COLLINS EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, COLLINS EL is a sizable elementary campus, run under ALIEF ISD. It caters to 788 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

ALIEF ISD runs 46 schools in total, collectively educating 38,610 students. COLLINS EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, COLLINS EL records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Black, 5% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, COLLINS EL lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 94% 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 above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COLLINS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 27.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. COLLINS EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

YES PREP - WEST is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLLINS EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLLINS EL has fell 19%, going from 977 students in 2018 to 788 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 26% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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