HEMMENWAY EL

HEMMENWAY EL is one of the sizable K-5 schools in KATY, Texas, part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 947 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 82% above the state mean of about 519.

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

On the student-mix side, HEMMENWAY EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder consists of 28% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HEMMENWAY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 36.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. HEMMENWAY EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: WALKER EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEMMENWAY EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEMMENWAY EL has declined 11%, going from 1,062 students in 2018 to 947 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 55% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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