Other / mixed grade configuration · Kingwood, TX

Hidden Hollow El

Federal NCES profile for Hidden Hollow El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482391006866
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
13
📋 Attendance
52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hidden Hollow El earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Texas schools.

#1 of 10
schools in Kingwood · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
11.7:1
small classes for Texas
30.6%
free-lunch eligible

Hidden Hollow El has class sizes smaller than 79% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hidden Hollow El ranks #1 of 10 schools in Kingwood, TX.

School address

Enrollment

433

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.7:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-20% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

30.6%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-51% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hidden Hollow El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hidden Hollow El

Hidden Hollow El is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Kingwood, Texas, enrolling 433 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 30.6% free-meal eligibility runs 51% below the Texas average.

With 433 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 690 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #344.

Its student body is led by White (55%) and Hispanic or Latino (28%) (diversity index 61/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 433 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Humble Isd spends $10,343 per pupil, 24% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Humble Isd also operates Summer Creek H S (3,972 students) and Atascocita H S (3,696 students) alongside Hidden Hollow El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Hidden Hollow El compares

Hidden Hollow El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.7:1 ▼ 20% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.6% ▼ 51% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 433 top 59% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
433
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
30.6%
free-lunch eligible - 51% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 21% in Texas - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$10,343
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 433 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 55.0%
Hispanic or Latino 27.7%
African American 8.1%
Two or More 6.0%
Asian 2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%

Largest group: White at 55.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.0, Hidden Hollow El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Humble Isd, which includes Hidden Hollow El.

$10,343
Per student
-24%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-38%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.5%
State 41.7%
Federal 14.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Hidden Hollow El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Summer Creek H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Atascocita H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Humble H S Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Kingwood H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Kingwood Park H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hidden Hollow El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Humble Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Hidden Hollow El's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hidden Hollow El

How many students attend Hidden Hollow El?

Hidden Hollow El has 433 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kingwood, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hidden Hollow El?

The student-teacher ratio at Hidden Hollow El is 11.7:1, which is 20% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hidden Hollow El?

30.6% of students at Hidden Hollow El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hidden Hollow El?

The largest demographic group at Hidden Hollow El is White at 55.0% of enrollment, in Kingwood, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hidden Hollow El?

Hidden Hollow El has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Hidden Hollow El rank among schools in Kingwood?

By Resource Investment Index, Hidden Hollow El ranks #1 of 10 schools in Kingwood, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Kingwood on the city page.

Is Hidden Hollow El a good school?

Hidden Hollow El earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Humble Isd?

Besides Hidden Hollow El, Humble Isd also operates Summer Creek H S (3,972 students), Atascocita H S (3,696 students), and Humble H S (2,960 students). See the Humble Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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