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HELMS EL

Virtual

Regular School · HOUSTON, TX

HELMS EL is a regular school school in HOUSTON, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 501 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
501
Teachers (FTE)
29.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 383 76%
White 72 14%
Black or African American 22 4%
Two or more races 13 3%
Asian 11 2%
Total enrollment 501 248M / 253F

English Language Learners: 170 (34% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-34% 36.4% 132
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 41.3% 132
Science Proficiency 30-39% 49

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)
-0.23 grade levels
Math
+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
48 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
39
7.8% 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.) 501 100%

Contact & Location

503 W 21ST ST

HOUSTON, TX 77008

Phone: (713)867-5130

http://www.houstonisd.org

District

HOUSTON ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,112

District enrollment: 189,934

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

482364002484

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