Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 480001812493
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II
5919 DASHWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77081 · (713) 432-9400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
243 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
-59 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 16.2:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II
As a low-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II caters to 246 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,193 students; SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II lists that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.8%, the actual is 30.6%, a residual of -0.1 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II is one.
EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a metropolitan site. SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II has declined 19%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.
On allk12, members of the SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL
- SER-NINOS CHARTER ELElementary · 512 students
- SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLEMiddle · 266 students
- SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGHHigh · 169 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER0.5 mi · 58
- MISTRAL CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD0.5 mi · 329
- PREMIER H S - HOUSTON (SHARPSTOWN)0.7 mi · 91
- ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY ECC0.7 mi · 192
- YES PREP - GULFTON0.7 mi · 1,039
- NEW NEIGHBOR CAMPUS0.8 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About SER-NINOS CHARTER EL IIWhat is the total enrollment at SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II?
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II serve?
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II is approximately 22.5:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II?
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II reports a student body of 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II?
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II is overseen by SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL in Harris County.
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