GREEN VALLEY EL

As a mid-tier primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, GREEN VALLEY EL enrolls 565 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of GALENA PARK ISD.

Across the 26 schools in GALENA PARK ISD (20,862 students total), GREEN VALLEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GREEN VALLEY EL shows that 80% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GREEN VALLEY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GREEN VALLEY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 31.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $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%. GREEN VALLEY EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: ACCELERATED CENTER FOR EDUCATION (ACE), around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREEN VALLEY EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. GREEN VALLEY EL's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 763 (now 565). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 63% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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