Carolee Booker Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Carolee Booker Elementary School serves 726 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 759th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.4 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 ÷ 44.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122011894 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 726 | 33,590 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 17.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.2% | 80.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
Carolee Booker Elementary School in context
Size
Carolee Booker Elementary School is the 9th largest of Spring ISD's 25 elementary schools; its 726 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 689 students, so Carolee Booker 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 3 with 115 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 92, against an average of 104 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (114 against 96). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 92 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Spring ISD (54%). Black students are next, at 27.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring 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
Carolee Booker Elementary School has 44.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 726 students would have about 49.1 teachers, so Carolee Booker Elementary School has 4.9 fewer.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Meyer Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 34 elementary schools within 5 miles and 116 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.2% |
| Black | 27.1% |
| White | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 92 |
| Kindergarten | 96 |
| Grade 1 | 100 |
| Grade 2 | 104 |
| Grade 3 | 115 |
| Grade 4 | 105 |
| Grade 5 | 114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
22352 Imperial Valley Dr., Houston, TX 77373
Phone: (281)891-8750
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carolee Booker Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.4 mi | 680 | 15.2 | 88.4% |
| Bammel Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.8 mi | 697 | 18.2 | 90.5% |
| Dunn Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.8 mi | 800 | 16.8 | 83.4% |
| Lemm Elementary School | Klein ISD | 1.9 mi | 618 | 14.9 | 47.6% |
| Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.3 mi | 574 | 16 | 91.8% |
| Ponderosa Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.5 mi | 740 | 17.6 | 87.2% |
| Ginger McNabb Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.6 mi | 743 | 18.5 | 83% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.6 mi | 630 | 15.2 | 81.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.