ELSIK H S

ELSIK H S is a sizable senior high in HOUSTON, Texas, run under ALIEF ISD. The school hosts 4,057 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 410% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

ALIEF ISD runs 46 schools in total, collectively educating 38,610 students. ELSIK H S is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ELSIK H S logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 23% Black, 8% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ELSIK H S has 229 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ELSIK H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.5%, the actual is 42.9%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Across the wider 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 roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ELSIK H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

HASTINGS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ELSIK H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. ELSIK H S's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 4,278 (now 4,057). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 57% to 65%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.