Black Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cypress, Texas · Cypress-Fairbanks ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Black Elementary School serves 1,125 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Cypress (Harris County). It is one of 91 schools in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. By enrollment it is the 43rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 73.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481611011258 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,125 | 117,927 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.3% | 58.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Black Elementary School in context
Size
Black Elementary School is the 8th largest of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's 59 elementary schools; its 1,125 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 851; Black 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 225 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 99, against an average of 161 per grade. This year grade 5 has 49% more students than kindergarten (225 against 151). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 99 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 42.3% here and 45.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. White students are next, at 30.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 73.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,125 students, Black Elementary School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,125 students would have about 76 teachers, so Black Elementary School has 2.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Black Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Wildwood Elementary School, 1.8 miles away in Tomball ISD. Within 10 miles there are 78 other elementary schools, 17 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 | 42.3% |
| White | 30.7% |
| Black | 12.1% |
| Asian | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 99 |
| Kindergarten | 151 |
| Grade 1 | 153 |
| Grade 2 | 153 |
| Grade 3 | 161 |
| Grade 4 | 183 |
| Grade 5 | 225 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14155 Grant Rd, Cypress, TX 77429
Phone: (281)320-7145
Website: cfisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Black Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Elementary School | Tomball ISD | 1.8 mi | 819 | 14.4 | 18.4% |
| Canyon Pointe Elementary School | Tomball ISD | 2.0 mi | 829 | 13.4 | 46.9% |
| Hamilton Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.0 mi | 999 | 16.4 | 25.2% |
| Farney Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.5 mi | 911 | 15.1 | 47.2% |
| Sampson Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.5 mi | 900 | 18 | 17.1% |
| Lakewood Elementary School | Tomball ISD | 2.6 mi | 756 | 13.3 | 29.2% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School | Tomball ISD | 2.6 mi | 687 | 14.6 | 39.7% |
| Moore Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 3.2 mi | 873 | 15.3 | 62.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.