📍 10455 S Kirkwood, Houston, Harris County, 77099
Cummings el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeanette Byrd. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cummings el enrolls 545 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 9.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 311 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 162 | 30% |
| Asian | 50 | 9.2% |
| White | 14 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
518 of the school's 545 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 476 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Cummings 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 131.
Cummings 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 545 students, Cummings el is smaller than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large