Boone Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades K–4
Boone Elementary School serves 511 students in grades K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 2398th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.9 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 ÷ 47.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–4 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783000106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 511 | 38,610 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.9 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.8% | 86.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Boone Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 24 elementary schools in Alief ISD, Boone Elementary School is the 21st largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 652 students, so Boone 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 3 with 109 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 88, against an average of 102 per grade. This year grade 4 has 23% more students than kindergarten (108 against 88). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 76.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Alief ISD (63.2%). Black students are next, at 17.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Alief 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
Boone Elementary School has 47.02 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 511 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so Boone Elementary School has 12.5 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Horn Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 64 elementary schools within 5 miles and 176 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 76.7% |
| Black | 17.2% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
44% of students are girls and 56% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 88 |
| Grade 1 | 100 |
| Grade 2 | 106 |
| Grade 3 | 109 |
| Grade 4 | 108 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77099
Phone: (281)983-8308
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boone Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.7 mi | 675 | 12.3 | 90.2% |
| KIPP Shine Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 920 | 23.6 | 95% |
| Smith Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.0 mi | 650 | 12.3 | 89.4% |
| Cummings Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.0 mi | 513 | 11.1 | 94.7% |
| Martin Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.1 mi | 654 | 11.3 | 91% |
| Landis Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.2 mi | 545 | 11.7 | 95.2% |
| Harmony School of Exploration- Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 1.3 mi | 687 | 13.1 | 87.2% |
| Step Charter Elementary School | Step Charter School | 1.4 mi | 293 | 15.1 | 77.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.