Donna Lewis Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Donna Lewis Elementary School serves 689 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 983rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 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 ÷ 40.22 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 | 484122010792 |
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 | 689 | 33,590 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 17.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.8% | 80.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Donna Lewis Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 25 elementary schools in Spring ISD, Donna Lewis Elementary School is the 12th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 604; Donna Lewis 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 110 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 84, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% more students than kindergarten (95 against 84). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 89 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 85.3% here and 54% across Spring ISD. Black students are next, at 11.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 40.22 full-time-equivalent teachers for 689 students, Donna Lewis Elementary School has 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 689 students would have about 46.6 teachers, so Donna Lewis Elementary School has 6.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Donna Lewis Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy, 0.4 miles away in Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy. Within 10 miles there are 144 other elementary schools, 41 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 | 85.3% |
| Black | 11.9% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 89 |
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 108 |
| Grade 2 | 100 |
| Grade 3 | 110 |
| Grade 4 | 103 |
| Grade 5 | 95 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3230 Spears Rd, Houston, TX 77067
Phone: (281)891-8720
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Donna Lewis Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy | Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy | 0.4 mi | 144 | 16 | 96.5% |
| Deloras E Thompson Elementary School | Spring ISD | 0.7 mi | 634 | 15.6 | 80.6% |
| Joan Link Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.0 mi | 556 | 15 | 86.3% |
| Kaiser Elementary School | Klein ISD | 1.2 mi | 724 | 13.9 | 86.6% |
| Heritage Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.2 mi | 807 | 18.5 | 88.8% |
| Beneke Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.2 mi | 573 | 16.7 | 83.8% |
| IDEA Spears Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 728 | 23.5 | 90.2% |
| Greenwood Forest Elementary School | Klein ISD | 1.7 mi | 557 | 13 | 74% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.