JOHN F WARD EL

Located at 1440 BOULDERCREST DR, in HOUSTON, Texas, JOHN F WARD EL is a reasonably sized primary school that enrolls 617 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of CLEAR CREEK ISD.

CLEAR CREEK ISD comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 39,684 students; JOHN F WARD EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN F WARD EL logs that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Harris County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN F WARD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), JOHN F WARD EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CLEAR LAKE INT, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN F WARD EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOHN F WARD EL's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 585 (now 617). White enrollment moved from 46% to 37% across the same window.

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