Almeda Elementary School enrolls more than 600 students in prekindergarten through grade five. Its academic curriculum includes reading, writing, mathematics, science, social science and language arts. The school has counselors and special education teachers on its staff. Almeda Elementary School additionally offers classes in career and technology education. It offers a bilingual program and various school-based programs. The school is located in Houston and is a part of the Houston Independent School District, one of the largest public school systems in Texas and the seventh largest in the United States. The school district serves more than 202,000 students in over 300 schools.