BIRKES EL

BIRKES EL is an elementary campus of expansive scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, works with 1,040 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so BIRKES EL sits 100% larger than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, BIRKES EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% White, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully less Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, BIRKES EL shows 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BIRKES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 64.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BIRKES EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is ARAGON MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BIRKES EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. BIRKES EL's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,154 (now 1,040). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 33% to 25%.

On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.