📍 1900 Strawn Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77039
North Central el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Laflure. It is part of the Yes Prep Public Schools Inc school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Central el enrolls 707 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Black or African American and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 634 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
634 of the school's 707 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 609 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Central el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 6, state house district 140.
North Central el is one of 21 schools in YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 19,573 students district-wide and employs 988 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 707 students, North Central el is smaller than the district average of about 932 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large