FARIAS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Located at 515 E RITTENHOUSE, in HOUSTON, Texas, FARIAS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is a modestly sized primary school that teaches 389 students (grades pre-K through K), operated by HOUSTON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; FARIAS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FARIAS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER lists that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FARIAS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which FARIAS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: DURKEE EL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 389 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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