📍 8500 Brookwulf, Houston, Harris County, 77099
Alexander el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 676 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathleen Difelice. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alexander el enrolls 676 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 419 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 24% |
| Asian | 83 | 12% |
| White | 11 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
601 of the school's 676 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 550 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Alexander 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.
Alexander 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 676 students, Alexander 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