📍 16855 Sugar Pine Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77090
Helen Major el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ursula Gordon-higginbotham. It is part of the Spring Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths.
Helen Major el enrolls 522 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 269 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 42% |
| White | 13 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 522 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 470 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Helen Major 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 15, state house district 141.
Helen Major el is one of 42 schools in SPRING ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 33,590 students district-wide and employs 2,262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Helen Major el is smaller than the district average of about 800 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large