SAN JACINTO EL

SAN JACINTO EL is a roomy K-5 school in DEER PARK, Texas, operated by DEER PARK ISD. The school serves 862 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 66% above typical.

SAN JACINTO EL is one of 14 schools operated by DEER PARK ISD, a district that teaches 12,165 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAN JACINTO EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%; the rest is composed of 35% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SAN JACINTO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 48.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate 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 SAN JACINTO EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: DEER PARK J H, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SAN JACINTO EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAN JACINTO EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SAN JACINTO EL has shrank 5%, going from 905 students in 2018 to 862 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 51% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.