MARTINEZ R EL

As an intimate elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, MARTINEZ R EL serves 380 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; MARTINEZ R EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MARTINEZ R EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%); the rest is composed of 4% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 97% 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.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MARTINEZ R EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.6%; this one delivers 43.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. MARTINEZ R EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is SCROGGINS EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARTINEZ R EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARTINEZ R EL has declined 34%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 98% to 94%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, 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.