JACINTO CITY EL

JACINTO CITY EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, part of GALENA PARK ISD. The school caters to 689 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 26 schools in GALENA PARK ISD (20,862 students total), JACINTO CITY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, JACINTO CITY EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%); the rest reads as 3% Black, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, JACINTO CITY EL lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at JACINTO CITY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JACINTO CITY EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.8%; actual is 52.1%, +17.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Harris County reports that 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%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which JACINTO CITY EL is one.

The closest other public school is WHITTIER EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACINTO CITY EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. JACINTO CITY EL's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 784 (now 689). The White share of enrollment fell from 11% to 3% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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