SWENKE EL

SWENKE EL is a well-populated K-5 school in CYPRESS, Texas, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. The school teaches 892 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 72% above typical.

CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 117,927 students. SWENKE EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SWENKE EL lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SWENKE EL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SWENKE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 72.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records 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%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which SWENKE EL is one.

KEITH EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SWENKE EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SWENKE EL has fell 25%, going from 1,189 students in 2018 to 892 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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