TWAIN EL

TWAIN EL, a sizable K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD, instructs 924 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 78% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

TWAIN EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that educates 176,727 students overall.

In terms of who attends, TWAIN EL reports that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 26% Hispanic, 17% Black, 15% Asian, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Harris County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TWAIN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.5%; this one delivers 73.9%.

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

The closest other public school is PERSHING MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TWAIN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TWAIN EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TWAIN EL has increased 5%, going from 884 students in 2018 to 924 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 45% to 34%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.