Collins Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Collins Elementary School serves 788 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 489th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 59.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| 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 | 480783008266 |
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 | 788 | 38,610 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.5% | 86.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Collins Elementary School in context
Size
Collins Elementary School is the 3rd largest of Alief ISD's 24 elementary schools; its 788 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 708; Collins 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 pre-K with 131 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 27, against an average of 113 per grade. This year grade 5 has 77% fewer students than kindergarten (27 against 118). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 131 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 78.9% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Black students are next, at 14.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.5% 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 59.99 full-time-equivalent teachers for 788 students, Collins Elementary School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 788 students would have about 53.2 teachers, so Collins Elementary School has 6.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Collins Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Bush Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 177 other elementary schools, 74 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 | 78.9% |
| Black | 14.8% |
| Asian | 4.8% |
| White | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 131 |
| Kindergarten | 118 |
| Grade 1 | 131 |
| Grade 2 | 126 |
| Grade 3 | 128 |
| Grade 4 | 127 |
| Grade 5 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9829 Town Park Dr., Houston, TX 77036
Phone: (713)272-3250
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Collins Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.7 mi | 780 | 13.9 | 90.5% |
| Westchase Neighborhood School | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 0.9 mi | 595 | 16.9 | 88.2% |
| Sneed Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.1 mi | 922 | 13.5 | 90.2% |
| Chambers Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.2 mi | 559 | 11.6 | 94.1% |
| White E Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 691 | 16.9 | 91.9% |
| Chancellor Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.3 mi | 707 | 12 | 89.1% |
| Neff Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 709 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
| Emerson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 990 | 19.8 | 97.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.