WHITTIER EL

As a small primary school in HOUSTON, Texas, WHITTIER EL teaches 326 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under HOUSTON ISD. That puts it 37% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; WHITTIER EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, WHITTIER EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, WHITTIER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 40.5%, a residual of +4.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports 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%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), WHITTIER EL is one campus in the mix.

JACINTO CITY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WHITTIER EL. On composite proficiency, WHITTIER EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

WHITTIER EL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. WHITTIER EL's enrollment has ticked down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 548 (now 326). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.