PEARL M HIRSCH EL

PEARL M HIRSCH EL is a primary school of mid-sized scale in SPRING, Texas, run under SPRING ISD, enrolling 630 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

SPRING ISD comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 33,678 students; PEARL M HIRSCH EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, PEARL M HIRSCH EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 31% Black, 7% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEARL M HIRSCH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), PEARL M HIRSCH EL is one campus in the mix.

SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEARL M HIRSCH EL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 711 students in 2018 compared to 630 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 7% across the same window.

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