Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364005500
TIJERINA EL
6501 SHERMAN ST, HOUSTON, TX 77011 · (713) 924-1790 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
330 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
-58 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 98%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On this page, the feed for TIJERINA EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- EDISON MIDDLE0.6 mi · 388
- BURNET EL0.6 mi · 324
- FRANKLIN EL0.7 mi · 218
- LAURENZO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR0.7 mi · 240
- CARRILLO EL0.9 mi · 346
- NAVARRO MIDDLE1.0 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About TIJERINA ELHow large is TIJERINA EL?
TIJERINA EL enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
Is TIJERINA EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TIJERINA EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TIJERINA EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TIJERINA EL is approximately 16.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TIJERINA EL?
At TIJERINA EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is TIJERINA EL in?
TIJERINA EL is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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