FRENCH EL

FRENCH EL is a big elementary school in KLEIN, Texas, one of the schools within KLEIN ISD. The school serves 786 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within KLEIN ISD, which oversees 50 schools and 52,437 students, FRENCH EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, FRENCH EL records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FRENCH EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FRENCH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. FRENCH EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: CREEKSIDE FOREST EL, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRENCH EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FRENCH EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. FRENCH EL's enrollment has increased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 675 (now 786). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 64% to 47%.

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