WILCHESTER EL

WILCHESTER EL, a well-populated K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within SPRING BRANCH ISD, educates 854 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 65% above the state mean of about 519.

SPRING BRANCH ISD runs 46 schools in total, collectively educating 33,793 students. WILCHESTER EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WILCHESTER EL shows that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 11% of students at WILCHESTER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILCHESTER EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 69.2%; actual is 85.0%, +15.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which WILCHESTER EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILCHESTER EL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 59.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILCHESTER EL has grew 8%, going from 793 students in 2018 to 854 in 2025.

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