Swenke Elementary School

Swenke Elementary School sits in CYPRESS, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 892 students. That is 72% above the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.

CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD serves 117,927 students across 92 schools.

The largest group at Swenke Elementary School is White students, at 59%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 34% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Swenke Elementary School scores 60%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. The school has 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.1 students per teacher. In all, 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 56 points higher.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Swenke Elementary School is 5.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.8% actual, 67.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.

In Harris County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in the county, enrolling about 886,911, Swenke Elementary School among them.

About 0.9 miles separate Swenke Elementary School from the closest public school, Keith Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Swenke Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 72.8% versus a 64.7% average.

Swenke Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,034 (2020-21) to 892 (2024-25).

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