Aristoi Classical Academy

Summary:

Aristoi Classical Academy is a public charter elementary school in Katy, Texas, serving 440 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools, with exceptional academic achievement and a diverse student population.

Aristoi Classical Academy's students significantly outperform their peers across the state on STAAR tests, with 70% or more of 3rd and 4th-graders achieving proficiency or better in reading, compared to the state average of around 50%. The school's diverse student body is evenly distributed across White, Hispanic, and other minority students, and its performance is strong across all racial subgroups. Additionally, Aristoi serves a lower proportion of students from low-income families compared to nearby Leonard Elementary and Diane Winborn Elementary, and its students with special needs rank in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools.

Aristoi Classical Academy's consistent academic excellence, commitment to equity and inclusion, and support for all learners make it a standout option for families in the Katy area. The school's 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and steady improvement in STAAR test scores over time demonstrate its dedication to providing a high-quality education. Compared to nearby Katy Independent School District and International Leadership Of Texas schools, Aristoi Classical Academy stands out for its exceptional academic performance, diverse student population, and focus on supporting students from all backgrounds.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-4

 5618 11th St
       Katy, TX  77493


(281) 391-5003

District: Aristoi Classical Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
746th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,314 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  437

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.4%
Hispanic:
31.6%
African American:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25.9% Help


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Compare Details Aristoi Classical Academy ranks better than 84% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.24. (See more...)
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Compare Details Aristoi Classical Academy is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2014 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.35. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2004 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.35. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (49.4%), Hispanic (31.6%), African American (7.8%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Aristoi Classical Academy is 17.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Aristoi Classical Academy is $7,314.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Aristoi Classical Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Aristoi Classical Academy 746th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Aristoi Classical Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Aristoi Classical Academy 152nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Aristoi Classical Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 35.97 2864th 3768 24.0%
2009 39.72 2748th 3884 29.2%
2010 25.47 3441st 3937 12.6%
2011 23.05 3652nd 4095 10.8%
2012 45.28 2573rd 4206 38.8%
2013 46.24 2512th 4221 40.5%
2014 54.24 2086th 4260 51.0%
2015 51.70 2234th 4320 48.3%
2016 57.77 1904th 4286 55.6%
2017 58.12 1573rd 4329 63.7%
2018 53.63 1815th 4359 58.4%
2019 68.36 1134th 4479 74.7%
2021 85.71 546th 4578 88.1%
2022 81.39 686th 4581 85.0%
2023 80.95 730th 4647 84.3%
2024 80.24 746th 4675 84.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 60.66 419th 1114 62.4%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.31 2250th 3226 30.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.79 886th 3558 75.1%
2019 80.55 297th 3684 91.9%
2021 42.96 1829th 3799 51.9%
2022 76.88 458th 3952 88.4%
2023 77.04 469th 4086 88.5%
2024 68.38 863rd 4261 79.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.78 1648th 4264 61.4%
2019 72.34 690th 4309 84.0%
2021 68.46 925th 4451 79.2%
2022 68.95 949th 4477 78.8%
2023 65.13 1178th 4521 73.9%
2024 77.81 538th 4560 88.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.54 2198th 4306 49.0%
2019 67.29 1138th 4348 73.8%
2021 85.91 494th 4499 89.0%
2022 73.16 966th 4561 78.8%
2023 73.26 966th 4588 78.9%
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Rank History for elementary school At Risk students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.56 3061st 4240 27.8%
2019 24.60 3726th 4295 13.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.06 1533rd 4319 64.5%
2019 66.61 1162nd 4357 73.3%
2021 81.93 626th 4498 86.1%
2022 83.15 583rd 4563 87.2%
2023 83.37 581st 4585 87.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.16 279th 2483 88.8%
2019 91.26 105th 2515 95.8%
2021 97.52 40th 2444 98.4%
2022 83.62 199th 2421 91.8%
2023 92.33 92nd 2443 96.2%
2024 87.14 144th 2421 94.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.47 2952nd 4168 29.2%
2019 65.78 1073rd 4188 74.4%
2021 81.66 462nd 4329 89.3%
2022 74.88 709th 4376 83.8%
2023 60.32 1458th 4401 66.9%
2024 70.50 923rd 4431 79.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Aristoi Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.70 1676th 3127 46.4%
2019 45.02 1809th 3142 42.4%
2021 65.77 878th 3082 71.5%
2022 74.54 566th 3082 81.6%
2023 74.37 621st 3106 80.0%
2024 68.07 842nd 3078 72.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Aristoi Classical Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.15 934th 1573 40.6%
2005 52.02 837th 1582 47.1%
2006 32.25 1197th 1585 24.5%
2007 80.10 163rd 1684 90.3%
2008 60.66 701st 1718 59.2%
2009 42.64 1212th 1763 31.3%
2010 64.77 582nd 1803 67.7%
2011 66.88 528th 1895 72.1%
2012 78.58 280th 1951 85.6%
2013 59.06 796th 1973 59.7%
2014 82.35 221st 1987 88.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Aristoi Classical Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.35 446th 1427 68.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, August 24, 2017

Open Quote My daughter has attended Aristoi for two school years, the experience has been great. If your child can be academically challenged and is a higher achiever they will do very well in this classical setting. I would best describe Aristoi as an entire school at a Pre-AP level. Teachers are caring and the staff is amazing. The communication between school, teacher, student and parent is very good. This school currently operates in two separate facilities, A lower campus and upper campus, K-4th is lower campus 5th & 6 together, 7th & 8th together & 9th-12th. Aristoi is very challenging, there is a lot of work and as a parent you will need to be involved. Aristoi also does not teach to the state Starr test but rather focusing on history events, math and science. They do require a uniform and it changes as they progress through the grade level. Aristoi is a free charter school in the Katy area, however it is a private school experience. Unless your child is in daycare you will be responsible for getting them to and from school as there are no buses. Overall we absolutely love Aristoi!!!!!! Close Quote


by a student
Friday, June 17, 2011

Open Quote I was a student of West Houston Charter School in the late 90's. While I do have some amazing memories from my time there, absolutely none of it had anything to do with the school itself. I was a straight A student before attending, and actually left the school only JUST passing for the year. My fond memories had a lot to do with skipping classes and not getting caught and the cigarettes and drinking my friends and I would indulge in during off periods in front of teachers with no consequence. As a student, West Houston Charter was a lot of fun. As now a parent of two, I would absolutely never send my children to that school and I honestly do blame a lot of the struggles that I had academically later in life to West Houston Charter. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Aristoi Classical Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 90 17 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 122
1998 77 5 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 102
1999 101 4 7 14 0 n/a n/a 0 126
2000 114 6 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 140
2001 79 7 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 98
2002 71 7 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 90
2003 71 7 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 90
2004 91 9 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 108
2005 68 7 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 82
2006 28 3 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 37
2007 12 4 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 23
2008 181 23 8 31 2 n/a n/a 0 245
2009 235 31 10 40 1 n/a n/a 0 317
2010 225 27 7 47 1 n/a n/a 0 307
2011 205 25 6 56 1 0 12 0 305
2012 192 30 2 71 0 0 10 0 305
2013 186 37 7 79 0 0 11 0 320
2014 260 43 0 114 0 0 13 0 430
2015 215 42 1 134 0 0 14 0 406
2016 240 56 5 135 1 0 14 0 451
2017 247 50 9 113 0 0 15 0 434
2018 246 50 9 115 2 0 17 0 439
2019 231 49 9 124 2 1 19 0 435
2020 241 51 11 115 3 1 18 0 440
2021 230 37 17 131 3 1 16 0 435
2022 201 38 16 142 3 2 30 0 432
2023 218 33 19 134 1 1 34 0 440
2024 216 34 16 138 1 0 32 0 437

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Aristoi Classical Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 122 6.0 20.3 0
1998 102 8.8 11.6 2.9
1999 126 9.0 14.0 0
2000 140 9.7 14.4 0
2001 98 6.4 15.3 0
2002 90 3.9 23.1 0
2003 90 3.9 23.1 0
2004 108 6.0 18.0 0
2005 82 7.0 11.7 0
2006 37 3.0 12.3 0
2007 23 3.2 7.2 0
2008 245 19.0 12.9 0
2009 317 23.8 13.3 18
2010 307 25.8 11.8 19.9
2011 305 27.5 11.0 28.9
2012 305 25.0 12.2 28.2
2013 320 20.7 15.3 23.8
2014 430 25.4 16.9 24.7
2015 406 23.0 17.6 18.5
2016 451 26.0 17.3 16.4
2017 434 23.9 18.1 17.3
2018 439 23.1 18.9 27.6
2019 435 23.4 18.5 27.4
2020 440 25.0 17.5 23.6
2021 435 24.5 17.7 25.5
2022 432 24.0 18.0 4.2
2023 440 23.5 18.6 26.4
2024 437 24.8 17.5 25.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Aristoi Classical Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 122 6.0 20.3 0
1998 102 8.8 11.6 2.9
1999 126 9.0 14.0 0
2000 140 9.7 14.4 0
2001 98 6.4 15.3 0
2002 90 3.9 23.1 0
2003 90 3.9 23.1 0
2004 108 6.0 18.0 0
2005 82 7.0 11.7 0
2006 37 3.0 12.3 0
2007 23 3.2 7.2 0
2008 245 19.0 12.9 0
2009 317 23.8 13.3 18
2010 307 25.8 11.8 19.9
2011 305 27.5 11.0 28.9
2012 305 25.0 12.2 28.2
2013 320 20.7 15.3 23.8
2014 430 25.4 16.9 24.7
2015 406 23.0 17.6 18.5
2016 451 26.0 17.3 16.4
2017 434 23.9 18.1 17.3
2018 439 23.1 18.9 27.6
2019 435 23.4 18.5 27.4
2020 440 25.0 17.5 23.6
2021 435 24.5 17.7 25.5
2022 432 24.0 18.0 4.2
2023 440 23.5 18.6 26.4
2024 437 24.8 17.5 25.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Aristoi Classical Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $447 (6.5%) $6,393 (93.5%) $6,841
2020 $1,821 (24.5%) $5,610 (75.5%) $7,431
2021 $431 (5.9%) $6,883 (94.1%) $7,314

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Aristoi Classical Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1134th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 730th of 4647 Elementary schools
 9.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Aristoi Classical Academy)5570
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Aristoi Classical Academy)5566
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Aristoi Classical Academy)4360
 17%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Aristoi Classical Academy)4348
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Aristoi Classical Academy)5664
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Aristoi Classical Academy)5659
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Aristoi Classical Academy)4851
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Aristoi Classical Academy)4847
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students435440
 1.1%
African American4933
 32.7%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian919
 111.1%
Hispanic124134
 8.1%
Pacific Islander11
White231218
 5.6%
Two or More Races1934
 78.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.4%26.4%
 1%


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Students at Aristoi Classical Academy are 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 437 students attended Aristoi Classical Academy.

Aristoi Classical Academy ranks 746th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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