MCGOWN EL

MCGOWN EL is an expansive K-5 school in CYPRESS, Texas, operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. The school serves 1,408 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MCGOWN EL sits 171% larger than that benchmark.

CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 117,927 students. MCGOWN EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MCGOWN EL reports that 32% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MCGOWN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.9%; this one delivers 74.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), MCGOWN EL is one campus in the mix.

WELLS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MCGOWN EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

On the community side, the feed for MCGOWN EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.