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Marcella Elementary

Q: Is Marcella Elementary a good school?

Marcella Elementary ranks 3263 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

3263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Marcella Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 605 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Aldine Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 740 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Academically, Marcella Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.41% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.02% statewide and 35.99% for Aldine ISD. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Science, with only 3.13% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 29.57% statewide and 14.45% for Aldine ISD.

Marcella Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 97.69% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school also has a diverse student population, with a significant percentage of Hispanic and African American students. Nearby schools, such as Odom Elementary, Thompson Elementary, and Bussey Elementary, generally perform better academically, with higher rankings and better STAAR test scores. These schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students and higher per-student spending, which may contribute to their better academic performance.

530

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,020

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16250 Cotillion Dr
Houston, TX 77060

(281) 878-0860

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Marcella Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Lewis Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.0%

African American:

12.3%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Texas avg46%

3,263^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 26 pts since 2021

From bottom 4% (2021) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	32.9	3263 of 4651	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	3930 of 4710	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	4224 of 4647	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4057 of 4581	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	4396 of 4578	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	1660 of 2443	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1888 of 2443	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1838 of 2421	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	2283 of 2444	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	2933 of 4461	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3873 of 4331	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	2874 of 3668	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3096 of 3556	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	2588 of 3487	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3103 of 3446	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	3996 of 4658	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	4262 of 4588	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4252 of 4561	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4107 of 4499	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	3591 of 4465	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3881 of 4401	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3777 of 4376	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4091 of 4329	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	3435 of 4594	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3859 of 4521	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3689 of 4477	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	4177 of 4451	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	3843 of 4647	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	3939 of 4585	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3703 of 4563	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	4406 of 4498	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	1944 of 4292	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	2989 of 4086	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3460 of 3952	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3626 of 3799	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)55th percentile+38 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)25th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile~ school

Female (2024)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Reading39%-15 vs state

Science3%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Marcella 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	32.9	3263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.4	3930^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.6%	667	22.6	21.9	22.2	41.5	18.8	17.7	0.0	29.4	45.6	42.2		47.0	42.5	40.6		3.1	$9,020
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%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0				20.0		33.3		0.0		16.7		0.0
Black Elementary	Public	1-5	160 Millstream	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0350	488	35	13.8	90.4%	8 (1.6%)	32 (6.6%)	444 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33.5	3228^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.1	3706^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.3%	478	6.8	37.0	25.7	13.5	8.0	11.8	0.0	36.7	56.5	52.6		28.8	40.6	28.4		15.5	$9,492
Thompson Elementary	Public	1-5	220 Casa Grande Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0333	455	32	14.1	92.3%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	435 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	69.1	1169^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%		68.5	1191^st of 4710 public elementary schools	74.7%	22	8.3	57.1	45.0	32.0	71.4	41.2	25.0	51.9	66.7	79.4		39.2	69.7	62.1		25.4	$11,232
Bussey Elementary	Public	1-5	11555 Airline	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-1501	489	34	14.4	90.2%	13 (2.7%)	8 (1.6%)	464 (94.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.9	2087^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%		46.8	2378^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.5%	291	15.3	44.4	54.0	28.3	17.0	17.8	0.0	54.6	52.5	66.7		37.5	46.9	53.3		14.9	$11,381
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%)	28.9	3505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%		18.2	4158^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.7%	653								47.6	7.1	33.3	52.4	42.9	23.1	33.3	23.8	16.7	$11,988
Odom Elementary	Public	1-5	14701 Henry Rd	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0390	322	25	12.9	92.2%	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	305 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	54.1	1901^st of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%		38.1	2951^st of 4710 public elementary schools	37.3%	1050	9.5	66.7	35.7	28.6	38.5	25.0	9.1	57.9	48.2	46.9		57.9	47.8	43.9		34.3	$12,387
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
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%)	27.7	3573^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%		26.4	3688^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.7%	115	20.3	55.3	39.1	27.4	37.8	33.3	13.6	31.5	45.2	39.8		30.0	37.1	43.2		9.6	$9,272
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcella Elementary

What schools do graduates of Marcella Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marcella Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis Middle

What district is Marcella Elementary in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Marcella Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Marcella Elementary.

Is Marcella Elementary a good school?

Marcella Elementary ranks 3263^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marcella Elementary?

Students at Marcella Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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