📍 15040 Westpark Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77082
Holmquist el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 765 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candus Jack. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Holmquist el enrolls 765 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 359 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 329 | 43% |
| Asian | 47 | 6.1% |
| White | 27 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
688 of the school's 765 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 635 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Holmquist el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 17, state house district 149.
Holmquist 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 765 students, Holmquist 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: Suburb - Large