DANISH EL

DANISH EL is one of the well-populated elementary campuss in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 918 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 77% larger than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, DANISH EL shows that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 35% Black, 8% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, DANISH EL lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, DANISH EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 36.7%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household income runs about $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), DANISH EL is one campus in the mix.

ADAM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DANISH EL. On composite proficiency, DANISH EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

DANISH EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 986 students in 2018 compared to 918 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 14% to 8% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for DANISH EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.