HARTSFIELD EL

As an intimate elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, HARTSFIELD EL teaches 287 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under HOUSTON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), HARTSFIELD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HARTSFIELD EL reports that Black students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, HARTSFIELD EL records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARTSFIELD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.1%; this one delivers 26.6%.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HARTSFIELD EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BEATRICE MAYES INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARTSFIELD EL. On composite proficiency, HARTSFIELD EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 28.9%.

HARTSFIELD EL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. HARTSFIELD EL's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 287). Black enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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