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NEFF ECC
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About NEFF ECC
NEFF ECC is a moderately sized primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, run under HOUSTON ISD. The school teaches 550 students in grades pre-K through 1.
Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), NEFF ECC accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, NEFF ECC lists that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Black, 5% Asian, 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.
In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which NEFF ECC is one.
Nearest neighbor: SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NEFF ECC.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 687 students in 2018 compared to 550 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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