YEAGER EL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, YEAGER EL instructs 708 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. That puts it 36% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD comprises 92 schools with combined enrollment of 117,927 students; YEAGER EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, YEAGER EL logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 13% White, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting YEAGER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, YEAGER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.7%, the actual is 36.0%, a residual of -6.7 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which YEAGER EL is one.

The closest other public school is EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE, roughly 1.6 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), YEAGER EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YEAGER EL has decreased 30%, going from 1,015 students in 2018 to 708 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On this page, 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.