LANDIS EL

LANDIS EL is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of ALIEF ISD, teacheing 545 students in grades K through 4.

Across the 46 schools in ALIEF ISD (38,610 students total), LANDIS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LANDIS EL logs that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 15% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, On paper, LANDIS EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at LANDIS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LANDIS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.3%; this one delivers 31.8%.

In the broader community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. LANDIS EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXPLORATION- HOUSTON, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LANDIS EL. On composite proficiency, LANDIS EL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 32%: 803 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 68% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.