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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLEIN ISD·NCES 482574005523
NITSCH EL
4702 W MOUNT HOUSTON, KLEIN, TX 77088 · (832) 484-6400 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
537 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
612
-165 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.6:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
67%
was 61%
% Black
26%
was 32%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NITSCH EL
NITSCH EL is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in KLEIN, Texas, part of KLEIN ISD, with 612 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
NITSCH EL is one of 50 schools operated by KLEIN ISD, a district that teaches 52,437 students overall.
In terms of who attends, NITSCH EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 2% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NITSCH EL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NITSCH EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.6%; NITSCH EL posts 62.9%, +27.3 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NITSCH EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
The closest other public school is KLEIN INT, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NITSCH EL. On composite proficiency, NITSCH EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. NITSCH EL's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 777 (now 612). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 61% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KLEIN ISD
- KLEIN CAIN H SHigh · 3,922 students
- KLEIN OAK H SHigh · 3,766 students
- KLEIN FOREST H SHigh · 3,418 students
- KLEIN H SHigh · 3,366 students
- KLEIN COLLINS H SHigh · 3,360 students
- WUNDERLICH INTMiddle · 1,319 students
Other schools in KLEIN
- KLEIN CAIN H SHigh · 3,922 students
- KLEIN OAK H SHigh · 3,766 students
- KLEIN FOREST H SHigh · 3,418 students
- KLEIN H SHigh · 3,366 students
- KLEIN COLLINS H SHigh · 3,360 students
- WUNDERLICH INTMiddle · 1,319 students
Nearby schools
- KLEIN INT0.2 mi · 1,050
- HILL EL0.7 mi · 646
- EISENHOWER H S1.1 mi · 2,262
- STOVALL EC/PK/K1.1 mi · 450
- CARAWAY EL1.2 mi · 553
- GARCIA MIDDLE1.3 mi · 966
Frequently asked questions
About NITSCH ELHow large is NITSCH EL?
NITSCH EL enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-05.
Is NITSCH EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NITSCH EL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does NITSCH EL have?
NITSCH EL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at NITSCH EL?
Student demographics at NITSCH EL are roughly 2% White, 67% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NITSCH EL?
NITSCH EL is overseen by KLEIN ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.