Gross Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Gross Elementary School serves 390 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3532nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 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 ÷ 26 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 | 482364008612 |
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 | 390 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.5% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Gross Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Gross Elementary School is the 114th largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 518; Gross Elementary School is smaller 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 5 with 71 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 40, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 5 has 78% more students than kindergarten (71 against 40). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 57.7% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 36.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.5% 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 26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 390 students, Gross Elementary School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 390 students would have about 26.4 teachers, so Gross 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
Gross Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Step Charter III, 0.3 miles away in Step Charter School. Within 10 miles there are 171 other elementary schools, 63 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 | 57.7% |
| Black | 36.2% |
| Asian | 3.1% |
| White | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 40 |
| Grade 1 | 51 |
| Grade 2 | 63 |
| Grade 3 | 62 |
| Grade 4 | 60 |
| Grade 5 | 71 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12583 S Gessner Dr., Houston, TX 77071
Phone: (713)778-8450
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gross Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step Charter III | Step Charter School | 0.3 mi | 76 | 10.3 | 77.6% |
| Bell Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 539 | 14.2 | 87.6% |
| Valley West Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 505 | 13.3 | 90.9% |
| Milne Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 498 | 15.6 | 95.6% |
| Foerster Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 531 | 14.8 | 98.9% |
| E a Jones Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.8 mi | 536 | 13.4 | 81.2% |
| Fondren Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 341 | 15.5 | 93.5% |
| KIPP Mosaic Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 1,092 | 25 | 91.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.