Emerson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Emerson Elementary School serves 990 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 103rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19.8 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 ÷ 50.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-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 | 482364002451 |
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 | 990 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19.8 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.4% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
Emerson Elementary School in context
Size
Emerson Elementary School is the 5th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 990 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 749; Emerson Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 162 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 88, against an average of 141 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (155 against 139). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 88 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 58.4% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 14.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
97.4% of its students are eligible 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
With 50.01 full-time-equivalent teachers for 990 students, Emerson Elementary School has 19.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 990 students would have about 66.9 teachers, so Emerson Elementary School has 16.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Emerson Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Sneed Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Alief ISD. Within 10 miles there are 184 other elementary schools, 69 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 | 58.4% |
| Black | 14.4% |
| Asian | 12.5% |
| White | 11.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 88 |
| Kindergarten | 139 |
| Grade 1 | 141 |
| Grade 2 | 146 |
| Grade 3 | 162 |
| Grade 4 | 159 |
| Grade 5 | 155 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9533 Skyline Dr., Houston, TX 77063
Phone: (713)917-3630
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Emerson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneed Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.6 mi | 922 | 13.5 | 90.2% |
| Piney Point Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 1,286 | 20.9 | 98% |
| Westchase Neighborhood School | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 1.2 mi | 595 | 16.9 | 88.2% |
| Briarmeadow Charter | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 591 | 16.9 | 42.8% |
| KIPP Sharp Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 1,078 | 23.7 | 90.7% |
| Collins Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.6 mi | 788 | 13.1 | 93.5% |
| Draw Academy | Draw Academy | 1.7 mi | 696 | 29.4 | 100% |
| Neff Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 709 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.