MORENO EL

MORENO EL is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD, educateing 697 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, MORENO EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, MORENO EL logs that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MORENO EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at MORENO EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MORENO EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.7%; this one delivers 46.8%, a residual of +15.1 points.

Across the wider county, Harris County reports that 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), MORENO EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FONVILLE MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MORENO EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORENO EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 755 students in 2018 compared to 697 in 2025.

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