WELLS EL

WELLS EL is one of the substantial elementary schools in CYPRESS, Texas, run under CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 1,133 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 118% bigger than typical.

Within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, which oversees 92 schools and 117,927 students, WELLS EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WELLS EL logs that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 27% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, WELLS EL reports 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WELLS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.3%, the actual is 69.2%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), WELLS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SPRAGUE MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WELLS EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 80.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WELLS EL has grew 106%, going from 549 students in 2018 to 1,133 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 34% across the same window.

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