HOUSTON EL

HOUSTON EL is a reasonably sized elementary school in LANCASTER, Texas, one of the schools within LANCASTER ISD. The school serves 613 students in grades K through 5.

Within LANCASTER ISD, which oversees 10 schools and 6,822 students, HOUSTON EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, HOUSTON EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 39% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HOUSTON EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOUSTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.8%, the actual is 29.5%, a residual of -6.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which HOUSTON EL is one.

The closest other public school is ILTEXAS LANCASTER EL, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOUSTON EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 29.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 703 students in 2018 compared to 613 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 47% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for HOUSTON EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.