L E MONAHAN EL

L E MONAHAN EL is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by SHELDON ISD, instructing 635 students in grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Within SHELDON ISD, which oversees 14 schools and 10,946 students, L E MONAHAN EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, L E MONAHAN EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school reports 37% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, L E MONAHAN EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, L E MONAHAN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 28.0%, a residual of -7.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. L E MONAHAN EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

STEPHANIE CRAVENS EARLY CHILDHOOD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), L E MONAHAN EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. L E MONAHAN EL's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 635). Class-load math has rose: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.