GROSS EL

GROSS EL is an elementary school of intimate scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD, enrolling 390 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, GROSS EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, GROSS EL logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Black, 3% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at GROSS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, GROSS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harris County) shows that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GROSS EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

STEP CHARTER III is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, GROSS EL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GROSS EL has contracted 41%, going from 659 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 45% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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