NOTTINGHAM EL

NOTTINGHAM EL is one of the average-sized elementary schools in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD, with 746 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so NOTTINGHAM EL sits 44% bigger than that benchmark.

Within SPRING BRANCH ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 33,793 students, NOTTINGHAM EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, NOTTINGHAM EL shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, NOTTINGHAM EL reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NOTTINGHAM EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, NOTTINGHAM EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.6%.

In the broader community, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), NOTTINGHAM EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: STRATFORD H S, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NOTTINGHAM EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NOTTINGHAM EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

NOTTINGHAM EL operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NOTTINGHAM EL has ticked up 47%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 746 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 26% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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