HELENA PARK EL

Located at 2800 HELENA AVE, in NEDERLAND, Texas, HELENA PARK EL is a reasonably sized elementary school that serves 760 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by NEDERLAND ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HELENA PARK EL sits 46% above that benchmark.

NEDERLAND ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,317 students; HELENA PARK EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, HELENA PARK EL reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 40% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, HELENA PARK EL records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HELENA PARK EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HELENA PARK EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.2%, the actual is 60.2%, a residual of +4.0 points.

In the area at large, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HELENA PARK EL is one of 92 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students).

The closest other public school is WILSON MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HELENA PARK EL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HELENA PARK EL has grew 20%, going from 632 students in 2018 to 760 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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