Aldine Ninth Grade School

Aldine Ninth Grade School is a public secondary school located in the Greenspoint district of northern Houston, Texas, United States. It is part of the Aldine Independent School District. As its name implies, the campus serves ninth grade. The separate Aldine High School serves students in grades 10–12. Many of the students take additional courses at the Senior High School, such as Choir or Band.

Aldine Ninth Grade School
Address
10650 North Freeway
Houston, TX 77037
Coordinates
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Established1998[1]
PrincipalJennifer Merryman
Staff51.80 (FTE)[2]
Grades9
Enrollment840 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.22[2]
Color(s)  Blue   White
MascotMustangs
WebsiteAldine Ninth Grade School

Like Aldine High School, Aldine Ninth Grade School's mascot is the Mustang and its colors are royal blue and white.

The Texas Education Agency rated Aldine Ninth Grade School as having "Met Standards" in its 2014 and 2015 campus accountability reports.[3]

Demographics

For the 2014–2015 school year, the demographic breakdown of Aldine Ninth Grade School was:[4]

  • African American: 8.0%
  • Hispanic: 89.8%
  • White: 1.1%
  • American Indian: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.8%
  • Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Two or More Races: 0.1%
  • Economically Disadvantaged: 70.5%
  • English Language Learners: 16.6%
  • At Risk: 73.7%
  • Mobility: 19.3%

2012-2013 school year demographic breakdown:[5]

  • African American: 7.1%
  • Hispanic: 89.2%
  • White: 2.1%
  • American Indian: 0.0%
  • Asian: 1.1%
  • Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Two or More Races: 0.5%
  • Economically Disadvantaged: 88.1%
  • English Language Learners: 12.4%
  • At Risk: 58.5%

Boundary lines
Boundary Lines Map

To the north the boundary is the Sam Houston Parkway (also known at Beltway 8), to the east is the Hardy Tollroad, to the south is an unspecified line just south of Gulf Bank, and to the west is Veterans Memorial Drive.

Aldine Ninth Grade School's attendance boundaries[6] match those of Aldine High School and include portions of Houston and unincorporated areas in Harris County. The boundaries take in the neighborhoods of Airline Farms, Blue Bell Village, Colonial Hills, Fallbrook, Greenridge North, Hidden Valley, Imperial Valley, North Shepherd Plaza, Northline Terrace, Oak Glen and Ridgepoint. The school serves portions of the Aldine CDP,[7][8] the North Houston District,[9] the Airline Improvement District [10] and the City of Houston's Super Neighborhood 7.[11] Harris County Housing Authority's sole public housing for families, Waterside Court, is zoned to this school.[12][13]

References
  1. Ben Wilson, Aldine ISD Assistant Superintendent of Community & Governmental Relations
  2. "ALDINE NINTH GRADE". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  3. "2014 Accountability Summary" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "Texas Academic Performance Report 2014-2015". Aldine Ninth Grade School. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. "2012-13 Texas Academic Performance Report" (PDF). Aldine ISD. Aldine ISD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. "Aldine Ninth Grade School Attendance Boundaries" (PDF). Aldine Independent School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  7. "Aldine CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. "Aldine CDP Quick Facts". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  9. "Greenspoint District Boundaries Map". Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  10. "Airline Improvement District Boundaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  11. "City of Houston Super Neighborhood 7". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  12. "Our Properties." Harris County Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 1, 2019. "Waterside Court Address: 503 West Road, Houston, TX 77038"
  13. "Aldine 9th Grade School Archived 2019-01-01 at the Wayback Machine." Aldine Independent School District. Retrieved on January 1, 2019.
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