HOUSTON CLASSICAL

As a cozy K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, HOUSTON CLASSICAL serves 342 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within HOUSTON CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 519.

HOUSTON CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL is the operating authority for HOUSTON CLASSICAL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, HOUSTON CLASSICAL shows that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 32% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the income-and-resources front, HOUSTON CLASSICAL reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HOUSTON CLASSICAL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 59.3%, a residual of +17.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), HOUSTON CLASSICAL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALBRIGHT MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOUSTON CLASSICAL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOUSTON CLASSICAL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

The school occupies a residential site. HOUSTON CLASSICAL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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