📍 3555 Bellfort Ave, Houston, Harris County, 77051
Young el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Selene Rogers. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Young el enrolls 385 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 322 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 14% |
| White | 5 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 385 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Young 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 13, state house district 146.
Young 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 385 students, Young el is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large