Bruce Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bruce Elementary School serves 285 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 4203rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 20 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 | 482364002411 |
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 | 285 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 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. 40% 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.
Bruce Elementary School in context
Size
Bruce Elementary School is the 161st largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 285 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 394 students, so Bruce 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 4 with 52 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 28, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 5 has 57% more students than kindergarten (44 against 28). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 49 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 83.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (20.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 13%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.8% of students qualify 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
Bruce Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 285 students would have about 19.3 teachers, so Bruce Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 Sherman Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 65 elementary schools within 5 miles and 207 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 83.2% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 49 |
| Kindergarten | 28 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 35 |
| Grade 4 | 52 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
510 Jensen Dr., Houston, TX 77020
Phone: (713)226-4560
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bruce Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 453 | 18.9 | 99.8% |
| Henderson N Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 251 | 12.6 | 99.6% |
| Ripley House Charter School | Bakerripley Community Schools | 1.3 mi | 322 | 16.3 | 91.3% |
| Atherton Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 450 | 14.5 | 94.9% |
| Dogan Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 448 | 14 | 98.7% |
| Ketelsen Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 382 | 12.4 | 96.6% |
| Leonel Castillo Early Childhood STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1.7 mi | 69 | 23 | 87% |
| Lantrip Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 405 | 14.6 | 76.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.