THORNWOOD EL

Located at 14400 FERN, in HOUSTON, Texas, THORNWOOD EL is a cozy K-5 school that educates 391 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within SPRING BRANCH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

THORNWOOD EL is one of 46 schools operated by SPRING BRANCH ISD, a district that enrolls 33,793 students overall.

Looking at the student body, THORNWOOD EL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 14% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at THORNWOOD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THORNWOOD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which THORNWOOD EL is one.

SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THORNWOOD EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THORNWOOD EL has ticked down 9%, going from 431 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 31% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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