MAHAFFEY EL

Located at 10255 MAHAFFEY RD, in KLEIN, Texas, MAHAFFEY EL is a sprawling primary school that educates 860 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under KLEIN ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MAHAFFEY EL sits 66% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 50 schools in KLEIN ISD (52,437 students total), MAHAFFEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MAHAFFEY EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% White, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MAHAFFEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which MAHAFFEY EL is one.

The closest other public school is BERNSHAUSEN EL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAHAFFEY EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 748 students in 2018 compared to 860 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 40% to 28%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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