Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Houston

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Carrillo El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

960 S Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77023 · (713) 924-1870 · Part of Houston Independent School District

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
346
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Carrillo El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Houston kids: 51 middle schools

On the path

Where Houston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Carrillo ElYou are here
6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

960 S Wayside Dr, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten47
Grade 154
Grade 250
Grade 354
Grade 452
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
434’20
383’21
358’22
352’23
346’24

Down 20.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 2%Black 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carrillo El from Houston families.

Other schools in Houston Independent School District

The district →
Piney Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
1,286 students21:1
Pilgrim Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
C−
1,233 students18:1
West University El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
1,183 students19:1
Emerson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
990 students20:1
Oak Forest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A
950 students18:1
Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
940 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.