Barbara Jordan Elementary School
Public elementary school in Richmond, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Barbara Jordan Elementary School serves 410 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Richmond (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 3365th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 30.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Barbara Jordan Elementary School follows the district calendar. First day Tue, Aug 11. Spring break Mon, Mar 8 – Fri, Mar 12. Last day Wed, May 26.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Fort Bend ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481965009242 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Bend ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 410 | 79,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.8% | 47.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Barbara Jordan Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 53 elementary schools in Fort Bend ISD, Barbara Jordan Elementary School is the 47th largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 587 students, so Barbara Jordan Elementary School is smaller 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 2 with 77 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 41, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 5 has 32% more students than kindergarten (66 against 50). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 34.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Bend ISD (27.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 32.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Fort Bend 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
Barbara Jordan Elementary School has 30.76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 410 students would have about 27.7 teachers, so Barbara Jordan Elementary School has 3.1 more.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Mission West Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 36 elementary schools within 5 miles and 134 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 34.4% |
| Hispanic | 32.7% |
| Asian | 20.5% |
| White | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 50 |
| Grade 1 | 57 |
| Grade 2 | 77 |
| Grade 3 | 52 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 66 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17800 W Oaks Village Dr., Richmond, TX 77407
Phone: (281)634-2800
Website: fortbendisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Barbara Jordan Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission West Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 0.6 mi | 513 | 12.8 | 79.9% |
| James Patterson Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.3 mi | 782 | 16.8 | 67.6% |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.4 mi | 901 | 16.6 | 65.4% |
| Rees Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.5 mi | 526 | 10.2 | 81.4% |
| Mission Bend Glen Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.9 mi | 460 | 13.7 | 82.6% |
| Mary Austin Holley Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.0 mi | 648 | 13.5 | 81% |
| Houston Classical | Houston Classical Charter School | 2.2 mi | 342 | 19.7 | 73.7% |
| Iltexas Westpark Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.3 mi | 852 | 15.2 | 85.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.