C W CLINE EL

Located at 1550 W BLVD, in FRIENDSWOOD, Texas, C W CLINE EL is a roomy primary school that hosts 906 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within FRIENDSWOOD ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 75% above the state mean of about 519.

FRIENDSWOOD ISD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 6,194 students; C W CLINE EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, C W CLINE EL reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Galveston County as a whole.

On the resource side, C W CLINE EL records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Galveston County's rate of about 57%.

After controlling for student poverty, C W CLINE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Galveston County) records that median household income runs about $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Galveston County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), C W CLINE EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CAMPBELL EL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, C W CLINE EL comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 870 students in 2018 compared to 906 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 64% across the same window.

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