TIJERINA EL

Located at 6501 SHERMAN ST, in HOUSTON, Texas, TIJERINA EL is a low-enrollment K-5 school that teaches 333 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by HOUSTON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

TIJERINA EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that caters to 176,727 students overall.

Demographically, TIJERINA EL lists that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, TIJERINA EL logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, TIJERINA EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.6%; this one delivers 46.4%, a residual of +15.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. TIJERINA EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: EDISON MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TIJERINA EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TIJERINA EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TIJERINA EL has ticked down 15%, going from 391 students in 2018 to 333 in 2025.

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