Barrick Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Barrick Elementary School serves 433 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3172nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 25.95 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 | 482364002394 |
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 | 433 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.1% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Barrick Elementary School in context
Size
Barrick Elementary School is the 101st largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 433 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 656 students, so Barrick 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 75 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 50, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (63 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%).
99.1% 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
Barrick Elementary School has 25.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 433 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Barrick Elementary School has 3.4 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 IDEA Hardy Academy, 1 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 58 elementary schools within 5 miles and 171 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.9% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| White | 0.7% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 51 |
| Grade 2 | 75 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 72 |
| Grade 5 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12001 Winfrey Ln, Houston, TX 77076
Phone: (281)405-2500
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Barrick Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Hardy Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 705 | 23 | 95% |
| De Chaumes Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 680 | 15.8 | 96.5% |
| Moreno Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 697 | 17.9 | 96.7% |
| Lyons Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 767 | 17.5 | 98.4% |
| Durkee Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 439 | 15.1 | 92% |
| Farias Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 389 | 19.5 | 99.7% |
| Coop Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 533 | 15 | 96.1% |
| YES Prep Airline Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.8 mi | 632 | 14.1 | 94.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.