📍 1401 W 43rd St, Houston, Harris County, 77018
Oak Forest el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 878 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Casler. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Oak Forest el enrolls 878 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 503 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 235 | 27% |
| Asian | 60 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 878 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 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.
Oak Forest 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 15, state house district 139.
Oak Forest 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 878 students, Oak Forest 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