BANE EL

BANE EL is a large elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. The school teaches 872 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 92 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD (117,927 students total), BANE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BANE EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder consists of 15% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BANE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BANE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 24.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), BANE EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DEAN MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BANE EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BANE EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. BANE EL's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 935 (now 872). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 10% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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