WEST EL

Located at 18444 CYPRESS HEIGHTS DR, in CYPRESS, Texas, WEST EL is a medium-sized elementary campus that caters to 740 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of TOMBALL ISD. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 23 schools in TOMBALL ISD (22,913 students total), WEST EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WEST EL records that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 26% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. WEST EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: GRAND LAKES J H, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

WEST EL operates from a countryside location.

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