PARK PLACE EL

PARK PLACE EL is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD, with 686 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 32% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

PARK PLACE EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that educates 176,727 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PARK PLACE EL shows that 80% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 14% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PARK PLACE EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PARK PLACE EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PARK PLACE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), PARK PLACE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PSTEM ACADEMY, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PARK PLACE EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 949 students in 2018 compared to 686 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the PARK PLACE EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.