Green Valley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Green Valley Elementary School serves 565 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 1900th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 45.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001985 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 565 | 20,862 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 88.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Green Valley Elementary School in context
Size
Green Valley Elementary School is the 11th largest of Galena Park ISD's 15 elementary schools; its 565 students are 2.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 669; Green Valley 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 pre-K with 93 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 68, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (75 against 68). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 93 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 79.6% here and 82.1% across Galena Park ISD. Black students are next, at 18.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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 45.51 full-time-equivalent teachers for 565 students, Green Valley Elementary School has 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 565 students would have about 38.2 teachers, so Green Valley Elementary School has 7.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Green Valley 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 Cimarron Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 129 other elementary schools, 31 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 | 79.6% |
| Black | 18.2% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 93 |
| Kindergarten | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 89 |
| Grade 2 | 83 |
| Grade 3 | 82 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13350 Woodforest Blvd, Houston, TX 77015
Phone: (832)386-4390
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Green Valley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 0.7 mi | 669 | 14.7 | 91% |
| Tice Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.1 mi | 669 | 15.7 | 91.3% |
| North Shore Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.3 mi | 965 | 17.1 | 90.5% |
| Normandy Crossing Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.3 mi | 596 | 14 | 91.8% |
| Cloverleaf Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.4 mi | 821 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
| Robinson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 401 | 14.4 | 100% |
| James B Havard Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.4 mi | 694 | 15.2 | 83.9% |
| The Rhodes School - Humble | The Rhodes School for Performing Arts | 1.5 mi | 236 | 11.9 | 74.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.