Hearne Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Hearne Elementary School serves 675 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 1073rd 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 ÷ 55.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783006349 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 675 | 38,610 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.4% | 86.4% | 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.
Hearne Elementary School in context
Size
Hearne Elementary School is the 7th largest of Alief ISD's 24 elementary schools; its 675 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 580; Hearne 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 145 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 13, against an average of 113 per grade. This year grade 4 has 25% more students than kindergarten (145 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 13 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 66.5% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Black students are next, at 22.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Alief ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 55.34 full-time-equivalent teachers for 675 students, Hearne Elementary School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 675 students would have about 45.6 teachers, so Hearne Elementary School has 9.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hearne 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 Mahanay Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 173 other elementary schools, 52 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 | 66.5% |
| Black | 22.8% |
| Asian | 7.6% |
| White | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 13 |
| Kindergarten | 116 |
| Grade 1 | 118 |
| Grade 2 | 141 |
| Grade 3 | 142 |
| Grade 4 | 145 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13939 Rio Bonito, Houston, TX 77083
Phone: (281)983-8333
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hearne Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahanay Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.0 mi | 499 | 10.8 | 90.4% |
| Petrosky Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.2 mi | 515 | 10.8 | 84.9% |
| Heflin Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.4 mi | 501 | 10.9 | 90.2% |
| Liestman Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.4 mi | 514 | 10.2 | 88.1% |
| Sst Advancement | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 1.4 mi | 646 | 17.8 | 89.8% |
| Hicks Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.4 mi | 645 | 11.5 | 91% |
| Iltexas Westpark Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.5 mi | 852 | 15.2 | 85.4% |
| KIPP Unity Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 1,050 | 22.8 | 89.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.