HORNE EL

Located at 14950 W LITTLE YORK RD, in HOUSTON, Texas, HORNE EL is a high-enrollment elementary-level community that teaches 908 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. That puts it 75% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

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

Looking at the student body, HORNE EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 17% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HORNE EL has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HORNE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

Around the school, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HORNE EL is one.

TRUITT MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HORNE EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. HORNE EL's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 955 (now 908). Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 68% across the same window.

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