Elementary school (grades K-5) · Houston, TX

Stehlik El

Federal NCES profile for Stehlik El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 480771013680
0/100100/10022/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stehlik El earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Texas schools.

#107 of 114
elementary schools in Houston · Resource Index
22
Resource Index · Lower
25.3:1
large classes for Texas
96.4%
free-lunch eligible

Stehlik El has class sizes larger than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Stehlik El ranks #107 of 114 elementary schools in Houston, TX.

School address

Enrollment

683

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

25.3:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+72% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

96.4%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+56% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Stehlik El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Stehlik El

Stehlik El is a high-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Houston, Texas, enrolling 683 students.

Class loads run heavy: 25.3:1 is larger than about 97% of Texas schools and 72% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need is high: 96.4% of students qualify for free meals, 56% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 683 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 97% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 1,322 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #1,247, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (73%) and African American (23%) (diversity index 41/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 546 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 23.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Aldine Isd also operates Macarthur H S (3,501 students) and Davis H S Aldine (3,184 students) alongside Stehlik El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Stehlik El compares

Stehlik El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 25.3:1 ▲ 72% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 96.4% ▲ 56% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 683 top 28% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

25.3:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
683
Bigger than 79% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
96.4%
free-lunch eligible - 56% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
25.3:1
students per teacher - 72% above state mean
Top 97% in Texas - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
32.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,863
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.3 FTE
Per 546 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
30
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 73.2%
African American 23.0%
Two or More 1.6%
White 1.5%
Asian 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 73.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.1, Stehlik El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Aldine Isd, which includes Stehlik El.

$11,863
Per student
-13%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.7%
State 42.7%
Federal 23.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Stehlik El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Macarthur H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Davis H S Aldine Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Nimitz H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Aldine H S Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Eisenhower H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Stehlik El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Aldine Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Stehlik El's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Stehlik El

How many students attend Stehlik El?

Stehlik El has 683 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Houston, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Stehlik El?

The student-teacher ratio at Stehlik El is 25.3:1, which is 72% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 61% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Stehlik El?

96.4% of students at Stehlik El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stehlik El?

The largest demographic group at Stehlik El is Hispanic or Latino at 73.2% of enrollment, in Houston, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stehlik El?

Stehlik El has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Stehlik El rank among elementary schools in Houston?

By Resource Investment Index, Stehlik El ranks #107 of 114 elementary schools in Houston, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Houston on the city page.

Is Stehlik El a good school?

Stehlik El earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Aldine Isd?

Besides Stehlik El, Aldine Isd also operates Macarthur H S (3,501 students), Davis H S Aldine (3,184 students), and Nimitz H S (2,651 students). See the Aldine Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.