HOLMQUIST EL

HOLMQUIST EL operates as a large elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by ALIEF ISD. Current enrollment sits at 782 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 51% above the state mean of about 519.

Within ALIEF ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 38,610 students, HOLMQUIST EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, HOLMQUIST EL records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 41% Black, 6% White, 6% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, HOLMQUIST EL reports 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HOLMQUIST EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOLMQUIST EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 41.7%.

In the area at large, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), HOLMQUIST EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MILLER INT, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOLMQUIST EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOLMQUIST EL has edged down 31%, going from 1,127 students in 2018 to 782 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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