ASKEW EL

ASKEW EL operates as a big elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 873 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 68% above the state mean of about 519.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. ASKEW EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ASKEW EL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 35% Black, 11% White, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly less Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ASKEW EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ASKEW EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), ASKEW EL is one campus in the mix.

WALNUT BEND EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ASKEW EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. ASKEW EL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 883 (now 873). White enrollment moved from 17% to 11% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.