Almeda Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Almeda Elementary School serves 707 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 866th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002387 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 707 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.5% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Almeda Elementary School in context
Size
Almeda Elementary School is the 41st largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 707 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 410 students, so Almeda Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 126 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 75, against an average of 101 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% more students than kindergarten (126 against 88). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 91 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 71.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 26.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Almeda Elementary School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 707 students would have about 47.8 teachers, so Almeda Elementary School has 1.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Petersen Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 32 elementary schools within 5 miles and 143 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 71.4% |
| Black | 26.4% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 91 |
| Kindergarten | 88 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 92 |
| Grade 3 | 112 |
| Grade 4 | 123 |
| Grade 5 | 126 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14249 Bridgeport Rd, Houston, TX 77047
Phone: (713)434-5620
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Almeda Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petersen Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 357 | 14.9 | 96.1% |
| King Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 299 | 17.6 | 99.3% |
| Montgomery Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 373 | 12.9 | 92.5% |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 2.0 mi | 678 | 14.7 | 34.2% |
| Mary Burks Marek Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 2.1 mi | 762 | 15 | 45.1% |
| Reagan K-8 Educational Center | Houston ISD | 2.2 mi | 682 | 12.7 | 93.1% |
| YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.6 mi | 447 | 16.2 | 85.7% |
| Ridgemont Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.6 mi | 337 | 10.9 | 96.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.