WHISPERING PINES EL

As an average-sized K-5 school in HUMBLE, Texas, WHISPERING PINES EL enrolls 608 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under HUMBLE ISD.

HUMBLE ISD runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 48,502 students. WHISPERING PINES EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WHISPERING PINES EL reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 42% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WHISPERING PINES EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WHISPERING PINES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 25.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WHISPERING PINES EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is HUMBLE MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WHISPERING PINES EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 686 students in 2018 compared to 608 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 17% to 6% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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