Carrillo Elementary is located at 960 Wayside Drive in the East End area of Houston. Serving 512 students in grades PK-5, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. Recent data shows math proficiency at 42% and reading proficiency at 47%. The gender mix is 49% female and 51% male. The school keeps a stable and academically focused environment in the Houston Independent School District. The academic program's main goal is to help students of all grades develop basic skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking. Students get specialized bilingual instruction that is meant to help them become very good at both languages. The school has a number of fine arts electives, such as choir and visual arts, to help students express themselves creatively. Small-group reading sessions that are tailored to different levels of fluency and comprehension are added to literacy blocks. To help students understand difficult math concepts early on, teachers stress how math is used in the real world. The campus also offers a number of after-school programs that focus on the performing arts and literacy. The value of homes in the area ranges from $310,000 to $580,000. Parents say that the school is dedicated to getting involved in the community and that the teachers are easy to reach. This school is working hard to become one of the best elementary schools in Texas.