Braeburn Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Braeburn Elementary School serves 853 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 296th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 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 ÷ 49.89 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 | 482364002405 |
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 | 853 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.8% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Braeburn Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Braeburn Elementary School is the 15th largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 679; Braeburn 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 4 with 139 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 96, against an average of 122 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% more students than kindergarten (127 against 104). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 96 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.3% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.8% 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 49.89 full-time-equivalent teachers for 853 students, Braeburn Elementary School has 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 853 students would have about 57.6 teachers, so Braeburn Elementary School has 7.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Braeburn Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Energized for Excellence Academy Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 209 other elementary schools, 69 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 | 93.3% |
| Black | 4.8% |
| White | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 96 |
| Kindergarten | 104 |
| Grade 1 | 130 |
| Grade 2 | 121 |
| Grade 3 | 136 |
| Grade 4 | 139 |
| Grade 5 | 127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5550 Pine St, Houston, TX 77081
Phone: (713)295-5210
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Braeburn Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energized for Excellence Academy Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.2 mi | 857 | 27.7 | 98% |
| Mistral Center for Early Childhood | Houston ISD | 0.5 mi | 329 | 18.3 | 92.4% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II | Ser-Ninos Charter School | 0.8 mi | 246 | 22.5 | 98.8% |
| Sutton Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 833 | 16.3 | 96.4% |
| Herod Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 682 | 15.6 | 58.8% |
| KIPP Connect Houston Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 1,056 | 23.6 | 76.7% |
| Etoile Academy Charter School | Etoile Academy Charter School | 1.2 mi | 676 | 16.7 | 94.7% |
| Baker-Ripley Charter School | Bakerripley Community Schools | 1.2 mi | 398 | 15.7 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.