RENNELL EL

RENNELL EL, a well-populated elementary campus in CYPRESS, Texas, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, caters to 1,260 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 143% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 92 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD (117,927 students total), RENNELL EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, RENNELL EL logs that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, RENNELL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 70.9%, a residual of +3.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows 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. RENNELL EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: ANTHONY MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RENNELL EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 54%: 818 students in 2018 compared to 1,260 in 2025.

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