📍 11718 Hendon, Houston, Harris County, 77072
Martin el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Yomaira Escobar. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin el enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian and 6.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 589 | 82% |
| Asian | 54 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 6.2% |
| White | 25 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
648 of the school's 715 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 604 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Martin el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-70, state senate district 13, state house district 149.
Martin el is one of 48 schools in ALIEF ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 38,610 students district-wide and employs 2,966 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Martin el is close to the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large