NORTH SHORE EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, NORTH SHORE EL is an expansive elementary campus, overseen by GALENA PARK ISD. It hosts 965 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so NORTH SHORE EL sits 86% above that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in GALENA PARK ISD (20,862 students total), NORTH SHORE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, NORTH SHORE EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). The remainder is composed of 8% Black, 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, NORTH SHORE EL shows 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% 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%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTH SHORE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 46.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate 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. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which NORTH SHORE EL is one.

The closest other public school is SAM HOUSTON EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH SHORE EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. NORTH SHORE EL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 969 (now 965).

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