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Early Childhood Center

911 SHELDON RD, CHANNELVIEW, TX 77530 · (281) 860-3827 · Harris County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
385 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K427100%
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
225%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
35683%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
409%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23154%
Female
19646%

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Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Early Childhood Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
427#3,252 of 4,938#527 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.2:1#4,463 of 4,622#634 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.3%#3,452 of 4,628#493 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.2%#1,062 of 4,789#261 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.1%#1,040 of 1,307#113 of 148
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
427
+106 (+33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542721.120.2:190% (385)
2023-2442522.718.7:192% (392)
2022-2343519.821.9:187% (378)
2020-213212314.0:191% (292)
2017-184101331.5:190% (370)
2015-163371522.5:182% (276)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early Childhood Center.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (410 to 427); teachers up 63% (13 to 21.1).

About Early Childhood Center

Early Childhood Center is a small elementary school with an address in CHANNELVIEW, Texas. It enrolls 427 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K.

Federal data list 12 schools in CHANNELVIEW ISD, with 9,335 students enrolled.

Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. It is also 9% Black and 5% White. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 39 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.

Early Childhood Center lists 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 90% of the student body. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 20 points lower.

In Harris County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Early Childhood Center from the closest public school, Academic Counseling and Transition Academy. The five-mile area around Early Childhood Center holds at least 8 other public schools.

NCES assigns Early Childhood Center the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a increase of 106 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.0:1 to 20.2:1 over the same years.

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Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students

Quick facts

School name
Early Childhood Center
District
CHANNELVIEW ISD
Address
911 SHELDON RD, CHANNELVIEW, TX 77530
Phone
(281) 860-3827
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
427
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
385 (90%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481359012716
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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43 other US public schools in 16 states are named Early Childhood Center. Early Childhood Center is the 6th largest of the 44.

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Frequently asked questions

About Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Early Childhood Center?
Early Childhood Center enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-PK.
What grades does Early Childhood Center serve?
Early Childhood Center serves grades PK-PK.
How many teachers does Early Childhood Center have?
Early Childhood Center employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Early Childhood Center?
Student demographics at Early Childhood Center are roughly 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Early Childhood Center?
Early Childhood Center is overseen by CHANNELVIEW ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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