KELSO EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, KELSO EL is a cozy K-5 school, run under HOUSTON ISD. It instructs 364 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

KELSO EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that enrolls 176,727 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KELSO EL shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 39% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KELSO EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at KELSO EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KELSO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.7%; this one delivers 24.0%.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. KELSO EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is YES PREP - SOUTHSIDE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KELSO EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KELSO EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. KELSO EL's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 364). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 66% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.