PARKER EL

As a sprawling primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, PARKER EL enrolls 924 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by HOUSTON ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so PARKER EL sits 78% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), PARKER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PARKER EL lists that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 31% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PARKER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 58.7%.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. PARKER EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

MEYERLAND MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARKER EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.9%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARKER EL has increased 9%, going from 847 students in 2018 to 924 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 20% to 11%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PARKER EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.