SAMPSON EL

Set in CYPRESS, Texas, SAMPSON EL is a large K-5 school, one of the schools within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. It instructs 900 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 73% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SAMPSON EL is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that teaches 117,927 students overall.

Demographically, SAMPSON EL shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SAMPSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), SAMPSON EL is one campus in the mix.

FARNEY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 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), SAMPSON EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 972 students in 2018 compared to 900 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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