Hoover Elementary School
Public elementary school in Katy, Texas · Cypress-Fairbanks ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Hoover Elementary School serves 660 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Katy (Harris County). It is one of 91 schools in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. By enrollment it is the 1184th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.7 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 ÷ 52.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481611013432 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 660 | 117,927 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.8% | 58.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Hoover Elementary School in context
Size
Hoover Elementary School is the 55th largest of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's 59 elementary schools; its 660 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 954 students, so Hoover 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 2 with 186 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 151, against an average of 165 per grade. This year grade 2 has 17% more students than kindergarten (186 against 159). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 151 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 62.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (45.8%). Black students are next, at 24.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks 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
Hoover Elementary School has 52.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 660 students would have about 44.6 teachers, so Hoover Elementary School has 7.5 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Jowell Elementary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There are 40 elementary schools within 5 miles and 94 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62.6% |
| Black | 24.5% |
| White | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 151 |
| Kindergarten | 159 |
| Grade 1 | 164 |
| Grade 2 | 186 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6425 Greenhouse Rd, Katy, TX 77449
Phone: (832)667-7301
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hoover Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jowell Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 0.1 mi | 574 | 15.1 | 83.8% |
| McFee Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 0.8 mi | 961 | 15.2 | 83.2% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Cypress | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 0.9 mi | 656 | 16 | 67.4% |
| Duryea Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.0 mi | 1,089 | 15.6 | 84.1% |
| Emery Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.2 mi | 974 | 15 | 84.5% |
| Walker Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.5 mi | 984 | 15.1 | 72.2% |
| Sheridan Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.6 mi | 919 | 16 | 80.1% |
| Hemmenway Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.7 mi | 947 | 15.1 | 88.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.