Bendwood School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Spring Branch ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bendwood School serves 41 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 42 schools in Spring Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 4709th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.3 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 ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Special Education School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Spring Branch ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484110006043 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring Branch ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 41 | 32,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 15.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.5% | 55.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Bendwood School in context
Size
Bendwood School is the smallest of Spring Branch ISD's 24 elementary schools; its 41 students are 0.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 677; Bendwood School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as a special education school, one that focuses mainly on students with disabilities.
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 pre-K with 31 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 1, against an average of 7 per grade. This year grade 5 has 200% more students than kindergarten (3 against 1). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 31 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 58.5% here and 55.5% across Spring Branch ISD. Black students are next, at 12.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Spring Branch 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 4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 41 students, Bendwood School has 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 41 students would have about 2.8 teachers, so Bendwood School has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Bendwood School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Rummel Creek Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 181 other elementary schools, 41 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 | 58.5% |
| Black | 12.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9.8% |
| White | 9.8% |
| Asian | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
24.4% of students are girls and 75.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 31 |
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| Grade 1 | 3 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12750 Kimberley, Houston, TX 77024
Phone: (713)251-5200
Website: bwe.springbranchisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bendwood School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rummel Creek Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 0.7 mi | 793 | 16 | 6.6% |
| Shadow Oaks Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.1 mi | 487 | 13.5 | 93% |
| Bunker Hill Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.2 mi | 766 | 16.7 | 13.2% |
| Frostwood Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.2 mi | 838 | 17.4 | 7.6% |
| Wilchester Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.4 mi | 854 | 16.9 | 10.7% |
| Woodview Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.8 mi | 503 | 13.2 | 95.8% |
| Sherwood Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.0 mi | 437 | 13.3 | 61.1% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 587 | 16.9 | 90.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.