Idea Spears Academy
Charter · Grades K–5 · 728 students
Spence El
1300 Gears Rd, Houston, TX 77067
Grades
1–5
Elementary
Students
686
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Aldine ISD
Harris County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Spence El
Spence El is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades 1–5. It is part of Aldine ISD. The school is located in a large suburb in Harris County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 686 students were enrolled, with about 15.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 1–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 1–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 686 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Aldine ISD
- County
- Harris County
- NCES school ID
- 480771010724
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.