HAMILTON EL

HAMILTON EL is a substantial elementary-level community in CYPRESS, Texas, operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. The school caters to 999 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 92% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HAMILTON EL is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that enrolls 117,927 students overall.

Demographically, HAMILTON EL reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAMILTON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.9%; this one delivers 69.5%.

In the broader 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%. HAMILTON EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

HAMILTON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAMILTON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAMILTON EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. HAMILTON EL's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,083 (now 999). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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