TINSLEY EL

As an average-sized primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, TINSLEY EL educates 590 students from grades 1 through 5, operated by HOUSTON ISD.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), TINSLEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, TINSLEY EL logs that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting TINSLEY EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at TINSLEY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TINSLEY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 33.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. TINSLEY EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: HALPIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TINSLEY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TINSLEY EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TINSLEY EL has declined 19%, going from 726 students in 2018 to 590 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 82% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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