TRAVIS EL

TRAVIS EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 762 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% above the state mean of about 519.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. TRAVIS EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, TRAVIS EL logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, TRAVIS EL has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 14% of students at TRAVIS EL qualify 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 noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, TRAVIS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.0%; this one delivers 66.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, 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 TRAVIS EL is one.

BROWNING EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRAVIS EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRAVIS EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. TRAVIS EL's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 711 (now 762). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 39% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.