OATES EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, OATES EL is a close-knit elementary-level community, run under HOUSTON ISD. It caters to 233 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, OATES EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OATES EL shows that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 14% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, OATES EL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OATES EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), OATES EL is one campus in the mix.

FURR H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OATES EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OATES EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 37.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. OATES EL's enrollment has decreased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 233). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.