REES EL

Located at 16305 KENSLEY, in HOUSTON, Texas, REES EL is a mid-sized elementary school that educates 526 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by ALIEF ISD.

ALIEF ISD comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 38,610 students; REES EL is among them.

Demographically, REES EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 18% Black, 6% Asian, 6% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting REES EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, REES EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 47.2%, a residual of +8.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which REES EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GEORGE BUSH H S, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, REES EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. REES EL's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 604 (now 526). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the REES EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.