KOLTER EL

KOLTER EL is an average-sized elementary school in BELLAIRE, Texas, run under HOUSTON ISD. The school teaches 771 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; KOLTER EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, KOLTER EL records that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KOLTER EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.6%; KOLTER EL posts 80.7%, +17.1 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), KOLTER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PIN OAK MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KOLTER EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 68.7%.

KOLTER EL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KOLTER EL has climbed 20%, going from 642 students in 2018 to 771 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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