ELROD EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, ELROD EL is a mid-sized primary school, operated by HOUSTON ISD. It works with 742 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ELROD EL sits 43% above that benchmark.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), ELROD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ELROD EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, ELROD EL reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ELROD EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.9%; ELROD EL posts 47.9%, +16.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. ELROD EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is FONDREN MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ELROD EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ELROD EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. ELROD EL's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 772 (now 742). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 69% to 79% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.