 of 4095	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.0	1471 of 3937	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.6	2423 of 3884	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.2	3067 of 3768	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.5	1830 of 3724	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	9.5	3381 of 3476	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	3100 of 3475	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.6	2528 of 3465	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	2126 of 2406	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.9	921 of 2443	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	993 of 2443	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	1923 of 2421	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	2051 of 2444	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2394 of 2515	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1411 of 2483	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	2928 of 4461	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3565 of 4331	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	2067 of 4295	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	1625 of 4240	61.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	601 of 1643	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1010 of 3668	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	1699 of 3556	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	2776 of 3487	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	2641 of 3446	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2137 of 3333	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	1643 of 3226	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3544 of 4575	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	2111 of 4658	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	2690 of 4588	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3675 of 4561	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	4287 of 4499	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	2830 of 4348	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2110 of 4306	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	2196 of 3075	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	2498 of 2980	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2206 of 2958	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	2643 of 4413	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.6	1113 of 4465	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.8	2369 of 4401	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3216 of 4376	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3694 of 4329	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	1826 of 4188	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1685 of 4168	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	3101 of 4520	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.6	898 of 4594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	2260 of 4521	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	3424 of 4477	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3979 of 4451	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	1893 of 4309	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	1670 of 4264	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	3826 of 4582	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.0	1585 of 4647	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	3505 of 4585	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4009 of 4563	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3810 of 4498	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	2928 of 4357	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2853 of 4319	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	3053 of 4301	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	88.3	225 of 4292	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	55.6	1307 of 4086	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	2184 of 3952	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	2442 of 3799	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	2999 of 3684	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	2128 of 3558	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

African American (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Calvert Elementary	Public	1-5	1925 Marvell Dr	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6360	408	31	13.1	86.0%	5 (1.2%)	97 (23.8%)	300 (73.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24.7	3767^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.6%		47.3	2299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.6%	1468	27.1	40.0	35.0	9.5	17.7	25.0	38.5	34.8	55.4		29.0	27.0	32.6		$11,979
Eckert Elementary	Public	1-5	1430 Aldine Meadows Rd	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6380	454	31	14.6	88.3%	5 (1.1%)	101 (22.2%)	338 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)								(n/a)															$10,466
De Santiago Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	1420 Aldine Meadows	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7500	575	32	17.9	93.0%	10 (1.7%)	70 (12.2%)	483 (84.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)								(n/a)															$11,789
Marcella Elementary	Public	1-5	16250 Cotillion Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0860	530	36	14.6	89.8%	13 (2.5%)	65 (12.3%)	440 (83.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	43	2518^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.6%		32.9	3263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%	745	35.5	39.0	39.3	51.6	45.8	44.4	35.4	46.8	47.4		34.7	55.1	59.0		$9,020
Griggs Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	801 Regional Park Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3760	763	47	16.2	91.1%	17 (2.2%)	237 (31.1%)	476 (62.4%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)								(n/a)															$9,326
North Central Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 Strawn Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5650	863	50	17.3	91.5%	8 (0.9%)	35 (4.1%)	805 (93.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	51.7	2027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.2%		50.7	2107^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%	80	51.9	52.9		46.3	68.6		46.8	50.0	57.5		53.2	51.3	42.5		$11,795
Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	17770 Imperial Valley Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 446-3138	141	11	12.8	89.4%	6 (4.3%)	85 (60.3%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	32.6	3259^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.6%		28.9	3505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%	246							25.0	27.8	0.0	47.1	25.0	47.1	50.0	52.9	$11,988
Greenspoint Elementary	Public	1-5	18020 Chisolm Trail	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7800	755	46	16.2	92.8%	6 (0.8%)	206 (27.3%)	529 (70.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	42.3	2575^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.3%		27.7	3573^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	998	38.2	56.4	37.8	36.8	49.1	18.2	36.4	45.6	52.2		34.9	52.2	47.3		$9,272
Up Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	330 N Sam Houston Pky E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Up Excellence Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 414-3974	36	6	6.0	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	13 (36.1%)	23 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.8	4588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.8%					(n/a)							16.7	20.0	20.0	22.2	8.3	10.0	0.0	22.2
Hinojosa Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	1620 Lauder Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-4750	578	31	18.6	92.7%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.3%)	549 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)															$12,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Calvert Elementary

What district is Calvert Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Calvert Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Calvert Elementary.

Is Calvert Elementary a good school?

Calvert Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Calvert Elementary?

Students at Calvert Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 24% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Calvert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calvert Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Teague Middle
High : Nimitz High School

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