HEROD EL

HEROD EL, a reasonably sized K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, run under HOUSTON ISD, instructs 682 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 519.

HEROD EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that serves 176,727 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HEROD EL logs that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 13% White, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Harris County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HEROD EL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, HEROD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 44.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HEROD EL is one.

HARMONY VIRTUAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HEROD EL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 786 students in 2018 compared to 682 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 24% to 13%.

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