REGINA HOWELL EL

Set in BEAUMONT, Texas, REGINA HOWELL EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, overseen by BEAUMONT ISD. It teaches 742 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% larger than the state mean of about 519.

BEAUMONT ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 16,336 students. REGINA HOWELL EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, REGINA HOWELL EL logs that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting REGINA HOWELL EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, REGINA HOWELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 49.8%.

In the area at large, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Jefferson County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), REGINA HOWELL EL is one campus in the mix.

CURTIS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), REGINA HOWELL EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at REGINA HOWELL EL has shrank 9%, going from 812 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 36% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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