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BIRKES EL

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Regular School · HOUSTON, TX

BIRKES EL is a regular school school in HOUSTON, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 1,040 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
1,040
Teachers (FTE)
64.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 356 34%
White 259 25%
Black or African American 198 19%
Asian 139 13%
Two or more races 82 8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 0%
Total enrollment 1,040 513M / 527F

English Language Learners: 118 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 61.0% +24.6pp 36.4% 506
Reading Proficiency 54.0% +12.7pp 41.3% 506
Science Proficiency 60-64% 178

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.69 grade levels
Math
+0.25 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
86 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
67
6.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,040 100%

Contact & Location

8500 QUEENSTON BLVD

HOUSTON, TX 77095

Phone: (281)345-3300

http://www.cfisd.net

District

CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,179

District enrollment: 118,010

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

481611009619

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD