OWENS INT

OWENS INT is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by ALIEF ISD, hosting 809 students in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 643.

OWENS INT is one of 46 schools operated by ALIEF ISD, a district that hosts 38,610 students overall.

On the student-mix side, OWENS INT lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). The remainder is composed of 7% Black, 5% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, OWENS INT records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, OWENS INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.6%; this one delivers 25.1%.

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. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which OWENS INT is one.

CHAMBERS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OWENS INT. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OWENS INT at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. OWENS INT's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,080 (now 809). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 77% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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