📍 8440 Bissonnet St, Houston, Harris County, 77074
Southwest Schools Bissonnet el Campus is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dixie Morales. It is part of the Southwest Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Schools Bissonnet el Campus enrolls 442 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
427 of the school's 442 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Schools Bissonnet el Campus is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 146.
Southwest Schools Bissonnet el Campus is one of 5 schools in SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 1,866 students district-wide and employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, Southwest Schools Bissonnet el Campus is larger than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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