Bonner Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bonner Elementary School serves 561 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1934th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 38.89 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 | 482364002403 |
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 | 561 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.8% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Bonner Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Bonner Elementary School is the 67th largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 555; Bonner 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 3 with 102 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 69, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (82 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 90 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 38.89 full-time-equivalent teachers for 561 students, Bonner Elementary School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 561 students would have about 37.9 teachers, so Bonner Elementary School has 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
Bonner Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is KIPP Climb Academy, 0.6 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 177 other elementary schools, 66 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 | 97% |
| Black | 2% |
| White | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
53.1% of students are girls and 46.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 90 |
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 102 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8100 Elrod St, Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (713)943-5740
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bonner Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Climb Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.6 mi | 679 | 19 | 71% |
| Patterson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 811 | 16.9 | 94% |
| Park Place Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 686 | 16 | 92.1% |
| YES Prep Hobby Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.3 mi | 186 | 10.1 | 90.3% |
| South Houston Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 422 | 12.4 | 94.5% |
| Bellfort Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 313 | 17.4 | 98.7% |
| Lewis Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 675 | 13.9 | 99.6% |
| Rucker Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 434 | 14 | 94% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.