PAT REYNOLDS EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, PAT REYNOLDS EL is a heavily attended primary school, one of the schools within SPRING ISD. It hosts 877 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 69% above typical.

Across the 42 schools in SPRING ISD (33,678 students total), PAT REYNOLDS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PAT REYNOLDS EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 37% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, PAT REYNOLDS EL has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PAT REYNOLDS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records 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 PAT REYNOLDS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PAT REYNOLDS EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. PAT REYNOLDS EL's enrollment has climbed 21% since 2018, when it stood at 727 (now 877). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 28% to 37%.

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