Atkinson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Atkinson Elementary School serves 454 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 2962nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003817 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 454 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.7% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Atkinson Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Pasadena ISD, Atkinson Elementary School is the 22nd largest, with 1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 441; Atkinson Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 4 with 99 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 63, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 4 has 39% more students than kindergarten (99 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 63 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 79.1% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena 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
With 39 full-time-equivalent teachers for 454 students, Atkinson Elementary School has 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 454 students would have about 30.7 teachers, so Atkinson Elementary School has 8.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Atkinson Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Meador Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 141 other elementary schools, 34 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 79.1% |
| Asian | 7.3% |
| Black | 7% |
| White | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 63 |
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 99 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9602 Kingspoint Rd, Houston, TX 77075
Phone: (713)740-0520
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Atkinson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meador Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.8 mi | 443 | 13 | 91.6% |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.9 mi | 555 | 13.2 | 67.9% |
| Moore Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.1 mi | 356 | 10.8 | 67.4% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.2 mi | 736 | 14.9 | 87.6% |
| Beta Academy | Beta Academy | 1.4 mi | 1,032 | 22.8 | 74% |
| Jessup Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 326 | 9.9 | 96.6% |
| Thomas Hancock Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 336 | 12.1 | 94.3% |
| Frazier Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 439 | 11.9 | 71.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.