SINCLAIR EL

SINCLAIR EL is a primary school of average-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD, hosting 728 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; SINCLAIR EL is among them.

On demographics, SINCLAIR EL reports that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, SINCLAIR EL reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at SINCLAIR EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, SINCLAIR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.5%, the actual is 68.6%, a residual of +9.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which SINCLAIR EL is one.

The closest other public school is LOVE EL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SINCLAIR EL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

SINCLAIR EL operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 23%: 590 students in 2018 compared to 728 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 34% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for SINCLAIR EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.