GLEASON EL

GLEASON EL is a primary school of big scale in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, hosting 940 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GLEASON EL sits 81% above that benchmark.

Across the 92 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD (117,927 students total), GLEASON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, GLEASON EL lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 15% White, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, GLEASON EL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GLEASON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 49.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), GLEASON EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COOK MIDDLE, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GLEASON EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GLEASON EL has showed little movement, going from 961 students in 2018 to 940 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment fell from 19% to 11% over that span.

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