CARRILLO EL

As a small elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, CARRILLO EL caters to 346 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by HOUSTON ISD. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CARRILLO EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that works with 176,727 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CARRILLO EL reports that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 2% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CARRILLO EL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CARRILLO EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, CARRILLO EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which CARRILLO EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP INTREPID PREPARATORY, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CARRILLO EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CARRILLO EL has contracted 37%, going from 547 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

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