SUMMERWOOD EL

As an average-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, SUMMERWOOD EL caters to 644 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within HUMBLE ISD. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within HUMBLE ISD, which oversees 50 schools and 48,502 students, SUMMERWOOD EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SUMMERWOOD EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 23% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Harris County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SUMMERWOOD EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SUMMERWOOD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 46.8%.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. SUMMERWOOD EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: CENTENNIAL EL, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SUMMERWOOD EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. SUMMERWOOD EL's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 767 (now 644). Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 40% across the same window.

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