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What's the most underrated thing about NORTHLINE EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002543
NORTHLINE EL
821 WITCHER LN, HOUSTON, TX 77076 · (713) 696-2890 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
350 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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
358
-235 (-40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.5:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
93%
was 95%
% Black
6%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTHLINE EL
NORTHLINE EL is a modestly sized elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HOUSTON ISD. The school instructs 358 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so NORTHLINE EL sits 31% below that benchmark.
NORTHLINE EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that instructs 176,727 students overall.
In terms of who attends, NORTHLINE EL records that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NORTHLINE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTHLINE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate 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 NORTHLINE EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: YES PREP AIRLINE EL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NORTHLINE EL comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 40%: 593 students in 2018 compared to 358 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for NORTHLINE EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- YES PREP AIRLINE EL0.1 mi · 632
- PREMIER H S HOUSTON GALLERY NORTH0.6 mi · 108
- TEXASWORKS - HOUSTON-GALLERY FURNITURE0.6 mi · 17
- DE CHAUMES EL0.9 mi · 680
- BURBANK EL0.9 mi · 736
- GEORGE I SANCHEZ NORTH1.0 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHLINE ELWhat is the total enrollment at NORTHLINE EL?
NORTHLINE EL enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORTHLINE EL serve?
NORTHLINE EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does NORTHLINE EL have?
NORTHLINE EL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTHLINE EL?
Student demographics at NORTHLINE EL are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is NORTHLINE EL in?
NORTHLINE EL is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.