EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Located at 911 SHELDON RD, in CHANNELVIEW, Texas, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is an intimate elementary-level community that serves 427 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within CHANNELVIEW ISD.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of 12 schools operated by CHANNELVIEW ISD, a district that instructs 9,335 students overall.

Looking at the student body, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER lists that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black, 5% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one campus in the mix.

ENDEAVOR HS-JOE FRANK CAMPBELL LEARNING CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 410 (now 427). Class-load math has fell: from 31.5:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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