Durkee Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades K–5
Durkee Elementary School serves 439 students in grades K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3117th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 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 | 482364002445 |
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 | 439 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Durkee Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Durkee Elementary School is the 99th largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 491 students, so Durkee 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 84 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 60, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% more students than kindergarten (70 against 60). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92% of students qualify 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
Durkee Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 439 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Durkee Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. Farias Early Childhood Center (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 68 elementary schools within 5 miles and 177 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.7% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| White | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 60 |
| Grade 1 | 70 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 83 |
| Grade 4 | 84 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7301 Nordling, Houston, TX 77076
Phone: (713)696-2835
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Durkee Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farias Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 0.1 mi | 389 | 19.5 | 99.7% |
| Moreno Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 697 | 17.9 | 96.7% |
| De Chaumes Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 680 | 15.8 | 96.5% |
| YES Prep Airline Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.1 mi | 632 | 14.1 | 94.1% |
| Northline Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 358 | 13 | 97.8% |
| Barrick Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 433 | 16.7 | 99.1% |
| Keeble EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 1.6 mi | 548 | 15.1 | 93.4% |
| Osborne Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 96.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.