Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002561
PUGH EL
1147 KRESS ST, HOUSTON, TX 77020 · (713) 671-3820 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
249 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-151 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.8:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 96%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PUGH EL
Located at 1147 KRESS ST, in HOUSTON, Texas, PUGH EL is an intimate elementary-level community that educates 256 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 51% smaller than the state mean of about 519.
Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, PUGH EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, PUGH EL lists that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 97% of students at PUGH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PUGH EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.4%; PUGH EL posts 46.0%, +14.6 points above that line.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $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), PUGH EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MCREYNOLDS MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PUGH EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PUGH EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.4%.
PUGH EL operates from a high-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 37%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
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- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- MCREYNOLDS MIDDLE0.4 mi · 297
- MARTINEZ R EL0.7 mi · 380
- WHEATLEY H S0.8 mi · 537
- HENDERSON N EL0.9 mi · 251
- ELIOT EL0.9 mi · 464
- SCROGGINS EL1.0 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About PUGH ELHow large is PUGH EL?
PUGH EL enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PUGH EL serve?
PUGH EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PUGH EL have?
PUGH EL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at PUGH EL?
Student demographics at PUGH EL are roughly 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is PUGH EL public or private?
PUGH EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.