📍 18425 W Rd, Cypress, Harris County, 77433
Postma el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cypress, Harris County. The school has 1,247 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tracy Barstow. It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Postma el enrolls 1,247 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 356 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 355 | 28% |
| Asian | 234 | 19% |
| White | 232 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
556 of the school's 1,247 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 478 qualify for free lunch and 78 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.
Postma 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 135.
Postma 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 1,247 students, Postma el is close to the district average of about 1,296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large