SAM HOUSTON EL

SAM HOUSTON EL is a mid-tier elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by GALENA PARK ISD. The school hosts 703 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

GALENA PARK ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 20,862 students. SAM HOUSTON EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SAM HOUSTON EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). The remainder comes out to 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SAM HOUSTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), SAM HOUSTON EL is one campus in the mix.

NORTH SHORE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAM HOUSTON EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 837 students in 2018 compared to 703 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the SAM HOUSTON EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.