📍 9533 Skyline Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77063
Emerson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 975 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alexander Rodriguez. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Emerson el enrolls 975 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Asian and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 559 | 57% |
| Asian | 153 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 15% |
| White | 104 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
928 of the school's 975 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 912 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson 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-70, state senate district 17, state house district 137.
Emerson 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 975 students, Emerson 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