MCELWAIN EL

Located at 6631 GREENWOOD ORCHARD DR, in KATY, Texas, MCELWAIN EL is a roomy primary school that serves 1,039 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by KATY ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 100% above typical.

KATY ISD comprises 78 schools with combined enrollment of 96,111 students; MCELWAIN EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MCELWAIN EL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 14% White, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MCELWAIN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MCELWAIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. MCELWAIN EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MCELWAIN EL. On composite proficiency, MCELWAIN EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

In the discussion threads here, members of the MCELWAIN EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.