📍 310 S Sherman, Houston, Houston County, 55943
Houston Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Houston County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houston Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Houston Elementary enrolls 222 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% Two or more races and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 222 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 91 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 28.
Houston Elementary is one of 6 schools in HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HOUSTON, Minnesota. The district serves 1,934 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, Houston Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant