THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL

Located at 8575 PITNER RD, in HOUSTON, Texas, THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community that hosts 161 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within SPRING BRANCH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

Within SPRING BRANCH ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 33,793 students, THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL reports that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 98% 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 somewhat above typical.

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 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 THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOLLIBROOK EL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL.

THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. THE PANDA PATH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 203 (now 161). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 98% to 93%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2024.

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