Bush Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bush Elementary School serves 703 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 894th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18 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 ÷ 39 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 | 482364001308 |
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 | 703 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 29.2% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Bush Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Bush Elementary School is the 42nd largest, with 0.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 542; Bush 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 kindergarten with 119 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 51, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (91 against 119). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 51 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Asian students: 30.9% here and 5.2% across Houston ISD. White students are next, at 22.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
29.2% 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 39 full-time-equivalent teachers for 703 students, Bush Elementary School has 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 703 students would have about 47.5 teachers, so Bush Elementary School has 8.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Bush Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Ray Daily Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 176 other elementary schools, 27 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 30.9% |
| White | 22.8% |
| Hispanic | 21.3% |
| Black | 18.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 51 |
| Kindergarten | 119 |
| Grade 1 | 105 |
| Grade 2 | 117 |
| Grade 3 | 109 |
| Grade 4 | 111 |
| Grade 5 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13800 Westerloch Dr., Houston, TX 77077
Phone: (281)368-2150
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bush Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Daily Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 853 | 19.1 | 67.2% |
| Nottingham Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.3 mi | 746 | 16.2 | 35.7% |
| Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.6 mi | 412 | 12.2 | 63.1% |
| Thornwood Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.2 mi | 391 | 15.9 | 89.5% |
| Ashford Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.2 mi | 582 | 14.9 | 88.1% |
| Meadow Wood Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.3 mi | 686 | 16.1 | 28.1% |
| Shadowbriar Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.5 mi | 334 | 11.9 | 86.2% |
| Heflin Elementary School | Alief ISD | 2.6 mi | 501 | 10.9 | 90.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.