MAHANAY EL

As a mid-tier K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, MAHANAY EL educates 499 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of ALIEF ISD.

ALIEF ISD runs 46 schools in total, collectively educating 38,610 students. MAHANAY EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MAHANAY EL reports that the most-represented group is Black (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 32% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 6% White, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MAHANAY EL has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MAHANAY EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.4%; actual is 48.7%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MAHANAY EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: SST ADVANCEMENT, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MAHANAY EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MAHANAY EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. MAHANAY EL's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 499). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 37% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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