EPPS ISLAND EL

EPPS ISLAND EL is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in KLEIN, Texas, overseen by KLEIN ISD, hosting 764 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

KLEIN ISD comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 52,437 students; EPPS ISLAND EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, EPPS ISLAND EL lists that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 8% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, EPPS ISLAND EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 40.1%.

In the surrounding community, 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 roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), EPPS ISLAND EL is one campus in the mix.

KUJAWA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EPPS ISLAND EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.3%.

EPPS ISLAND EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. EPPS ISLAND EL's enrollment has increased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 657 (now 764). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 78% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the EPPS ISLAND EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.