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Helms El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

503 W 21st St, Houston, TX 77008 · (713) 867-5130 · Part of Houston Independent School District

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
501
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Helms El

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Texas’s public schools
  • Next stop for Houston kids: 51 middle schools

On the path

Where Houston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Helms ElYou are here
6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

503 W 21st St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten93
Grade 172
Grade 276
Grade 373
Grade 466
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
482’20
461’21
485’22
481’23
501’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%White 14%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Helms El from Houston families.

Other schools in Houston Independent School District

The district →
Piney Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
1,286 students21:1
Pilgrim Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
C−
1,233 students18:1
West University El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
1,183 students19:1
Emerson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
990 students20:1
Oak Forest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A
950 students18:1
Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
940 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.