📍 8921 Pagewood Ln, Houston, Harris County, 77063
Piney Point el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,202 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hernita Johnson. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Piney Point el enrolls 1,202 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Black or African American and 5.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 954 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 9.8% |
| White | 61 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 59 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,150 of the school's 1,202 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,147 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Piney Point 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 13, state house district 137.
Piney Point 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 1,202 students, Piney Point 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