Bush Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Bush Elementary School serves 780 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 520th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-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 | 480783007622 |
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 | 780 | 38,610 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.5% | 86.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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
Bush Elementary School is the 5th largest of Alief ISD's 24 elementary schools; its 780 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 689; Bush 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 4 with 144 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 85, against an average of 130 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 139 in kindergarten and 144 in grade 4. It also enrolls 85 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 86.5% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 56 full-time-equivalent teachers for 780 students, Bush Elementary School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 780 students would have about 52.7 teachers, so Bush Elementary School has 3.3 more.
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 Collins Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 182 other elementary schools, 73 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 | 86.5% |
| Black | 8.2% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 85 |
| Kindergarten | 139 |
| Grade 1 | 129 |
| Grade 2 | 143 |
| Grade 3 | 140 |
| Grade 4 | 144 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9730 Stroud Dr., Houston, TX 77036
Phone: (713)272-3220
Website: aliefisd.net
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.7 mi | 788 | 13.1 | 93.5% |
| White E Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 691 | 16.9 | 91.9% |
| Chambers Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.8 mi | 559 | 11.6 | 94.1% |
| Landis Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.2 mi | 545 | 11.7 | 95.2% |
| Neff Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 709 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
| Harmony School of Exploration- Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 1.3 mi | 687 | 13.1 | 87.2% |
| Neff ECC | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 550 | 16.7 | 98.7% |
| Chancellor Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.5 mi | 707 | 12 | 89.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.