RAYMOND EL

RAYMOND EL is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by ALDINE ISD, with 297 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

ALDINE ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 56,419 students. RAYMOND EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RAYMOND EL lists that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, RAYMOND EL shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, RAYMOND EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $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. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), RAYMOND EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is REED ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAYMOND EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.1%.

RAYMOND EL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. RAYMOND EL's enrollment has contracted 69% since 2018, when it stood at 960 (now 297). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 90% to 96% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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