📍 1340 13th St, Hempstead, Waller County, 77445
Hempstead el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hempstead, Waller County. The school has 834 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Jeffery. It is part of the Hempstead Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hempstead el enrolls 834 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 522 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 215 | 26% |
| White | 75 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
753 of the school's 834 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 713 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hempstead el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 18, state house district 3.
Hempstead el is one of 3 schools in HEMPSTEAD ISD, based in HEMPSTEAD, Texas. The district serves 1,585 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 834 students, Hempstead el is larger than the district average of about 528 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant