📍 12421 Tanner Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77041
Kirk el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 852 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Katie Ford. It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Kirk el enrolls 852 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 9.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 13% |
| White | 84 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 56 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
671 of the school's 852 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 637 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kirk 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 7, state house district 138.
Kirk 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 852 students, Kirk 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