NEFF EL

NEFF EL is a moderately sized elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HOUSTON ISD. The school educates 709 students in grades 2 through 5. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

NEFF EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that works with 176,727 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NEFF EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Other groups include 6% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, NEFF EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, NEFF EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 32.2%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which NEFF EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEFF EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. NEFF EL's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 778 (now 709). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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