KLENTZMAN INT

KLENTZMAN INT is an average-sized middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas, run under ALIEF ISD. The school teaches 833 students in grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so KLENTZMAN INT sits 30% above that benchmark.

ALIEF ISD runs 46 schools in total, collectively educating 38,610 students. KLENTZMAN INT is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, KLENTZMAN INT lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 13% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, KLENTZMAN INT lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, KLENTZMAN INT sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 34.7%; actual is 20.5%, a gap of -14.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which KLENTZMAN INT is one.

Nearest neighbor: SMITH EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KLENTZMAN INT ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.0%.

KLENTZMAN INT operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 1,064 students in 2018 compared to 833 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 67% to 79%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.