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Carter Academy

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Carter Academy ranks 3155 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 1-5

3155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carter Academy is an elementary school located in Houston, Texas, serving 697 students in grades 1-5. It is a public magnet school within the Aldine Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 740 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Carter Academy faces significant challenges, with low academic performance across most grade levels and subjects. The school's STAAR test scores are generally below the state and district averages, particularly in 5th-grade science, where only 6.99% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 29.57% and the district average of 14.45%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the lowest rankings for male students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students. However, the school performs better for female students, ranking in the top 30% of Texas elementary schools.

When compared to other schools in the area, Carter Academy generally performs worse on STAAR tests, with lower proficiency rates across most grade levels and subjects. Nearby schools in the Klein ISD, such as Nitsch Elementary and Epps Island Elementary, significantly outperform Carter Academy, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in many cases. Additionally, the nearby Impact Leadership Academy, which is also part of the Aldine ISD, generally outperforms Carter Academy, particularly in higher grade levels and subjects like science and social studies.

789

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,393

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3111 Fallbrook Dr
Houston, TX 77038-1905

(281) 878-7760

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Carter Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Shotwell Middle
High:	Eisenhower High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

African American:

22.2%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2021 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

Texas avg47%

3,155^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th 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	34.6	3155 of 4651	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3306 of 4710	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3385 of 4647	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3870 of 4581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3877 of 4578	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	2858 of 4479	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2722 of 4359	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	2673 of 4329	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.0	1619 of 4286	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.0	2436 of 4320	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.1	1762 of 4260	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.4	2898 of 4221	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.9	3736 of 4206	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.7	2660 of 4095	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	2510 of 3937	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	1883 of 3884	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.5	1682 of 3768	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	1443 of 3724	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.2	1526 of 3476	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.9	2523 of 3475	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.3	2005 of 3465	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	1386 of 2443	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1627 of 2443	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1707 of 2421	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	1296 of 2444	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1554 of 2515	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1255 of 2483	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	842 of 1045	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	780 of 1015	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	664 of 957	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	836 of 967	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	729 of 1009	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	2842 of 4461	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	3902 of 4331	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	2909 of 4295	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2061 of 4240	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	2427 of 3668	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	2687 of 3556	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3044 of 3487	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3173 of 3446	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2712 of 3333	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1710 of 3226	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	3154 of 4658	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3179 of 4588	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3513 of 4561	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3793 of 4499	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2866 of 4348	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3001 of 4306	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	49.6	1935 of 2980	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	2509 of 2958	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	1817 of 3006	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2209 of 3184	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	1193 of 3106	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	2915 of 4465	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2866 of 4401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	3616 of 4376	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3815 of 4329	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2291 of 4188	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	2243 of 4168	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	2816 of 4594	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2805 of 4521	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3486 of 4477	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3578 of 4451	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	1923 of 4309	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	2031 of 4264	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	3421 of 4647	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3530 of 4585	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4120 of 4563	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3816 of 4498	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2793 of 4357	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2466 of 4319	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	3293 of 4292	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3115 of 4086	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3060 of 3952	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	2644 of 3799	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	3644 of 3684	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	3418 of 3558	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	2604 of 3106	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)39th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)35th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)35th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)26th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)19th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics38%-8 vs state

Science7%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Carter Academy	Public, Magnet	1-5	3111 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7760	789	49	16.0	81.7%	18 (2.3%)	175 (22.2%)	550 (69.7%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	34.6	3155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%		32.6	3306^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.8%	151			20.0				0.0		44.1	48.7	47.9				36.0	44.9	32.4				7.0			$9,393
Impact Leadership Academy	Public	1-8	3131 Fallbrook	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 449-1011	193	22	8.6	81.9%	6 (3.1%)	64 (33.2%)	120 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	35.9	3066^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%		30	3459^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.6%	393								100.0	57.9	45.0		45.5	47.5	57.1	31.6	15.0		36.4	41.2	50.0		69.4	32.7	$14,126
Sammons Elementary	Public	1-5	2301 Frick Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0955	0	0	14.7		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Harmony School Of Enrichment - Houston	Public, Charter	K-5	3207 N Sam Houston Pkwy W	Houston	77038	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 999-0606	664	40	16.6	76.5%	44 (6.6%)	140 (21.1%)	434 (65.4%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	42.9	2578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.6%		40.3	2819^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.1%	241									48.2	53.8	48.2				38.0	44.3	34.2				26.1			$10,831
Carmichael Elementary	Public	1-5	6902 Silver Star Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0345	711	47	15.0	90.7%	16 (2.3%)	125 (17.6%)	501 (70.5%)	53 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	38.3	2899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.7%		51	2119^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.0%	780	11.1	54.6	40.0	20.8	0.0				33.3	51.9	55.3				37.2	40.7	45.0				9.9			$11,153
Nitsch Elementary	Public	K-5	4702 W Mount Houston	Klein	77088	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-6400	612	50	12.2	87.7%	15 (2.5%)	161 (26.3%)	411 (67.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	82.7	652^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%		87.4	481^st of 4710 public elementary schools	89.8%	171	19.1	52.4	53.9	52.4	31.6	60.0	33.3		69.3	66.0	67.8				79.3	74.3	63.6				31.0			$12,323
Kujawa Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	7007 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1530	562	42	13.5	85.2%	13 (2.3%)	129 (23.0%)	402 (71.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	21.4	3951^st of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%		22.4	3927^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.6%	24	0.0	0.0	50.0	64.0	16.7	0.0	0.0		34.6	35.9	43.8				30.1	24.3	28.6				17.4			$11,463
Kujawa Ec/Pk/K	Public, Magnet	PK-K	7111 Fallbrook Dr	Houston	77086	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1514	650	39	16.6	91.8%	8 (1.2%)	109 (16.8%)	495 (76.2%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)								(n/a)																								$11,671
Conley Elementary	Public	1-5	3345 W Greens Rd	Houston	77066	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 537-5418	0	0	14.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hill Elementary	Public	1-5	2625 W Mount Houston	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7775	646	43	14.9	87.8%	13 (2.0%)	88 (13.6%)	528 (81.7%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	26.6	3635^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.8%		32.8	3289^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.2%	346	7.1	60.0		15.4	14.3				34.9	42.5	51.3				30.8	31.2	32.9				10.5			$12,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Carter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Carter Academy?

Students at Carter Academy are 70% Hispanic, 22% African American, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Carter Academy in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Carter Academy attend?

Students who attend Carter Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shotwell Middle
High : Eisenhower High School

Is Carter Academy a good school?

Carter Academy ranks 3155^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 789 students attended Carter Academy.

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