📍 1200 N. Giddings St., Visalia, Tulare County, 93291
Houston Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Visalia, Tulare County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Monica Saenz. It is part of the Visalia Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
Houston Elementary enrolls 526 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Two or more races and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 437 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 12% |
| White | 13 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 526 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houston Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Houston Elementary is one of 41 schools in Visalia Unified, based in Visalia, California. The district serves 28,809 students district-wide and employs 1,307 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Houston Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 703 students per school.