📍 1100 W Morgan St, Denison, Grayson County, 75020
Houston el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denison, Grayson County. The school has 286 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Neidert. It is part of the Denison Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houston el enrolls 286 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 9.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 286 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houston el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-40, state senate district 30, state house district 62.
Houston el is one of 9 schools in DENISON ISD, based in DENISON, Texas. The district serves 4,977 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 286 students, Houston el is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small