WHITE E EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, WHITE E EL is a mid-sized elementary campus, overseen by HOUSTON ISD. It works with 691 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WHITE E EL sits 33% larger than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, WHITE E EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% Asian, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WHITE E EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), WHITE E EL is one campus in the mix.

NEFF EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WHITE E EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WHITE E EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. WHITE E EL's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 806 (now 691). Hispanic enrollment moved from 79% to 85% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.