📍 2929 Marquis St, Lancaster, Dallas County, 75134
Houston el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Dallas County. The school has 674 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daberechi Okafor. It is part of the Lancaster Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houston el enrolls 674 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 44% Black or African American and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 367 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 297 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
600 of the school's 674 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 591 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houston el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 23, state house district 109.
Houston el is one of 11 schools in LANCASTER ISD, based in LANCASTER, Texas. The district serves 6,822 students district-wide and employs 443 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 674 students, Houston el is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large