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Oleson Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

3669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Oleson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Houston, Texas, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 396 students. The school is part of the Aldine Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 740 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oleson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading at Oleson Elementary was 29.79%, compared to 52.02% for the state and 35.99% for the Aldine ISD. The school's performance is particularly weak in STAAR Mathematics and STAAR Science, with proficiency rates often less than half the state average.

Oleson Elementary's performance is consistently lower than that of nearby schools within the Aldine ISD, such as Worsham Elementary and Stephens Elementary, which have higher rankings and better academic outcomes. The school's performance is also lower than that of nearby charter schools, such as North Forest Elementary and Two Dimensions/Vickery, which have higher proficiency rates on STAAR assessments.

411

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,493

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12345 Vickery St
Houston, TX 77039-3699

(281) 985-6530

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Oleson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mead Middle
High:	MacArthur High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

White:

3.2%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

Texas avg46%

3,669^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 35Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

740^th of 961Aldine 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
2025	26.0	3669 of 4651	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3651 of 4710	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4234 of 4647	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	4366 of 4581	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	4417 of 4578	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3207 of 4479	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2464 of 4359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	2705 of 4329	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	2847 of 4286	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	2472 of 4320	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	2849 of 4260	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	2227 of 4221	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.2	2039 of 4206	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.5	1343 of 4095	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	1464 of 3937	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.1	1296 of 3884	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	80.3	456 of 3768	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	83.6	235 of 3724	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.7	326 of 3476	90.6%	★★★★★
2005	82.3	323 of 3475	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	82.4	285 of 3465	91.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	63.6	663 of 2443	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	33.1	1753 of 2421	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.1	432 of 2515	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	445 of 2483	82.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.1	4147 of 4461	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	4145 of 4331	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2925 of 4295	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	1709 of 4240	59.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	3076 of 3668	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	3364 of 3556	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	3431 of 3487	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	3310 of 3446	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	2683 of 3333	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2045 of 3226	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	4014 of 4658	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4300 of 4588	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	4423 of 4561	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	4302 of 4499	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	2751 of 4348	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	1953 of 4306	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	2616 of 2980	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2871 of 2958	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	2715 of 3006	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2245 of 3184	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2654 of 3106	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	3746 of 4465	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	3980 of 4401	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	4212 of 4376	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	4203 of 4329	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	2826 of 4188	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2155 of 4168	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	3683 of 4594	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3988 of 4521	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4154 of 4477	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	4224 of 4451	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2595 of 4309	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1803 of 4264	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	3877 of 4647	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	3787 of 4585	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	4269 of 4563	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	4297 of 4498	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	3482 of 4357	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3155 of 4319	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	2395 of 4292	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3053 of 3952	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3356 of 3799	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3079 of 3684	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	2240 of 3558	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)73rd percentile+64 vs school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)20th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)16th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)14th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)12th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics33%-12 vs state

Science12%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Oleson Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Oleson Elementary	Public	1-5	12345 Vickery St	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6530	411	29	14.2	90.3%	13 (3.2%)	12 (2.9%)	386 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	3669^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.1%		27	3651^st of 4710 public elementary schools	22.5%	18	6.7	46.7	21.4	30.6	13.3	0.0	0.0	29.8	37.1	48.5	36.6	19.4	43.1	12.2	$12,493
Two Dimensions/Vickery	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12330 Vickery St	Houston	77039	Harris County	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 987-7300	203	12	16.9	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	185 (91.1%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.2	4328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%		12.6	4434^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.9%	106								31.6	37.5	42.9	26.3	12.5	7.1	7.1	$10,465
Vardeman Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	3302 Connorvale Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3740	624	37	16.6	94.2%	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	589 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)															$9,928
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	1-5	4514 Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6540	516	34	15.0	87.2%	8 (1.6%)	10 (1.9%)	492 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31.4	3339^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%		25.8	3727^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.9%	388	26.3	36.0	23.1	38.1	28.0	0.0	7.7	39.3	43.6	37.0	47.6	46.2	31.5	7.6	$10,732
Escamilla Elementary	Public	1-5	5241 E Mt Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6390	809	49	16.5	88.8%	13 (1.6%)	19 (2.3%)	774 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	28	3550^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%		29.3	3508^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.5%	42	11.1	33.3	7.1	11.1	3.5	0.0	0.0	49.5	39.5	45.3	30.8	22.1	33.1	19.1	$9,192
Garcia-Leza Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	5311 E Mount Houston Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6037	617	38	16.0	93.5%	11 (1.8%)	49 (7.9%)	551 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)								(n/a)															$11,770
Stephens Elementary	Public	1-5	2402 Aldine Mail Route Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6560	517	32	16.2	90.9%	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.5%)	497 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.6	3459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.6%		33	3272^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	30.5%	187								30.4	33.3	55.0	33.7	46.0	35.2	9.9	$10,011
Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Winfield Rd	Houston	77050	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-4606	453	34	13.3	97.8%	6 (1.3%)	122 (26.9%)	319 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	33.3	3238^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.4%		34.1	3207^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.9%	31	20.0		20.0	48.7				39.1	36.7	42.5	46.9	40.0	47.0	12.1	$13,341
Worsham Elementary	Public	1-5	3007 Hartwick Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6520	449	30	14.8	89.1%	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.3%)	433 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%		64.3	1401^st of 4710 public elementary schools	70.3%	380	11.1	0.0	20.0	11.1	0.0		20.0	57.5	48.2	61.6	37.5	44.7	54.1	32.9	$12,903
Johnson Elementary	Public	1-5	13901 Homestead Rd	Humble	77396	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6510	565	37	15.2	91.5%	11 (1.9%)	133 (23.5%)	411 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	17.9	4149^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.9	4467^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.2%	318	37.5	29.0	20.0	29.7	16.0	0.0	0.0	37.0	32.1	26.5	27.7	34.4	29.4	6.9	$10,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Oleson Elementary

How many students attend Oleson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Oleson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oleson Elementary?

Students at Oleson Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Oleson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oleson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mead Middle
High : MacArthur High School

What district is Oleson Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Is Oleson Elementary a good school?

Oleson Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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