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Escamilla Elementary

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Escamilla Elementary ranks 3076 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

3076^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Escamilla Elementary in Houston, TX, is a 1st through 5th grade campus within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), serving 809 students in a highly economically disadvantaged community where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown remarkable recent improvement, climbing from the 9th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 34th percentile in 2025-2026—a 25-point jump that outpaces nearby schools like Worsham Elementary, which declined during the same period. This turnaround is especially notable given that Escamilla spends less per student ($9,877) than its Aldine ISD peers and has larger class sizes, yet its 4th-grade students now outperform both district and state averages in Reading and Math on STAAR tests.

A key strength is the school’s bilingual program, particularly for upper-grade students. In 5th grade, students taking the Spanish STAAR Reading assessment achieved a 52% proficiency rate, nearly 18 points higher than the state average. However, the school faces a persistent "3rd grade slump," with only 24% of 3rd graders proficient in English Reading compared to 51% statewide. This challenge is critical because Escamilla is the primary receiving school for students from nearby Garcia-Leza Ec/Pk/K, which serves Pre-K and Kindergarten. In contrast, North Forest Elementary (Yes Prep Public Schools Inc), just 1.34 miles away, achieves higher 3rd-grade proficiency rates (45% in Reading, 50% in Math) with a similar demographic, suggesting different instructional approaches yield stronger early results.

While Escamilla’s overall improvement is encouraging, it struggles to support its most vulnerable students. The school ranks in the 9th percentile for both English Language Learner and Special Education students, earning 0 stars in those categories. Additionally, male students perform better (37th percentile) than female students (29th percentile). Science is an inconsistent bright spot, with 5th-grade scores sometimes exceeding state averages. The school’s progress is impressive given its limited resources, but sustaining this momentum may require additional support for its ELL and Special Education populations.

809

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,192

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5241 E Mt Houston Rd
Houston, TX 77093

(281) 985-6390

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Escamilla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hambrick Middle
High:	MacArthur High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.7%

African American:

2.3%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

3,076^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 23 pts since 2021

From bottom 10% (2021) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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	35.2	3076 of 4627	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	3550 of 4651	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3508 of 4710	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4208 of 4647	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3692 of 4581	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4101 of 4578	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	58.5	795 of 2443	67.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	2764 of 4461	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3756 of 4331	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	1491 of 1643	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	2812 of 3668	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3019 of 3556	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	2818 of 3487	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	2999 of 3446	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	3264 of 4575	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3599 of 4658	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4058 of 4588	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3671 of 4561	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4138 of 4499	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	2515 of 3075	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2310 of 2980	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	1598 of 2958	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	2253 of 3006	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	2736 of 4413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3286 of 4465	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	3923 of 4401	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3445 of 4376	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3819 of 4329	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2534 of 4520	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3180 of 4594	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3843 of 4521	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3220 of 4477	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3808 of 4451	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	2906 of 4582	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3554 of 4647	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	4184 of 4585	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3746 of 4563	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	3912 of 4498	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	3920 of 4301	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	54.3	1625 of 4292	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	3177 of 4086	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	2813 of 3952	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3413 of 3799	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)67th percentile+58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)18th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-9 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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%)	35.2	3076^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.5%		28	3550^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	474	17.5	40.0	52.2	26.3	16.7	0.0	24.5	54.8	53.2	20.4	51.6	33.1	$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
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%)	42	2591^st of 4627 public elementary schools	44.0%		31.4	3339^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%	748	19.2	36.4	35.3	20.0	46.2	50.0	39.5	27.9	57.3	48.3	51.2	42.5	$10,732
Two Dimensions/Vickery	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12330 Vickery St	Houston	77067	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%)	23.4	3857^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.2	4328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	471							26.3	23.1	66.7	10.5	30.8	40.0	$10,465
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%)	41.5	2625^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.3%		33.3	3238^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.4%	613	5.9	11.1		29.4	42.9		42.4	50.9	39.3	39.0	50.9	46.4	$13,341
North Forest Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6602 Winfield Road Bldg A	Houston	77050	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5600	772	48	15.9	94.8%	20 (2.6%)	120 (15.5%)	617 (79.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	47.5	2242^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.5%		33.6	3220^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	978	49.1	50.9		56.6	29.1		45.0	48.0	59.1	50.0	37.0	46.2	$12,516
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%)	42.5	2545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.0%		55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	764	8.0	38.1	7.1	8.0	42.9	18.8	27.1	62.0	48.7	25.0	57.0	47.3	$12,903
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
Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Trenton Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2710	790	42	18.8	94.4%	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	770 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.7	2970^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.4	3025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	55	35.9	48.9	48.5	0.0	40.0	50.6	37.5	58.1	57.9	29.2	18.5		$8,363
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%)	24.4	3786^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.9	4149^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.8%	363	20.9	20.5	39.3	18.0	16.2	22.7	28.9	31.0	45.5	19.1	46.2	40.4	$10,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Escamilla Elementary

How many students attend Escamilla Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 809 students attended Escamilla Elementary.

What district is Escamilla Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Escamilla Elementary attend?

Students who attend Escamilla Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hambrick Middle
High : MacArthur High School

Is Escamilla Elementary a good school?

Escamilla Elementary ranks 3076^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Escamilla Elementary?

Students at Escamilla Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

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

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