PORT HOUSTON EL

PORT HOUSTON EL, a low-enrollment K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HOUSTON ISD, instructs 255 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

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

On demographics, PORT HOUSTON EL logs that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Black, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PORT HOUSTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PORT HOUSTON EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is HOLLAND MIDDLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PORT HOUSTON EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 255 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 98% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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