JOAN LINK EL

Located at 2815 RIDGE HOLLOW DR, in HOUSTON, Texas, JOAN LINK EL is a medium-sized primary school that works with 556 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within SPRING ISD.

Across the 42 schools in SPRING ISD (33,678 students total), JOAN LINK EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, JOAN LINK EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JOAN LINK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 22.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 JOAN LINK EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: STELLE CLAUGHTON MIDDLE, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOAN LINK EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOAN LINK EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.9%.

JOAN LINK EL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 556 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 69% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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