RIVER OAKS EL

RIVER OAKS EL is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD, instructing 777 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% larger than the state mean of about 519.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, RIVER OAKS EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, RIVER OAKS EL reports that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RIVER OAKS EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, RIVER OAKS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 77.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which RIVER OAKS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAMAR H S, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIVER OAKS EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVER OAKS EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.6%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. RIVER OAKS EL's enrollment has ticked up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 777). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 15% to 21%. Class-load math has rose: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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