HINES-CALDWELL

HINES-CALDWELL is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD, with 638 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, HINES-CALDWELL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HINES-CALDWELL logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HINES-CALDWELL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HINES-CALDWELL is one.

The closest other public school is WINDSOR VILLAGE EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HINES-CALDWELL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HINES-CALDWELL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HINES-CALDWELL has decreased 18%, going from 775 students in 2018 to 638 in 2025.

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