MUELLER EL

MUELLER EL operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in KLEIN, Texas, operated by KLEIN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 477 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within KLEIN ISD, which oversees 50 schools and 52,437 students, MUELLER EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MUELLER EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Black, 17% White, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully less Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MUELLER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at MUELLER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MUELLER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.2%.

Across the wider county, Harris County reports that 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%. MUELLER EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: KRIMMEL INTERMED, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MUELLER EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MUELLER EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

MUELLER EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. MUELLER EL's enrollment has edged down 46% since 2018, when it stood at 882 (now 477). Over the same period, the Black share rose from 20% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the MUELLER EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.