Genoa Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Genoa Elementary School serves 535 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 2171st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 43.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003827 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 535 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Genoa Elementary School in context
Size
Genoa Elementary School is the 14th largest of Pasadena ISD's 36 elementary schools; its 535 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 541 students, so Genoa 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 109 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 71, against an average of 89 per grade. This year grade 4 has 24% more students than kindergarten (109 against 88). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 71 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 77.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Pasadena ISD (82.8%). Black students are next, at 10.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena 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
Genoa Elementary School has 43.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 535 students would have about 36.1 teachers, so Genoa Elementary School has 7.9 more.
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 Southeast Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in YES Prep Public Schools Inc. There are 41 elementary schools within 5 miles and 133 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 77.9% |
| Black | 10.7% |
| Asian | 6% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
52.1% of students are girls and 47.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 71 |
| Kindergarten | 88 |
| Grade 1 | 85 |
| Grade 2 | 93 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12900 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, TX 77034
Phone: (713)740-0592
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Genoa Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.2 mi | 816 | 16.4 | 84.7% |
| Meador Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 443 | 13 | 91.6% |
| Young Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 545 | 13 | 93.8% |
| Teague Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.8 mi | 709 | 13.6 | 80.5% |
| Garfield Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.0 mi | 537 | 12.5 | 87.5% |
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 2.0 mi | 147 | 14.1 | 94.6% |
| Stuchbery Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.1 mi | 604 | 12.3 | 84.4% |
| Burnett Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.1 mi | 534 | 12.1 | 87.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.