📍 4803 Brinkman St, Houston, Harris County, 77018
Durham el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Terence King. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Durham el enrolls 571 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 346 | 61% |
| White | 147 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 571 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 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.
Durham el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 15, state house district 139.
Durham 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 571 students, Durham el is close to the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large