CRESPO EL

As a mid-tier K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, CRESPO EL instructs 526 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by HOUSTON ISD.

CRESPO EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that serves 176,727 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CRESPO EL reports that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, CRESPO EL logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CRESPO EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at CRESPO EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CRESPO EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.8%; actual is 47.6%, +14.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CRESPO EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SANCHEZ EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CRESPO EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

CRESPO EL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 40%: 880 students in 2018 compared to 526 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for CRESPO EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.