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Carter Academy

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Carter Academy ranks 2435 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 1-5

2435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carter Academy is an elementary school in Houston, TX, serving 789 students in grades 1-5 within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), where the vast majority of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most exciting news for parents is that Carter Academy is on a strong upward climb. After years of struggling, the school has jumped from the 16th percentile statewide to the 47th percentile in just a few years—its highest rank in over a decade. This is a much steeper improvement than nearby schools like Kujawa Elementary or Hill Elementary, which have seen their rankings decline. What’s especially promising is that Carter Academy excels at catching students up. While 3rd-grade scores are still low, by 5th grade, students significantly outperform both the district and state averages in Reading and Math. This "catch-up" effect shows that the school’s teaching strategies are working well in the upper grades. The school is also doing an exceptional job for its students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide for this group—a sign of an effective and supportive environment.

There are still areas to watch. Science scores are very low, and the school needs to improve support for its Special Education and Gifted & Talented students. For context, a nearby school, Impact Leadership Academy, serves a similar community but has jumped to the 79th percentile with much smaller class sizes. This suggests that while Carter Academy is making great strides, there may be lessons to learn from its neighbor. Overall, Carter Academy is a school on the rise, especially for families who value a school that helps students grow significantly from 3rd to 5th grade.

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 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

2,435^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

692^nd of 947Aldine 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	44.3	2435 of 4643	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.9	1077 of 2414	55.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.9	852 of 1646	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	48.7	2180 of 4588	52.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	38.5	2448 of 3080	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	52.3	1930 of 4425	56.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.9	1719 of 4535	62.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	38.8	2855 of 4597	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.5	3407 of 4308	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile-10 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2024)19th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 (2025)	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 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 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%)	44.3	2435^th of 4643 public elementary schools	47.6%		34.6	3155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%	720	33.3	54.6		14.3	54.6			32.9	46.9	60.9				25.0	52.5	55.0					$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%)	74.5	959^th of 4643 public elementary schools	79.3%		35.9	3066^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%	2107	25.0		42.9	66.7		33.3	100.0	62.1	52.1	82.2	67.1	52.8	64.9	57.1	54.2	65.2	48.6	25.0	48.7	37.8	$14,126
Harmony School Of Enrichment - Houston	Public, Charter	K-5	3207 N Sam Houston Pkwy W	Houston	77077	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%)	40	2755^th of 4643 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.9	2578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.6%	177								35.9	50.5	62.7				34.9	30.6	47.3					$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%)	52.4	1997^th of 4643 public elementary schools	57.0%		38.3	2899^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.7%	902	13.0	26.7	52.9	21.1	60.0			43.7	48.3	56.5				53.3	50.0	48.4					$11,153
Nitsch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	86.8	518^th of 4643 public elementary schools	88.8%		82.7	652^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%	134	22.2	53.9	33.3	33.3	35.0	23.1		68.2	69.5	65.7				82.4	85.6	64.2					$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%)	36.9	2966^th of 4643 public elementary schools	36.1%		21.4	3951^st of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%	985	26.9	40.0	28.6	53.3	11.1	22.2		42.0	45.4	46.2				40.3	48.5	34.4					$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
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%)	15.7	4272^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	8.0%		26.6	3635^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.8%	637	5.3	29.4	26.7	5.9	12.5	7.7		29.4	41.0	35.2				26.9	29.0	21.3					$12,180
Epps Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7403 Smiling Wood Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-5800	764	57	13.4	91.1%	11 (1.4%)	63 (8.2%)	646 (84.6%)	32 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	54.3	1902^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	59.0%		39	2835^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%	933	50.0		16.7			14.3		40.0	48.3	56.4				44.0	58.6	56.8					$12,263
McDougle Elementary	Public	K-5	10410 Kansack Ln	Klein	77086	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 484-7550	612	46	13.2	85.9%	10 (1.6%)	72 (11.8%)	482 (78.8%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	40.6	2703^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	41.8%		35.7	3076^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%	373	27.3	26.7	28.6	40.9	18.2	0.0		42.7	36.6	45.9				47.4	53.5	43.2					$11,094

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

How many students attend Carter Academy?

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

Is Carter Academy a good school?

Carter Academy ranks 2435^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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