VALLEY WEST EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, VALLEY WEST EL is a moderately sized elementary campus, run under HOUSTON ISD. It serves 505 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, VALLEY WEST EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Black, 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting VALLEY WEST EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VALLEY WEST EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.2%.

Across the wider county, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), VALLEY WEST EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALLEY WEST EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 42%: 867 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 45% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the VALLEY WEST EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.