📍 13800 Westerloch Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77077
Bush el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 743 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Barry Bryce. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bush el enrolls 743 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Asian, 25% White and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 233 | 31% |
| White | 187 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 743 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 164 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bush el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 133.
Bush el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 743 students, Bush el is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large