📍 5627 Jason St, Houston, Harris County, 77096
Herod el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 769 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Hewett. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Herod el enrolls 769 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 308 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 242 | 31% |
| White | 144 | 19% |
| Asian | 45 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
459 of the school's 769 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 451 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Herod 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 134.
Herod 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 769 students, Herod 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