LAURA WELCH BUSH EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, LAURA WELCH BUSH EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, run under PASADENA ISD. It hosts 555 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 67 schools in PASADENA ISD (46,491 students total), LAURA WELCH BUSH EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LAURA WELCH BUSH EL reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Asian, 9% White, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, LAURA WELCH BUSH EL lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LAURA WELCH BUSH EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, LAURA WELCH BUSH 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 44.2%; LAURA WELCH BUSH EL posts 62.8%, +18.6 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), LAURA WELCH BUSH EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JESSUP EL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LAURA WELCH BUSH EL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAURA WELCH BUSH EL has declined 20%, going from 691 students in 2018 to 555 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 11% to 5%.

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