📍 7625 Springhill St, Houston, Harris County, 77021
Whidby el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lakenya Spriggs. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whidby el enrolls 394 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 279 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 24% |
| Asian | 8 | 2% |
| White | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 394 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whidby 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.
Whidby 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 394 students, Whidby 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