Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Etoile Academy Charter School · Grades K–7
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet serves 303 students in grades K–7 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 2 schools in Etoile Academy Charter School. By enrollment it is the 4108th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 18.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–7 |
| District | Etoile Academy Charter School |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480146023013 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Etoile Academy Charter School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 303 | 979 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 16.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.7% | 95% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet in context
Size
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet is the smallest of Etoile Academy Charter School's 2 elementary schools; its 303 students are 30.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 665 students, so Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 6 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 33, against an average of 51 per grade. This year grade 7 has 53% more students than kindergarten (55 against 36). 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 84.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Etoile Academy Charter School (57.7%). Black students are next, at 12.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 95% across Etoile Academy Charter School 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
Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet has 18.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 303 students would have about 20.5 teachers, so Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet has 1.8 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Best Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Alief ISD. There are 74 elementary schools within 5 miles and 180 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.8% |
| Black | 12.9% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 60 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 5 | 33 |
| Grade 6 | 68 |
| Grade 7 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9745 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77036
Phone: (713)265-8657
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.3 mi | 655 | 13.6 | 93% |
| Harmony School of Exploration- Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 0.7 mi | 687 | 13.1 | 87.2% |
| KIPP Shine Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 920 | 23.6 | 95% |
| Landis Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.1 mi | 545 | 11.7 | 95.2% |
| Horn Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.1 mi | 675 | 12.3 | 90.2% |
| Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 526 | 77 | 97.3% |
| Step Charter II | Step Charter School | 1.4 mi | 324 | 16.1 | 88% |
| White E Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 691 | 16.9 | 91.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Etoile Academy Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etoile Academy Charter School | Elementary | K–8 | 676 |