📍 6355 Greenhouse Rd, Katy, Harris County, 77449
Jowell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Katy, Harris County. The school has 605 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Virginia Stout. It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Jowell el enrolls 605 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 360 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 175 | 29% |
| White | 33 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
509 of the school's 605 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 473 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jowell 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-80, state senate district 7, state house district 132.
Jowell el is one of 91 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 117,927 students district-wide and employs 7,842 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 605 students, Jowell el is smaller than the district average of about 1,296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large